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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Choucas, post: 3393023, member: 100117&quot;]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok I don&#039;t know what happened last month but some nice ancient went into my collection. I just wanted to share them with you.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901315[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Tetradrachm - Philip I Philadelphos (Antioch, 88-75BC)</b></p><p>24mm / 15.49g</p><p><u>Obv</u>. : /</p><p>Diademed head of Philip I right within stemma</p><p><u>Rev.</u> : BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY EΠIΦANOYΣ // N</p><p>Zeus Nikephoros seated on high-backed throne left, bare chested, holding Nike with his right hand and a scepter with his left hand, all within wreath. Mint letter below throne.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901318[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Semis - Anonymous (Rome)</b></p><p>25mm/ 11.15g</p><p><u>Obv</u>. : /</p><p>Head of Saturn, right, laureate; denomination mark S behind.</p><p>Rev. : ROMA</p><p>Prow of galley right; denomination mark S above.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the reddish patina gives it less appeal to most of people but I like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901319[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Caria, Rhodes - AE (ca 190-84 BC)</b></p><p>13mm, 1.63g</p><p>Obv. : /</p><p>Head of Rhodos right.</p><p>Rev. : Illegible magistrate name / P O</p><p>Rose within incuse square.</p><p>BMC 333.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a small lot of bronze for the semis only but the Rhodes ae.... I fell in love with this tiny coin so it will eventually stay in collection. Moreover, it is quite scarce. Too bad the magistrate&#039;s name is unreadable, even on the british museum specimen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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