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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3921019, member: 19463&quot;]I was avoiding posting this since it was so much like Bing&#039;s but rather that let the thread time out I&#039;ll show my ignorance on the matter here it is. </p><p>THESSALY, TRIKKA</p><p>AR Hemidrachm</p><p>OBV: Youth, petasos and cloak tied at neck, wrestling forepart of bull right</p><p>REV: Forepart of horse galloping right; TPIK(K)AION around; all within incuse square</p><p>Circa 420-400 BC</p><p>2.7g, 17mm</p><p>Sear 2229</p><p><br /></p><p>When I bought mine in 1992, Wayne Phillips listed it as &quot;of more advanced style&quot; but dated it the same as Bing gave for his coin.&nbsp; The difference is the way the bull&#039;s head is turned to the front and the reverse being set down in an incuse square.&nbsp; Sear (Greek Coins and their values) introduced the separation by style numbering Bing&#039;s coin S2226 and dating it earlier at 480-420 BC.&nbsp; When Sear published in 1978, the coin was a bit expensive (at 140 and 165 pounds) but when CNG sold eight from the BCD collection three days ago, someone bought six of Bing&#039;s type and two of mine for $225 + fees against an estimate of $100.&nbsp; Worn coins get no respect from CNG these days but I have to wonder if a hoard appeared in the last 40 years that accounts for some of the price difference. Sear lists my coin as having an omega in place of the omicron in the ethnic but my coin does not confirm that due at least partly to striking/centering.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033602[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I know it is just my opinion but:</p><p>This thread will die if we keep posting subjects that very few people will be able to fulfill and those who do will resort to showing the same coin they did a few pages back in this thread.&nbsp; That said, I will try something a bit more general:</p><p>Next: Post a coin you consider to have &quot;advanced&quot; style (read that as better - fine style - or just later in date showing development of the type) compared to the coins we usually see of the general type.&nbsp; This does not require a coin of high grade since ugly dies struck mint state coins and great dies struck coins that wore and corroded.&nbsp; Show a coin that has interest due to its style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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