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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 8544234, member: 87809&quot;]Frank is really a one-of-a-kind guy and it is always a great pleasure and a good surprise to bid in his auctions. Not to mention the envelopes in which he mails coins - with a lot of collectible stamps.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was bidding on one coin and surprise, I did win, which I only knew after I asked him (by email)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the coin; picture courtesy of Frank. Needless to say, the picture doesn&#039;t really show the beauty of the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>TYRE, Tetradrachm (Shekel)</p><p>14.04 g</p><p>DCA Tyre 58; BMC 97; Rouvier 1997</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Melkarth, laureate head to r.</p><p>Rev.: ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-(ΚΑΙ)ΑΣΥΛΟΥ Eagle standing l. on prow, Phoenician letter Bet between the eagle&#039;s legs; palm frond in background; at left date LK above club (L stands for year, K for 20 = 107/106 BC), monogram HAP</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1509397[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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