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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;savitale, post: 3949516, member: 95284&quot;]I just acquired my second ancient coin! I&#039;m so excited, it&#039;s a Christmas present to myself. I have been looking for quite a while for an Athens Tetradrachm. These are&nbsp; easy coins to find, of course, but I really wanted one that shows the entire portrait. Why did they make the design so much bigger than the flan? I don&#039;t know but it looks odd to me. Invariably some element of the design is off the flan; either the crest, the 1st leaf, the tip of the visor, the nose, the chin, the necklace, or the hair below the helmet. This is the first one I&#039;ve seen for sale with all of the design elements visible. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s got a bit of wear on it which, to me at least, adds character compared to the blast white &quot;mint state&quot; examples that have come on the market recently. Even the flan crack, particularly on the reverse, makes it look more &quot;ancient&quot; to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>With some help I purchased it from Nomos 19. I probably overpaid, but who cares, it makes me happy. And Happy Holidays to everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040713[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040714[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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