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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1690006, member: 15445&quot;]I got this little ancient coin at the Westchester coin show this last weekend.&nbsp; The seller did not deal in ancient coins.&nbsp; The coin was in a 2x2 cardboard holder labeled simply Massalia 3rd Cenury Silver Obol.&nbsp; Sear’s book seems to confirm the brief data on the 2x2.&nbsp; About all I had to do was weigh &amp; measure the coin and easily found it listed in the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Massalia (Gaul) is modern-day Marseilles France.&nbsp; Marseilles and the surrounding area is a nice place today.&nbsp; I wonder if it was a nice place to live during 300-400 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>GAUL Massalia</p><p>AR Obol</p><p>3rd Century B.C.</p><p>0.74 grams, 11 mm</p><p>Obv: Youthful Male Head (of Apollo?) facing left</p><p>Rev: Wheel with 4 spokes, M - A in two of the quarters</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming the coin is genuine, what would you ancient folks grade this sliver of silver?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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