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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 7408232, member: 83845"]Thank you my friend! I perhaps should have provided more clarification in my opening remarks about why I get to both blame and thank you for this one. The blame comes from your amazing posts on interesting coins. The thanks comes from your amazing posts on interesting coins... plus the fact that I acquired this beauty (and a few others as you know!) from you earlier this year. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As to the Lato photo since you mention it I will share a few more photos of that super cool place. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I mentioned that my wife and I had Knossos almost to ourselves but when we visited Lato we had it <i>completely </i>to ourselves! It felt like we were the only people for miles around. A lot of the Greek sites I’ve been to have a distinct Roman feel because of the later buildings. Lato is a Dorian city that was abandoned in 200 BC so in form it is a thoroughly Greek place. It has the distinction of being the birthplace of Alexander the Great’s top Admiral, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearchus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearchus" rel="nofollow">Nearchus</a>. From sleepy little Lato to commanding a fleet in India is a story that made the visit even more interesting. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287957[/ATTACH] </p><p>Looking towards the temple district. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287958[/ATTACH] </p><p>The “House of the Prytaneion” which I assume was the house of the leading member of the community.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287959[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Prytaneion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1287960[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Great Temple</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can see why you love this type and looking at your examples I can see why they are both among your overall favorites! Your newest example is absolutely beautiful but your overstruck Minotaur is nothing short of amazing. Mine is obviously overstruck as well but very little trace of what the undertype may have been is left. You have both the labyrinth AND the Minotaur visible on yours. It’s like having two coins in one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I can’t believe the auction house didn’t list this coin individually with both sides photographed!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yet another example of you posting interesting coins I wasn’t aware of <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 7408232, member: 83845"]Thank you my friend! I perhaps should have provided more clarification in my opening remarks about why I get to both blame and thank you for this one. The blame comes from your amazing posts on interesting coins. The thanks comes from your amazing posts on interesting coins... plus the fact that I acquired this beauty (and a few others as you know!) from you earlier this year. :D As to the Lato photo since you mention it I will share a few more photos of that super cool place. :shy: I mentioned that my wife and I had Knossos almost to ourselves but when we visited Lato we had it [I]completely [/I]to ourselves! It felt like we were the only people for miles around. A lot of the Greek sites I’ve been to have a distinct Roman feel because of the later buildings. Lato is a Dorian city that was abandoned in 200 BC so in form it is a thoroughly Greek place. It has the distinction of being the birthplace of Alexander the Great’s top Admiral, [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearchus']Nearchus[/URL]. From sleepy little Lato to commanding a fleet in India is a story that made the visit even more interesting. [ATTACH=full]1287957[/ATTACH] Looking towards the temple district. [ATTACH=full]1287958[/ATTACH] The “House of the Prytaneion” which I assume was the house of the leading member of the community. [ATTACH=full]1287959[/ATTACH] The Prytaneion. [ATTACH=full]1287960[/ATTACH] The Great Temple I can see why you love this type and looking at your examples I can see why they are both among your overall favorites! Your newest example is absolutely beautiful but your overstruck Minotaur is nothing short of amazing. Mine is obviously overstruck as well but very little trace of what the undertype may have been is left. You have both the labyrinth AND the Minotaur visible on yours. It’s like having two coins in one :). I can’t believe the auction house didn’t list this coin individually with both sides photographed! Yet another example of you posting interesting coins I wasn’t aware of ;)[/QUOTE]
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