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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2958640, member: 56859&quot;]They certainly are compelling coins!&nbsp; I don&#039;t have the Sotheby catalog but there is another sale of this coin in ACsearch (Spink, 26 Sept 2016, lot 2739).&nbsp; Looks like there are at least a couple of other coins in ACsearch which are die matches to the obverse.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t go through all of the &quot;Segesta didrachm&quot; hits but it might be fun to look at die links.&nbsp; I saw two obverse matches which had different reverse dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few hounds from putting together a Pink Floyd Animals in Ancient Coins set several years ago <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; No Segestans though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cpostumius-rt-jpg.498673/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, C. Postumius </b></p><p>73 BCE, Rome</p><p>AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder</p><p>Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Crawford 394/1a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_964743909d0744d0977ef070a40fb6b4.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_936%252Ch_521%252Cal_c%252Clg_1%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_964743909d0744d0977ef070a40fb6b4.jpg%26hash%3D3d97b21d97de88f45263787aafe49fc5&amp;hash=aa60c6b06ee93828ab8feb0dbd86a850" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ARGOLIS, Argos</b></p><p>330-270 BCE</p><p>AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 14mm, 2.4 g</p><p>Obv: forepart of wolf left, retrograde Σ above</p><p>Rev: large A; Π–Ρ above, club below; all within shallow incuse square</p><p>Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1083.3; HGC 5, 667</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_15db3a1865d14dcfbeac3ed111f73c3c.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_936%252Ch_487%252Cal_c%252Clg_1%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_15db3a1865d14dcfbeac3ed111f73c3c.jpg%26hash%3D81ab62e4307d8eb24244fa3a0b9f15e3&amp;hash=0288b61afed20d36f26d005d5b19b08e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>ARGOLIS, Argos</b></p><p>330-270 BCE</p><p>AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 13mm, 2.5 g</p><p>Obv: forepart of wolf left</p><p>Rev: Large A; stylized triskeles below; all within shallow incuse square</p><p>Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1075.2; HGC 5, 667</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_511%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg%26hash%3Dd929f414289cd3cf489c412634e26c8f&amp;hash=e10355c479dfafae5fbe6a670f812b69" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, L. Caesius</b></p><p>112-111 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 3.92 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.</p><p>Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above; legend LA-RE; dotted border.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thracemadytosmedrev-jpg.343992/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Madytos</b></p><p>c.350 BC</p><p>AE13, 1.86 gm.</p><p>Obv: bull butting right.</p><p>Rev: dog seated right, ear of grain behind. M-A</p><p>Ref: Sear 1624 cf.; Copenhagen 923-6</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Oops, I snuck a couple of wolves in there.&nbsp; Close enough?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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