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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2424029, member: 44183&quot;]<b><span style="color: #ff0000">Acarnania with Bucranium</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Athena &amp; Pegasus AR Corinthian Stater</span></b></p><p>300-250 B.C.</p><p>Mint: Anactorium</p><p>Diameter: 22.3 mm</p><p>Weight: 8.53 grams</p><p>Obverse: Pegasus with pointed wing flying left, mint mark AN monogram below</p><p>Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap, magistrate’s names KΛE above and monogram below, mint mark AN monogram and control-symbol filleted bucranium behind</p><p>Reference: BMC (Corinth and Colonies) p. 119, 49-53 and pl, XXXII, 9; cf. Sear (Greek Coins &amp; Their Values I) 2254-5 for other staters of this series with different magistrates’ names and symbols</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502686[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502687[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ct-burntwynn5-unk_edited-1-jpg.502593/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Hi again (yah, I can&#039;t sleep)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">ummm, here is my example (authenticated by David Sear ... he&#039;s a coin guru) and your coin (merely for comparison)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">NOTE: my example has a different &quot;symbol&quot; behind Athena&#039;s head, but there are several different symbols, so that isn&#039;t really a factor </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... again, I think the coin has a fairly good chance of being okay (or David Sear is a fool and both of &#039;em are garbage!!) </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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