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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lolli, post: 3935514, member: 96900&quot;]The first coin in this thread is a cast copy of a DEKADRACHM by the famus artist KIMON, you can still see the die flaw which goes through the eye, like on this one sold by NAC </p><p><br /></p><p>Syracuse. Decadrachm signed by Kimon circa 404-400, AR 43.33 g. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying r. to crown him. On the exergual line, to the l., in minute letters, [KΙΜΩΝ]. In exergue, display of military harness set on two steps and beneath, ΑΘΛΑ. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩN Head of Arethusa l., wearing earring with pendant and beaded necklace; wavy hair bound in front with ampyx, on which the signature K, and caught up behind by net. Around three dolphins, while a fourth makes dorsal contact with neck truncation; on its body, the signature ΚΙΜΩΝ. Regling Syrakus 3. Rizzo pl. LII, 3 (these dies). SNG Lloyd 1409 (these dies). Gulbenkian 303 (these dies). Dewing 869 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer pl. 42, 118 (this reverse die). AMB 479 (these dies). Mildenberg, Essays Kraay-Mørkholm, pl. XLIV, 6 (these dies). Jongkees 3.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3885941" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3885941" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3885941</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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