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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-monolith-, post: 24785194, member: 150064&quot;]I usually don&#039;t purchase worn coins unless they are extremely rare and I need it for my collection. These are the most worn coins I own:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585787[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Province, City:&nbsp; </b>Caria, Stratonikeia</p><p><b>Denomination:&nbsp; </b>AR Hemidrachm</p><p><b>Mint:&nbsp; </b>Stratonikeia (133 – 125 BC)</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Laureate head of Zeus right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Eagle with spread wings standing right,<b> IACΔI (listed as IACΩN) </b>above, <b>Σ-T (listed as C-T)</b> across fields, helmet to lower right; all within incuse square</p><p><b>References:</b> Meadows Group 2, 31 (O10/R27 – variant not listed); extremely rare, only known coin with <b>Σ-T</b> and helmet</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585788[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Province, City - Reign:&nbsp; </b>Moesia Inferior, Odessos - Marcus Aurelius</p><p><b>Denomination:&nbsp; </b>AE 22</p><p><b>Mint:&nbsp; </b>Odessos (161 – 162 AD)</p><p><b>Obverse: (AV KAI MA)P AVPH ANTΩ(N)EINO(C); </b>Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: <b>OΔHC(CEITΩ)N; </b>Nude Heracles (bearded) standing right, resting arm on club, holding lion skin</p><p><b>References: </b>BMCG -; SNG Cop -; Varbanov 4314 and 4317 (var); Berlin 1902. 1064; RPC Online IV.1, 8205. Extremely rare only 1 of 3 known.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585789[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Province, City:&nbsp; </b>Bithynia-Pontus, Cius</p><p><b>Denomination:&nbsp; </b>AE 24</p><p><b>Mint:&nbsp; </b>Cius </p><p><b>Obverse: ΤOΝ ΚΤΙϹΤΗΝ</b>; head of Heracles (bearded), right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: <b>ΚΙΑΝΩΝ</b>; Athena standing left, holding patera and long spear, resting hand on shield</p><p><b>References:</b> RPC Online IV.1, 11797. Extremely rare only 1 of 3 known.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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