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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2178081, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s easy to make a case for keeping both the Pompey examples, for the reasons you stated.&nbsp; The reverse of your newest Pompey is the best I&#039;ve seen* <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">*As a relatively new collector, this really doesn&#039;t mean much <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Clearly AJ&#039;s coins are awesome though.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>As for duplicates, I have a few to contribute.&nbsp; &quot;Upgrade&quot; implies intent to purge the original and I probably won&#039;t do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>PONTOS, Amisos; Perseus holding the head of Medusa, whose body is still gushing blood from the neck stump.&nbsp; This type of coin has been very popular among CoinTalkers-- seems like we all went on the hunt around the same time.&nbsp; I found one with an excellent reverse and was pretty happy with it despite the double-struck obverse.&nbsp; Not long after, I found a corroded example at a local jewelry store of all places!&nbsp; It cleaned up remarkably well and I think I like it better than the first (and far more expensive) coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b>PONTOS, Amisos.&nbsp; 85-65 BCE.</b>&nbsp; AE28 (1st coin), AE29 (2nd coin).&nbsp; Helmeted head of Athena right / AMIΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa, Medusa&#039;s body at his feet</font></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_97116d5b6cb147b78e988fe2127df686.jpg_srb_p_850_436_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ed6209db5c094d73bfec979bc4c4f097.jpg_srb_p_850_418_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The second coin, before cleaning:</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_268b0aec353343169d122019627b6fb8.jpg_srb_p_800_405_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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