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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 7738123, member: 104741&quot;]Nice coin. Good detail for such a small fraction. And I like the granulation.</p><p>&nbsp;A new purchase? If so, congratulations!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s its bigger brother, a worn siglos. </p><p>(It just may be an early Achaemenid version. It&#039;s generally believed that they continued striking these for a few years under Persian rule after they had conquered Lydia. There are stylistic differences between them, but, given the wear on mine, I&#039;m not sure which one it is. Either way, it&#039;s a Croesoid.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1325043[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an early buy. I still remember being amazed and overjoyed when I discovered that such a historical coin (first ever silver struck!) of such an almost mythical ruler could be bought. And at a price most of us can afford! (and I had a bit of good fortune in the auction<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). It&#039;s still one of my favourite coins. </p><p>And a bit of wear is only becoming on a coin this old, I think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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