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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4349723, member: 75143"]I have no knowledge whatsoever of anything about this coin, but I bought it because it's LOVELY!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1101070[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Soter Megas AE Tetradrachm, 2nd century AD</p><p>Obverse: radiate, diademed and draped bust right, holding sceptre</p><p>Reverse: BASILEVC BASILEWN CWTHR MEGAC(?) King riding horse right, holding sceptre, 3-prong symbol of Soter Megas</p><p>Diameter: 19mm</p><p>Reference: BMC 2 <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/indo_scythians/soter_megas/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/indo_scythians/soter_megas/t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/indo_scythians/soter_megas/t.html</a></p><p>Cost: $13.50</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is a bit off center, with some green verdigris(?) but it's got a lot of character. I really like how fine and elegant the obverse is. BMC 2 is the only one that's close on Wildwinds, but my example appears to be stylistically finer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show your Kushan coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4349723, member: 75143"]I have no knowledge whatsoever of anything about this coin, but I bought it because it's LOVELY! [ATTACH=full]1101070[/ATTACH] Soter Megas AE Tetradrachm, 2nd century AD Obverse: radiate, diademed and draped bust right, holding sceptre Reverse: BASILEVC BASILEWN CWTHR MEGAC(?) King riding horse right, holding sceptre, 3-prong symbol of Soter Megas Diameter: 19mm Reference: BMC 2 [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/indo_scythians/soter_megas/t.html[/URL] Cost: $13.50 The obverse is a bit off center, with some green verdigris(?) but it's got a lot of character. I really like how fine and elegant the obverse is. BMC 2 is the only one that's close on Wildwinds, but my example appears to be stylistically finer. Show your Kushan coins![/QUOTE]
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