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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1688851, member: 9204"]As far as size, the Ptolemaic bronzes are some of the biggest. There is also a giant Carthaginian bronze that Windchild will salivate over:</p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/84000136.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>CARTHAGE</b>. Circa 201-175 BC. Æ 15 Shekels (44mm, 93.10 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; uraeus above, pellet-in-circle below. MAA 104 var. (no pellet-in-circle); SNG Copenhagen 399</p><p><br /></p><p>But the absolute largest known is a medallion of Valentinian I. This is one of the most impressive coins I have ever held.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/53jpegs/142206.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/53jpegs/142206N2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1688851, member: 9204"]As far as size, the Ptolemaic bronzes are some of the biggest. There is also a giant Carthaginian bronze that Windchild will salivate over: [IMG]http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/84000136.jpg[/IMG] [B] CARTHAGE[/B]. Circa 201-175 BC. Æ 15 Shekels (44mm, 93.10 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; uraeus above, pellet-in-circle below. MAA 104 var. (no pellet-in-circle); SNG Copenhagen 399 But the absolute largest known is a medallion of Valentinian I. This is one of the most impressive coins I have ever held. [IMG]http://64.60.141.195/photos/53jpegs/142206.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://64.60.141.195/photos/53jpegs/142206N2.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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