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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2131521, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Nice!! => a couple of sweet new scores, red_spork (congrats!!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I also have examples of those cool coins (oh, and a couple more interesting Mysia-examples ... I hope it's okay to post 'em?) </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Mysia, Parion, AR Hemidrachm</span></b></p><p>4th CENTURY BC.</p><p>Diameter: 15 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.23 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding, head surrounded by snakes</p><p>Reverse: Bull standing left, head right; below, grain ear right</p><p>Reference: SNG France 1373-6; BMC 23</p><p>[ATTACH=full]405940[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"> Mysia, Kyzikos, AR Obol</span></b></p><p>525-475 BC</p><p>Diameter: 10 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.73 grams</p><p>Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny behind</p><p>Reverse: Head of Lion left, K before; all in incude square</p><p>Reference: SNG France 380, SNG Von Aulock 1215</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]405941[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405942[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Mysia, Kyzikos, AE24</span></b></p><p>200-100 BC</p><p>Diameter: 24 mm</p><p>Weight: 5.44 grams</p><p>Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch</p><p>Reverse: Bull butting right</p><p>BMC Mysia p.39, 164; SNG Cop 79</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]405944[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Mysia, Kisthene, Orontes, Satrap of Mysia, AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol </span></b></p><p>Circa 357-352 BC</p><p>Diameter: 13 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.75 grams</p><p>Obverse: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready</p><p>Reverse: Forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Reference: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]405945[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Mysia, Pergamon, AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm</span></b></p><p>123 - 104 BC</p><p>Diameter: 27 mm</p><p>Weight: 12.4 grams</p><p>Obverse: Cista mystica within ivy wreath</p><p>Reverse: two serpents entwined around bowcase; BO above</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]405946[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Wow, thanks for allowing me to unload a handful of my Mysia examples (man, that felt-good) </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... congrats again on adding a couple of great coin-types!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Cheers</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2131521, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Nice!! => a couple of sweet new scores, red_spork (congrats!!) Ummm, I also have examples of those cool coins (oh, and a couple more interesting Mysia-examples ... I hope it's okay to post 'em?) [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Mysia, Parion, AR Hemidrachm[/COLOR][/B] 4th CENTURY BC. Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 2.23 grams Obverse: Head of Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding, head surrounded by snakes Reverse: Bull standing left, head right; below, grain ear right Reference: SNG France 1373-6; BMC 23 [ATTACH=full]405940[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000] Mysia, Kyzikos, AR Obol[/COLOR][/B] 525-475 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.73 grams Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny behind Reverse: Head of Lion left, K before; all in incude square Reference: SNG France 380, SNG Von Aulock 1215 [ATTACH=full]405941[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]405942[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Mysia, Kyzikos, AE24[/COLOR][/B] 200-100 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 5.44 grams Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch Reverse: Bull butting right BMC Mysia p.39, 164; SNG Cop 79 [ATTACH=full]405944[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Mysia, Kisthene, Orontes, Satrap of Mysia, AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol [/COLOR][/B] Circa 357-352 BC Diameter: 13 mm Weight: 2.75 grams Obverse: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready Reverse: Forepart of winged boar right Reference: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock [ATTACH=full]405945[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Mysia, Pergamon, AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm[/COLOR][/B] 123 - 104 BC Diameter: 27 mm Weight: 12.4 grams Obverse: Cista mystica within ivy wreath Reverse: two serpents entwined around bowcase; BO above [ATTACH=full]405946[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#0000ff]Wow, thanks for allowing me to unload a handful of my Mysia examples (man, that felt-good) ... congrats again on adding a couple of great coin-types!! Cheers[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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