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<p>[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2754374, member: 76181"]It comes in at a fraction of the cost of some of my coins but the style on BOTH sides, the centering and the strength of the strike always makes this one a favorite to hold and look at. I have yet to find one since that I have liked as much (and I have seen hundreds since)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ancients.info/gallery/data/3547/atg_III.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.52 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aetophoros -(Zeus carrying and eagle) seated left; in inner left field, ΠPO above crested Corinthian helmet right; HPA below throne. Karayotov I 127 (O44/R122); Topalov, Messambria 18; Price 1084. EF, lightly toned, tiny die break in field on obverse Ex CNG Triton XVII Lot 98[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2754374, member: 76181"]It comes in at a fraction of the cost of some of my coins but the style on BOTH sides, the centering and the strength of the strike always makes this one a favorite to hold and look at. I have yet to find one since that I have liked as much (and I have seen hundreds since) [IMG]http://www.ancients.info/gallery/data/3547/atg_III.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=6][B]THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm[/B][/SIZE] THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.52 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aetophoros -(Zeus carrying and eagle) seated left; in inner left field, ΠPO above crested Corinthian helmet right; HPA below throne. Karayotov I 127 (O44/R122); Topalov, Messambria 18; Price 1084. EF, lightly toned, tiny die break in field on obverse Ex CNG Triton XVII Lot 98[/QUOTE]
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