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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2554105, member: 15445&quot;]This lion was carved without the aid of optical magnification <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>ABOUT 2,450 YEARS AGO. </b> <span style="color: #000000">As you look at the photo please recognize that the thing is only 11 mm diameter!&nbsp; The denomination is called an &quot;obol&quot;.&nbsp; Check-out the snarl.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>[ATTACH=full]549312[/ATTACH] </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><span style="color: #000000">MYSIA, Kyzikos </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">AR Obol,&nbsp; 0.85 grams, 11 mm</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">ca. 450-400 B.C.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Obv:</b> Forepart of razor-back boar left,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp; tunny upward behind</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Rev:</b> Head of roaring lion facing left </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"> within incuse square</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Grade:</b> gEF fully struck, Almost mint on</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp; porosity-free, choice flan. All lion &amp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"> boar details present w/ partial tunny</span> </span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Other:</b> Similar to Sear 3848 but w/o K;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Von Fritze II 9; SNG France 361-72; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">SNG von Aulock 1213; SNG Kayhan 54. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">From Barry Murphy May 2013.</span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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