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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4063231, member: 74834&quot;]Recently I bought this coin of Samos, the large Ionian island. It&#039;s from about 200 BC, just before the Romans handed the island over to their friends, the kings of Pergamum. It&#039;s not exactly my cup of tea, but I like the style very much. A tetrobol or 2/3 of a drachm, strange denomination one would say. </p><p><br /></p><p>Samos. Circa 210-190 BC. AR Tetrobol. Obv. Facing lion’s scalp. Rev. Forepart of bull butting right; amphora, monogram TAT, and barley ear below. Text above: ΣAMIΩN. 16 mm, 3.01 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1063091[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I made this picture in the morning with daylight and a lamp, causing some mighty strange effects. In reality, the lion&#039;s scalp has no eyes, and the dark spots are not there either. Underneath is the (augmented) seller&#039;s picture for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1063093[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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