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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2029516, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve been anxiously tracking this coin since October.&nbsp; It disappeared from the radar when it hit the international sort center in New York.&nbsp; That was November 1st.&nbsp; The coin was coming from Switzerland.</p><p><br /></p><p>I drove to my post office box today-- something I only do every month or three-- and it was there!&nbsp; Nomos mailed it to the wrong place.&nbsp; Interestingly, there were no dated stamps of any kind, just something from the sender&#039;s country stating when it was mailed.&nbsp; No USPS stamps, no tracking number, nothing.&nbsp; That&#039;s really odd because it was a registered package.&nbsp; Somewhere along the way it was stripped of that label.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It may have been sitting in my box for 3+ weeks.&nbsp; Note to self:&nbsp; next time a package is missing, check the PO box.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bing recently posted a nice write-up of the Thessalian League (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-thessalian-league.254539/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-thessalian-league.254539/">here</a>) so I&#039;ll just post the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]369116[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>THESSALY, Thessalian League</b></p><p><b>Magistrates Nikolaos, Ni..., and Gorgias</b></p><p>AR stater, 48/7 BCE.&nbsp; 23 mm, 6.3 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΘΕΣΣΑ / ΛΩΝ Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left; above spear, ΝΙΚΟ -ΛΑΟΣ; below shield, ΝΙ; to left and right, Γ-ΟΡ/ΓΙ-Α/Σ</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; CNG 78, 14 May 2008, 485 (<i>same dies</i>). Grose 4928 var.</p><p><i>ex Höher collection</i> </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Thessalian League coins (again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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