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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8305830, member: 91461&quot;]Cool coin Al<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> And great score<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The consignor paid more to get that thing entombed then they got for the coin<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>But I&#039;m still in shock that you haven&#039;t bought a mini masterpiece since Young Frankenstein came out?!?!?!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469972[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my lost and found story:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-tale-of-kyzikos-and-the-mysterious-missing-coin.362762/#post-4604549" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-tale-of-kyzikos-and-the-mysterious-missing-coin.362762/#post-4604549">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-tale-of-kyzikos-and-the-mysterious-missing-coin.362762/#post-4604549</a></p><p>And the coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469974[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mysia. Kyzikos (?) Uncertain. Tetartemorion (Circa 5th century BC).</p><p>Obv: Crescents in triangular arrangement; pellet in one and between two. Shield (???<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Rev: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square.</p><p>Condition: Good very fine.</p><p>Weight: 0.09 g.</p><p>Diameter: 6 mm.</p><p>Ex: Savoca</p><p>SNG Kayhan I -; SNG Keckman -; Klein -; asiaminorcoins.com Coin ID #13228.</p><p>SNG Kayhan I -; SNG Keckman -; Klein -; Asia Minor Coins online -; cf. Gitbud &amp; Naumann 34, lot 140 (for a similar obverse design); apparently unpublished.</p><p>Extremely rare. Though uncertain, the lion is of very similar style to the lions featured on the fractional coinage from Kyzikos.</p><p><br /></p><p>And some more bight sized coins to hopefully entice you to buy some more:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1469980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1469978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1469976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1469975[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469977[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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