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Message:: [QUOTE="Nemo, post: 2080408, member: 58462"]Here is my Electrum Trite, ex Roma. [ATTACH=full]386932[/ATTACH] Kingdom of Lydia. Alyattes II EL Trite. Sardes, 610-560 BC. VALVEL, head of lion to left, with open jaws and staring eye / Double incuse square punch. Weidauer 93. 4.67g, 13mm. On trites such as this coin, the oversized die features two confronted lions’ heads, with the inscription between them, although only the right or left lion is ever fully visible. It would seem the dies were initially produced for the striking of staters, although none survive. I love the coin but I've been thinking of trading up or down for an Aureus. It's a rare coin, this link shows you a few other examples. <a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=+Weidauer+93&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&order=0&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=+Weidauer+93&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&order=0&company=" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=+Weidauer+93&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&order=0&company=</a> PM me if you're interested.  If I'm breaking a rule here, then disregard the offer and enjoy the coin. Nemo[/QUOTE]