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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3267630, member: 56859&quot;]WOW, what a fantastic year!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Julia Soaemias portrait is outstanding, as is the coin overall.&nbsp; Pretty darn good for spot #10 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Annia Faustina... I&#039;m trying to be happy for you but mostly I&#039;m just jealous <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>The A-Pi Lizard Slayer... nice!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The facing Asclepius, the Nemean Bunny, the Sacred Stone, the dynastic Severan... all winners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your #1 pick was my first ancient coin, or rather the first ancient coin purchase that wasn&#039;t an &quot;uncleaned&quot; coin or wasn&#039;t purchased with the intention of giving it to someone else.&nbsp; This variety with Silenus control mark was selected by HJB as the representative type in his book, <i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i>.&nbsp; Corinth stater are #23 in the book.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3D1ca0643e4b9946ae6b3be1ff95f7ab1f&amp;hash=f7b7c3a7ca632b41aeb888fc2a0ea19a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>345-307 BCE</p><p>AR stater, 8.65 gm</p><p>Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below</p><p>Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; mask of Silenus behind</p><p>Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety.</p><p>from Heritage Auctions, June 2013[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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