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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2710084, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Wow, H8 =&gt; congrats on scoring that sweet OP-Crab (it&#039;s a winner)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, and thanks for posting that delicious looking crab, Paddy ... maybe that&#039;ll be tomorrow&#039;s dinner? (sadly, everything is closed today, eh?)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; HAPPY EASTER, coin gang!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I have a slightly used/experienced example of this cool coin-type ... wanna see it?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Late 5th century BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 28 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 14.71 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: 11h .... Coin Near VF, countermark VF, green patina. Well preserved undertype.</span></p><p><i><span style="color: #000000">From the Edgar L. Owen Collection</span></i></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]611825[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, and I also have these trusty ol&#039; AE Cast examples from Akragas (they&#039;re 5th century BC as well)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]611824[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]611823[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; again, Crab &amp; Eagle seems to be the Akragas thing, eh?!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Congrats again on scoring that OP-winner!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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