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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7979490, member: 19463"]Several years ago Frank Robinson had a large (huge?) group of these and was selling them with the line that they were the earliest, cheap Greek coin you could get. I never bought one from his group because I had already got this one from Harlan Berk (for $29 in 1990). Frank's prices varied according to the quality and number of them he had in stock. I liked mine for the centering. Many were less worn than mine but not as well centered. There are a lot of these (tens of thousands? - more???). Note that the correct description for my coin is lion forepart RIGHT with head reverted or with head facing left. Coins on small flans may disguise the fact that there is a body half and leg so they are listed as head right. Also there are coins with a mirror image as was the coin that started this thread. If you look hard enough, you might find one with full design on the flan and no wear. If you see that one, buy it. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1384834[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>CNG sold this one for only $950 plus 20% plus shipping. You pay your money and make your choice.</p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=8698&BACK_URL=%2fLots.aspx%3fIS_ADVANCED%3d1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3d1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3d%26CONTAINER_NAME%3d%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3d%26ITEM_DESC%3dmiletos%2blion%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3d1%26VIEW_TYPE%3d0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=8698&BACK_URL=%2fLots.aspx%3fIS_ADVANCED%3d1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3d1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3d%26CONTAINER_NAME%3d%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3d%26ITEM_DESC%3dmiletos%2blion%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3d1%26VIEW_TYPE%3d0" rel="nofollow">https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=8698&BACK_URL=/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=miletos+lion&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0</a></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/Photos.AM/4-9QBMK/4-CLN8X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7979490, member: 19463"]Several years ago Frank Robinson had a large (huge?) group of these and was selling them with the line that they were the earliest, cheap Greek coin you could get. I never bought one from his group because I had already got this one from Harlan Berk (for $29 in 1990). Frank's prices varied according to the quality and number of them he had in stock. I liked mine for the centering. Many were less worn than mine but not as well centered. There are a lot of these (tens of thousands? - more???). Note that the correct description for my coin is lion forepart RIGHT with head reverted or with head facing left. Coins on small flans may disguise the fact that there is a body half and leg so they are listed as head right. Also there are coins with a mirror image as was the coin that started this thread. If you look hard enough, you might find one with full design on the flan and no wear. If you see that one, buy it. [ATTACH=full]1384834[/ATTACH] CNG sold this one for only $950 plus 20% plus shipping. You pay your money and make your choice. [URL]https://cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=8698&BACK_URL=%2fLots.aspx%3fIS_ADVANCED%3d1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3d1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3d%26CONTAINER_NAME%3d%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3d%26ITEM_DESC%3dmiletos%2blion%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3d1%26VIEW_TYPE%3d0[/URL] [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/Photos.AM/4-9QBMK/4-CLN8X.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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