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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4991908, member: 57495&quot;]Nice coin, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]... I really like this type.&nbsp; Thanks for the writeup! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Both yours and the one shown by [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] are 1548.&nbsp; HGC rates 1547 &quot;scarce&quot; and 1548 &quot;common&quot;, the difference between the two being that 1548 has a diademed head, and 1547 has a laureate head, like Doug&#039;s above.&nbsp; The one I have has a laureate head as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199034[/ATTACH]<b>SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II.</b></p><p>AE27. 15.45g, 27mm. SICILY, Syracuse, circa 240-215 BC. HGC 2, 1547 (S); SNG Cop 843. O: Laureate head of Hieron II left. R: Horseman riding right, holding couched spear in right arm; N below, IEΡΩNOΣ in exergue. </p><p><i>Ex Cardinal Joachim Meisner Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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