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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4187192, member: 111037&quot;]Wow, thank you for your replies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like I got my first attribution wrong. But I think it is a forgivable mistake as the differences between Byblos and Arados are very subtle. I already learned something new though which pleases me alot. Having looked at a few examples of these coins I recognise the style of my own, especially on the Zeus side. Those Phoenicians must have been going to the gym a lot judging by the way they depict the Greek god. I don&#039;t mind that my coin is not lifetime that much, it is still early enough for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>My collecting experience from swords has taught me that buying from brick and mortar shops will always be more expensive than buying carefully and strategically from auctions. I would never buy a sword from a shop nowdays, but I have experience on the subject which is not the case with coins. I knew that I could probably do better price-wise, but felt more safe with a well established shop. Having said that, I have seen the prices of a few tets online and on other physical shops and I don&#039;t think I did that bad on my coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>That thing on the photo is a membrane coin holder that gives the illusion of the coin floating in space, which is a cool way to display them on a bookcase. It supposed to be archive material and acid free. The coin does look better in hand and it definitely deserves a proper photo at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will focus on Greek and Byzantine coins. I love the Byzantine empire. I have visited a few times the monastic republic of Mount Athos, which is like traveling to the Byzantine Empire itself. I was lucky to see some items and relics belonging to Byzantine emperors (I forget who exactly, but I think it was Tsimiskis and Phokas) at the Great Lavra monastery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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