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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 3379507, member: 75143&quot;]Thanks for the GREAT info about Greece! I never knew any of that; I just thought the notes looked pretty good.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be honest, I generally prefer South American ABNC notes over Greece. One would think that with their artistic history Greece would have some stellar notes, but in my opinion they are somewhat lacking in that area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also haven&#039;t really gotten any Greek notes before since the ABNC ones are generally pretty expensive. However, a few are SUPER cheap, such as this 500 drachmai dated 1932.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse features a rather odd looking Athena Parthenos. Most representations of her look rather different, especially the only near-contemporary copy of the Parthenon Parthenos, the Varvakion Athena. The Varvakion has a somewhat chubbier look to the face. The ABNC version looks sort of Baroque and a bit too skinny. But other than that, the colors are GORGEOUS</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]897262[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]897266[/ATTACH] </p><p>Reverse features a stretched-out representation of the design on the exterior of one of the incredible Archaic golden Vaphio cups. The engraving quality is pretty awesome here, and even has some really nice Minoan-style swirlies for the border</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]897264[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]897269[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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