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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 4095462, member: 44357&quot;]The engraver really succeeded in executing their vision. I meant to mention the snake: does anyone know the context for its presence? I can understand helmets and some of the other paraphernalia held by the dolphin riders but have yet to find context for why a snake was chosen.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Also, the 50x is admittedly over quite low grade example - it wasn&#039;t quite <i>that </i>expensive relative to &quot;normal&quot; pieces. But, you certainly get more &quot;bang for your buck&quot; with ancients vs US coins when it comes to delta in quality from a relatively low increase in cost. The post linked to in Warren&#039;s thread was of a US quarter that was $85 in MS66 and $25K in MS68 - a mere 29,400% increase for a near-imperceptible difference in quality. I&#039;ll take ancients any day <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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