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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4109662, member: 97383"]Q, You've got an exceptional example of a Philip II Tet <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The celators at the Antioch Mint never fail to impress me. Not only is the portrait outstanding but the Eagle on the reverse really grabs your attention <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The only place the celator stumbled on this coin is in the word <b>ANTIO</b><font size="6"><b>X</b></font><font size="5"><b>IA</b>. </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Last year I managed to score a couple of outstanding portrait coins of Philip II too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The one pictured below made it into McAlee's book <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1066998[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1067000[/ATTACH] </font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 4109662, member: 97383"]Q, You've got an exceptional example of a Philip II Tet :D. The celators at the Antioch Mint never fail to impress me. Not only is the portrait outstanding but the Eagle on the reverse really grabs your attention :jawdrop:. The only place the celator stumbled on this coin is in the word [B]ANTIO[/B][SIZE=6][B]X[/B][/SIZE][SIZE=5][B]IA[/B]. [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Last year I managed to score a couple of outstanding portrait coins of Philip II too :). The one pictured below made it into McAlee's book :cool:. [ATTACH=full]1066998[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1067000[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=5][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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