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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 7942921, member: 56859&quot;]The surfaces may not be good but the engraving is very artistic, RC!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The days of getting a coin for opening bid seem to be gone, at least for most of my targets!&nbsp; I did pick up one such coin recently but it hasn&#039;t shipped yet so I won&#039;t tempt the postal gods.</p><p><br /></p><p>Somewhat related, here&#039;s a coin that has been abused by aggressive cleaning... although judging from what&#039;s left it may have been even uglier before.&nbsp; You&#039;d think I could have acquired it for opening but you&#039;d be wrong <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp;&nbsp; It had 10 bids.&nbsp; At least the increments were very small.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like coins depicting Pan and will slowly try to get as many different types as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375108[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>BITHYNIA, Nicaea. Gallienus (253-268)</b></p><p>Obv: ΠOΛIC[Γ?] ΓAΛΛIHNOC CE;&nbsp; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: [NIK]AI[EΩN];&nbsp; Pan standing right, holding palm branch and wine hose. (Wine hose??&nbsp; I thought it was a stag or some other animal)</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; (maybe; I do not have access to this book) SNG von Aulock 708 or var.</p><p>Appears to be rare, based on the paucity of examples in ACsearch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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