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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 8338060, member: 104741&quot;]Happy to share a new coin. Usually, it takes a week or two to get here, but this one made it from the UK in a neck-breaking five days.</p><p>I have always wanted one of these. And really, wouldn&#039;t you want a satyr that politely offers you a kantharos of wine, with the promise of more to come from the amphora on the back? I, at least, couldn&#039;t resist.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1478365[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a common coin and it has its flaws. Of course, all my coins do. Still, there was enough here that charmed me. You can just make out a hoof in the right bottom, the tail is all there, and he delicately offers up the kantharos to anyone willing to drink from it. The part of the left handle of the kantharos off-flan doesn&#039;t bother me. Also, it looks better in hand, always a pleasant surprise. The only downside in my eyes is the strange hairdo, and yes, perhaps I would have liked the foot of the amphora. But then I probably would have to spend the quadruple or more to get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also nice to see a satyr not chasing nymphs or playing with himself for a change. Serving wine really should be their core business. </p><p><br /></p><p>Incidentally, this purchase completes my Thasos set (for now): the stater with nymph, the trihemiobol with a satyr being stupidly happy with himself, and now this one. I&#039;m still looking for a nice portrait coin of Silenos, but that&#039;s for another day. For now, I&#039;m more than happy with this trio.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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