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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26226502, member: 135271&quot;]Ancient coin collecting doesn&#039;t have to be expensive!</p><p><br /></p><p>Nicely toned Classical Greek silver, ex BCD Collection, for $80:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1674990[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>THESSALY, TRIKKA</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>AR Hemidrachm (15.98mm, 2.96g, 3h)</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Struck 440-400 BC</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull to right</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Reverse: Τ-ΡΙ-Κ-AΙO-Ν, forepart of bridled horse to right, all within incuse square</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>References: BCD Thessaly II 769 var. (ethnic), HGC 4, 311</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Toned and well-centered. From the BCD Collection.</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A particularly well struck Hellenistic Greek bronze from Syracuse, $34:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1674991[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>SICILY, SYRACUSE</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Time of Agathokles, 317-289 BC</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>AE (15.51mm, 4.10g, 7h)</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Struck 317-310 BC</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Obverse: Head of Kore left; dolphin in front, ear of corn behind</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Reverse: Bull butting left; monogram above, ΣΥPAKOΣIΩN in exergue</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>References: CNS II 109/Ds95</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Dark glossy patina with mineral deposits.</i></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><br /></p><p>A nice sharp Gallienus &quot;Zoo series&quot; antoninianus, $41:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1674993[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>GALLIENUS, AD 253-268</i></p><p><i><p style="text-align: center"><i>AE Antoninianus (20.20mm, 2.96g, 6h)</i></p></i></p><p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Struck AD 267-8. Rome mint</i></p></i></p><p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust of Gallienus right</i></p></i></p><p style="text-align: center"><i><i>Reverse: DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope standing right, XI in exergue</i></p></i></p><p style="text-align: center"><i><i>References: RIC V.1 181k, subtype 1; RCV 10200; ERIC II 439</i></p><p></i></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>Sharp portrait and reverse with some areas of flatness. Dark patina. An overall attractive specimen.</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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