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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2515665, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Gorgeous example, Andres2 (I am very jealous of that OP-winner)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I have a humble example with a sweet ol' countermark banged into 'er ... wanna see?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Late 5th century BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 28 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 14.71 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: 11h .... countermark VF, green patina. Well preserved undertype.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">From the Edgar L. Owen Collection</span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]535697[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2515665, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Gorgeous example, Andres2 (I am very jealous of that OP-winner) Ummm, I have a humble example with a sweet ol' countermark banged into 'er ... wanna see? [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]Late 5th century BC Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 14.71 grams Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM Other: 11h .... countermark VF, green patina. Well preserved undertype. From the Edgar L. Owen Collection[/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]535697[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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