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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2626339, member: 56859&quot;]Condition is much less important when there is a good story to go along with the coin!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That&#039;s a good doggie <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a dog of a dog, purchased for its rarity and because I wanted a third dog coin for my Pink Floyd Animals in Ancient Coins set:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thracemadytosmedrev-jpg.343992/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>THRACE, Madytos</b></p><p>c.350 BC</p><p>AE13, 1.86 gm.</p><p>Obv: bull butting right.</p><p>Rev: dog seated right, ear of grain behind. M-A</p><p>Ref: Sear 1624 cf.; Copenhagen 923-6</p><p><br /></p><p>The other two dogs from that odd set:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cpostumius-rt-jpg.498673/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Roman Republic, C. Postumius </b></p><p>73 BCE, Rome</p><p>AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder</p><p>Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Crawford 394/1a</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_511%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg&amp;hash=d929f414289cd3cf489c412634e26c8f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Roman Republic, L. Caesius</b></p><p>112-111 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 3.92 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.</p><p>Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above; legend LA-RE; dotted border.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pinkfloydanimalscompositemed-jpg.298714/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://prezi.com/q7mw1k1zur65/pink-floyd-animals/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://prezi.com/q7mw1k1zur65/pink-floyd-animals/" rel="nofollow">http://prezi.com/q7mw1k1zur65/pink-floyd-animals/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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