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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2599293, member: 76194&quot;]Ladies and gentlemen, and those who self-identify as vending machines (I don&#039;t judge, I too like to have my buttons pressed on occasion)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000b3">SPECIAL MENTION</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: rgb(0,0,179)"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: rgb(0,0,179)">[ATTACH=full]567110[/ATTACH] </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000000">Philip I</span></b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Antioch Mint (148 CE)</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Billon Tetradrachm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">A special thanks to my coin bro [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] for what has to be one of my coin highlights of the year. This is as good as it gets. I&#039;ve wanted one for such a long time and I still can&#039;t get over the fact that I finally own a provincial tet with a nice imperial eagle on the reverse.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><b>And now, coin #2 of 2016:</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">#2</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">[ATTACH=full]567111[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Laureate head with eagle below / Head of Melqart draped in lion skin.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">I believe this coin originally belonged to [USER=44140]@Ancientnoob[/USER] . At any rate, I got it through [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] . She may not be the shinniest, she may not be the most perfect, but I get so much joy out of this coin that it simply has to be #2 on my list. I love Trajan, and the eagle and club on the obverse, combined with the toning which serves to highlight the designs, make this coin an absolute beauty to behold. The Hulk Smash looking Melqart on the reverse is a nice touch too.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">I don&#039;t know what it is about this chunky and large coin, but I just love looking at it and holding it. I don&#039;t care if I have prettier or shinier coins, I just flat out love this one.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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