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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2834854, member: 56859&quot;]There are several types of Akragas coins I&#039;d like to have but so far this mixed lot hexas is the only one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/akragashexas-jpg.611849/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is certainly no shortage of seafood in my collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg%26hash%3Db9031ced763ca5900fddd5e05c96b830&amp;hash=cd0eab54facc5b56642f0851dab15915" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-bronze-of-the-brettii-poseidons-wife.274722/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-bronze-of-the-brettii-poseidons-wife.274722/">BRUTTIUM, the Brettii</a></b></p><p>216-214 BCE</p><p>Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g</p><p>Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing <b>crab</b> headdress</p><p>Rev: <b>crab</b>; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below</p><p>Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_850%25252Ch_436%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2526hash%253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%26hash%3Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8&amp;hash=33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/sicily-syracuse--ae-tetras-c3x7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/sicily-syracuse--ae-tetras-c3x7" rel="nofollow">Sicily, Syracuse. Dionyisos I, tetras</a>.&nbsp; Nymph / <b>octopus</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252Fmedia%25252525252Fae43f8_61a36d205a14409b827d2aec9e29cfc0.jpg%25252525252Fv1%25252525252Ffill%25252525252Fw_1000%25252525252Ch_510%25252525252Cal_c%25252525252Cq_90%25252525252Fae43f8_61a36d205a14409b827d2aec9e29cfc0.jpg%2525252526hash%252525253D4e05fb18eb697a4cd90a57ad3fdcf5b7%25252526hash%2525253D9b604e820ba1f5fb33f4613a594a4a6a%252526hash%25253Def229d2b1f97328be9bd81f41417c1c0%2526hash%253D5b7b75cfd11949136e5fb331bde6a40f%26hash%3Dc9be810f4954c83cb7f5555f1cfb7cd7&amp;hash=aa726ac527d92268e54dedbd57573ac5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Sicily, Syracuse. AE 13, c. 425 BCE. Nymph (Arethusa?)/hippocamp &amp; <b>octopus</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252525252Fproxy.php%25252525252525253Fimage%25252525252525253Dhttps%2525252525252525253A%2525252525252525252F%2525252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%2525252525252525252Fv1%2525252525252525252Ffit%2525252525252525252Fw_1702%2525252525252525252Ch_1064%2525252525252525252Cq_90%2525252525252525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%252525252525252526hash%25252525252525253Df8a3a1f91b7b1fdfc37607a9baae58f3%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253D75165a6384d6fcfb7bc592c9596745a9%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D38b7d5af62cd46b84bc8fafa14394fcc%252525252526hash%25252525253D69164ce0a2492a0ea294136a8a93f1b6%2525252526hash%252525253Dae7142fa58cb3e7ac1f660bb775b0f31%25252526hash%2525253D200d7b8c25d4829494f49b1dd36a9b8d%252526hash%25253Df00e4ad265c3dd8beeb49f8d62ecf238%2526hash%253D8346a65ee8874af7f3a2a95fe2641086%26hash%3D422ab03cfeadd63c7a46a360b28b0386&amp;hash=faf7995f9e62a71a5cc4af085cae0f59" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/selinos-litra-this-tiny-coin-has-it-all.258915/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/selinos-litra-this-tiny-coin-has-it-all.258915/">SICILY, Selinos</a></b></p><p><b>c. 410 BCE</b></p><p>AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h</p><p>Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head, extending her left hand to touch coiled serpent before her; selinon leaf above</p><p>Rev: man-faced bull standing right; ΣEΛINONTIOΣ above; in exergue, <b>fish</b> right</p><p>Ref: HGC 2, 1229; SNG ANS 711–2 var. (ethnic); SNG Ashmolean 1904–5; SNG Lloyd 1270 var. (same); Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 6.</p><p>Good VF, dark iridescent tone, some porosity. Rare.</p><p><i>ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich; ex Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 404.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ed2face81318491a8dbbdd9775c2b91c.jpg_srz_p_1000_521_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz&amp;hash=eb4e2731c33d90d6299f975a490a9f02" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-twelve-labours-of-hercules.295619/#post-2726145" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-twelve-labours-of-hercules.295619/#post-2726145">ARKADIA, Psophis</a></b></p><p><b>450-30 BCE</b></p><p>AR obol, 10 mm, 0.69 gm</p><p>Obv: forepart of Kerynitian hind right</p><p>Rev: <b>fish</b> right, O above, archaic psi below, all within circle incuse</p><p>Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1680 (same dies). Rare.</p><p><i>ex Frank James Collection</i></p><p><i>ex CNG</i></p><p><i>ex BCD Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_621fad9f25b14ea4a6f4ec0d8bb5bb0e.jpg_srb_p_850_428_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%26hash%3D77985f190f9cd00bc9f604c278842b89&amp;hash=38eb508f2196c42803f9509c4025a75e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/sicily-messana--ar-litra" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/sicily-messana--ar-litra" rel="nofollow"><b>SICILY, Messana</b>. AR litra. c. 420-413 BCE</a>.&nbsp; Rabbit and <b>cockle</b> / MEΣ in wreath</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg%2526hash%253D011bc748a82c442fae9c710c44bd390d%26hash%3D83d6ad9da7df6894a0122a6359ba365e&amp;hash=d4410723a8fa40e7489bb43c8f6e3d2c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yay-turtles.262921/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yay-turtles.262921/"><b>ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina</b>.&nbsp; AR stater, c. 456/45-431 BCE</a>.&nbsp; <b>Tortoise</b> / incuse.&nbsp; Turtle soup doesn&#039;t appeal to me though.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_8e06bad0c82747db9f5c5e8530bbdfe7.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_513%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_8e06bad0c82747db9f5c5e8530bbdfe7.jpg%2526hash%253D871070f815c7594ea03303390af2db81%26hash%3D7c94cb538ef19b36d0dacbcb87d602b1&amp;hash=83117b8c1c2da1cdb9adc2782620150c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum</b></p><p>325-280 BCE</p><p>AR litra, 11 mm, 0.56 gm</p><p>Obv: <b>scallop</b> </p><p>Rev: dolphin right, trident below (I think it might be a bunch of grapes)</p><p>Ref: Vlasto 1530 (if grapes rather than trident, Vlasto 1527)</p><p><i>freed from an NGC slab</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/grynionmussel-rt-jpg.496246/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>AEOLIS, Grynion (alt. spellings: Gryneion, Gyrnion, Grynium, others)</b></p><p>4th century BC</p><p>Æ 17 mm, 3.7 gm</p><p>Obi: laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left</p><p>Rev: ΓΥΡΝΗΙΩΝ; <b>mussel</b> shell</p><p>Ref: SNG Ashmolean 1445-6; SNG Copenhagen 202-4[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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