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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2233451, member: 57495&quot;]Call me crass, but there&#039;s nothing like holding one (or even two) of these in hand.&nbsp; I&#039;m fond of tiny silver fractions as well, but there&#039;s just something viscerally pleasing about these majestic, weighty pieces of Greek silver.&nbsp; It&#039;s something that, for me, photographs often cannot fully capture.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These two recent pick ups are fairly humble as far as Greek tets can go, but I&#039;ve been enjoying them immensely.&nbsp; So, now that you&#039;ve seen mine, let&#039;s see some others! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]439449[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>KINGS OF MACEDON</b></p><p><b>temp. Kassander - Antigonos II Gonatas</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>16.72g, 29mm</p><p>Uncertain mint in Greece or Macedon, circa 310-275 BC</p><p>Price 866; Stuttgart 1, lot 178 (same dies)</p><p>O: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.&nbsp; </p><p>R: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of Pegasos left. </p><p><i>Rare. Ex Dr. Will Gordon Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]439448[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>KINGS OF THRACE</b></p><p><b>Lysimachos</b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>16.78g, 29mm</p><p>Lampsakos mint, 297-281 BC</p><p>Thompson 47; Müller 401; SNG France 2540–2542</p><p>O: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.&nbsp; </p><p>R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, spear in background; HP monogram to inner left, crescent in exergue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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