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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2063272, member: 44132&quot;]As part of the lot I purchased just as the year ended, I received these two coins of Sicily.&nbsp; Neither are particularly noteworthy, but I thought I would post them here anyways.&nbsp; When the cost of the lot is divided by the number of coins, these two coins set me back around $16 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]380725[/ATTACH]</p><p>SICILY, SYRACUSE, HIERON II&nbsp; AE19&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; Head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn, wearing earring and necklace&nbsp;&nbsp; REVERSE:&nbsp; Bull butting left&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Struck at&nbsp; Syracuse, Sicily 275-265 BC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>4.3g; 17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>BMC. Sicily, p 219, 624</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]380726[/ATTACH]</p><p>CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC Æ20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Obv: Date palm tree with fruit&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Rev:&nbsp;&nbsp; Horse head.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Struck at Zeugitana, Carthage or Siculo-Punic, 3d-4th Century BC </p><p>8.2g, 20mm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>SNG Cop-103</p><p><br /></p><p>As Steve says, feel free to pile on with any of your related coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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