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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3541690, member: 91461&quot;]Thought I&#039;d revive this fantastic [USER=96635]@Pavlos[/USER]&nbsp; thread that I couldn&#039;t participate in at the time it was posted, since I didn&#039;t have an Epeiros coin.</p><p>I can now though. Because I have 2!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The first one has such a fantastic (and hard to photograph) patina that made it pretty easy to look past the chip (that couldn&#039;t be placed any better):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]941383[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>EPEIROS, Epeirote Republic Circa 234-168 BC. Æ 22mm (6.48 gm). Laureate head of Zeus left / APEI-PWTAN and thunderbolt; within oak wreath. Franke pg. 226ff; SNG Copenhagen 128; BMC Thessaly pg. 91, 46-47; Laffaille 340. Good VF, glossy greenish brown patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then this guy (who I believe Pavlos and I both have an affinity for) I posted in an old thread of mine but thought I&#039;d show him off again since he fits well here and isn&#039;t a type that was posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]941391[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pyrrhos of Epiros, as King of Macedon (287-285 and 274-273 BC). AE17 (4.81 g), Macedonian mint.</p><p>Obv. Macedonian shield with king´s monogram on boss.</p><p>Rev: BAΣI, Macedonian helmet within oak wreath, star below.</p><p>SNG Alpha Bank 971.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;ve bungled either identification a point in the right direction is always appreciated.</p><p>PS [USER=96635]@Pavlos[/USER], any idea what the monogram behind Zeus&#039;s head in your op coin is for?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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