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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3143482, member: 85693&quot;]Got this off eBay in a buy-it-now auction.&nbsp; Seller didn&#039;t seem to deal in many ancients and let it go pretty cheap.&nbsp; He shipped fast, and to my surprise, included some provenance paperwork from 1958 with it (not described in the auction).&nbsp; The coin was awarded to the winner of a name-the-newspaper contest for Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any other weird provenances out there?&nbsp; Any frat brothers or sorority sisters?&nbsp; I was far too dorky for a frat and spent my time in the dorm, alas. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]803974[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]803971[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]803973[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos </b></p><p><b>ΛYKΩN Magistrate</b></p><p><b>(c. 280-272 B.C.)</b></p><p>Helmeted, nude warrior on horse right, spearing, crowned by Nike flying left, ΣI behind, ΛYKΩN under horse / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident,</p><p>GU in right field. Vlasto 730; SNG ANS 1096.&nbsp; (6.18 grams / 19 mm)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Provenance:&nbsp; </b>Presented as gift to (Army) Chaplain Luther W. Evans for naming Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity magazine <i>The Tidewater-Blue Ridge Teke </i>in 1958 (see letter from Harry Donnelly and Sept. 1958 article in <i>The Tidewater-Blue Ridge Teke, page 3) </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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