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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5176669, member: 87404"]I'll till a lil plot and sow some seeds from my garden.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some <b>palms</b>, <b>grain ears</b>, <b>laurel</b>, and a <b>selinon leaf</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Cherronesos, Thrace</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Hemidrachm, Circa 400-338 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, with a dot and <b><span style="color: #0000ff">selinon leaf on stem (wild parsley or celery)</span></b> in each of two opposing quarters.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Apparently unpublished</font></p><p><font size="3">Very rare symbol.</font></p><p><font size="3">cf: CNG E-Auction 104, Lot #37;</font></p><p><font size="3">NN Auction 67 (7/1/2018), <font size="3">Lot #57</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190813_133755943.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190813_133755943.jpg" rel="nofollow"><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190813_133755943.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Cherronesos, Thrace</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Circa 480-350 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Hemidrachm</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with a dot and <b><span style="color: #0000ff">palm branch</span></b> in each of two opposing quarters.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Sear 1602-1606, <font size="3">BMC Thrace 10, McClean 4081</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190820_130136157.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190820_130136157.jpg" rel="nofollow"><font size="3"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190820_130136157.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Sicily, Himera</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Hemilitron, Circa 420-407 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Head of nymph left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; six pellets before, IM-E across neck.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Six pellets within <b><span style="color: #0000ff">laurel wreath</span></b>.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: CNS I, p. 43, 35; SNG ANS 186; HGC 2, 479</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190713_173718543.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190713_173718543.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190713_173718543.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3">Carthage, Libyan Revolt</font></p><p><font size="3">Circa 241-238 BC, AE Half Shekel</font></p><p><font size="3">Probably Caralis (Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy) mint on Sardinia</font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Three grain ears</span></b>; inverted crescent above.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: MAA –; CNP 696a; SNG Copenhagen 252 var. (pellet below crescent).</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 20mm, 3.18g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex: CNG Auction 447, Lot 44 (7/3/2019)</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>And a lil "Garden of Eden"...</p><p><i><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_173548168.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_173548168.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_173548168.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></i></p><p><font size="3"><b>Julia Domna, Wife of Sept. Severus,</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Empress 193-217 AD, AE Sestertius,</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rome Mint, Struck 193-196 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IVLIA DO-MNA AVG, Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VENERI VICTR, Venus, naked to waist, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and <b><span style="color: #0000ff">palm</span></b> sloped over left shoulder in left hand, resting left elbow on column, S-C across fields.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC IV 842</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 30mm, 18.3g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5176669, member: 87404"]I'll till a lil plot and sow some seeds from my garden. Some [B]palms[/B], [B]grain ears[/B], [B]laurel[/B], and a [B]selinon leaf[/B]. [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Cherronesos, Thrace[/B] [B]AR Hemidrachm, Circa 400-338 BC[/B] Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, with a dot and [B][COLOR=#0000ff]selinon leaf on stem (wild parsley or celery)[/COLOR][/B] in each of two opposing quarters. References: Apparently unpublished Very rare symbol. cf: CNG E-Auction 104, Lot #37; NN Auction 67 (7/1/2018), [SIZE=3]Lot #57[/SIZE] [/SIZE] [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190813_133755943.jpg'][SIZE=3][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190813_133755943.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Cherronesos, Thrace[/B] [B]Circa 480-350 BC[/B] [B]AR Hemidrachm[/B] Obverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with a dot and [B][COLOR=#0000ff]palm branch[/COLOR][/B] in each of two opposing quarters. References: Sear 1602-1606, [SIZE=3]BMC Thrace 10, McClean 4081[/SIZE] [/SIZE] [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190820_130136157.jpg'][SIZE=3][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190820_130136157.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=3][B]Sicily, Himera[/B] [B]AE Hemilitron, Circa 420-407 BC[/B] Obverse: Head of nymph left, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone; six pellets before, IM-E across neck. Reverse: Six pellets within [B][COLOR=#0000ff]laurel wreath[/COLOR][/B]. References: CNS I, p. 43, 35; SNG ANS 186; HGC 2, 479[/SIZE] [URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190713_173718543.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190713_173718543.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3]Carthage, Libyan Revolt Circa 241-238 BC, AE Half Shekel Probably Caralis (Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy) mint on Sardinia Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left. Reverse: [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Three grain ears[/COLOR][/B]; inverted crescent above. References: MAA –; CNP 696a; SNG Copenhagen 252 var. (pellet below crescent). Size: 20mm, 3.18g [I]Ex: CNG Auction 447, Lot 44 (7/3/2019)[/I][/SIZE] And a lil "Garden of Eden"... [I][URL='https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_173548168.jpg'][IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/collagemaker_20190727_173548168.jpg?w=723[/IMG][/URL][/I] [SIZE=3][B]Julia Domna, Wife of Sept. Severus,[/B] [B]Empress 193-217 AD, AE Sestertius,[/B] [B]Rome Mint, Struck 193-196 AD[/B] Obverse: IVLIA DO-MNA AVG, Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right. Reverse: VENERI VICTR, Venus, naked to waist, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and [B][COLOR=#0000ff]palm[/COLOR][/B] sloped over left shoulder in left hand, resting left elbow on column, S-C across fields. References: RIC IV 842 Size: 30mm, 18.3g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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