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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3388921, member: 87404&quot;]I&#039;m really pleased! I ended up adding 2 more Mamertinoi coins to my collection yesterday:</p><p><br /></p><p>This one I&#039;ve seen many have across the CT board. I really like this one&#039;s detailed reverse (though still showing some mild wear) as you can see the 6-pack and even some of the detail of the face remains, like the nose the eye indent and almost looks like he is smiling. Plus, the back of the shield&nbsp; and his arm is pretty cool.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]900234[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Sicily, Messana, The Mamertinoi, (220-200 BC), AE Pentonkion</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Laureate head of Zeus right, dotted border around.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MAMEPTINΩN, warrior advancing right, wearing helmet and holding shield and spear; Π (mark of value) to right; dotted border around.</p><p><b>References:</b> CNS 41, SNG ANS 441</p><p><b>Size:</b> 29x26mm, 11.7g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I bought this one, it didn&#039;t have its size listed and I had assumed it was a quadruple unit at like 27mm.&nbsp; But when I received it, it ended up being only 22mm and 8g, a Double Unit...&nbsp; I only found two at this size listed on ACsearch:</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=23128" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=23128" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=23128</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1373991" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1373991" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1373991</a></p></blockquote><p>[ATTACH=full]900235[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Sicily, Messana, The Mamertinoi, (288-278 BC), AE Double Unit</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> APEOΣ, Laureate head of Ares right; spear head behind.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MAME-P-TINΩN, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt.</p><p><b>References:</b> SNG ANS 401; Calciati I pg. 91, 2</p><p><b>Size:</b> 22mm, 8.0g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>------</p><p>And I know that this next coin isn&#039;t a Mamertinoi and is from the Italian mainland rather than Sicily, but it&#039;s from similar timeframe as the above and probably played a part in what was going on in that area during the time, so I thought I&#039;d share.&nbsp; Plus, it&#039;s my first man-headed bull and that&#039;s pretty cool, and it&#039;s a more uncommon variety of the reverse with lyre above rather than the more common Nike flying.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]900245[/ATTACH]<b>Campania, Cales, AE21, Struck 265-240 BC</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: CALENO, laureate head of Apollo left; behind, cock standing right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Man-headed bull standing right; lyre above, Δ below.</p><p><b>References</b>: SNG Morcom 75 var, HN Italy 436, SNG ANS 175 var, Laffaille 12 var, BMC 14</p><p><b>Size</b>: 21mm, 6.36g</p><p><b>Note</b>: Rare without ethnic on reverse. Same obv/rev dies as CNG inventory #750588.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=59665" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=59665" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=59665</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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