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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4420398, member: 19463"]another similar</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108596[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Less often seen and less popular due to size/detail reduction and scarcity is this AE16 of Kyrene (before 308 BC) showing three silphium plants joined at the base with K-Y-P between the stalks. I suspect this was a denomination '3' of some sort but I can prove nothing. The more common gold version is termed a triobol or quarter stater so I suspect this is similar to the Roman twelve uncia makes a whole. The obverse is said to be Karneios, an ancient shepherd god. </p><p><br /></p><p>These don't turn up all that often so I am happy to have this one. Compared to others I have seen it is not bad. I tend to buy coins in lower condition with the hope that someday I will upgrade. In this case, I am still waiting for the better one.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=436362" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=436362" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=436362</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108595[/ATTACH]</p><p>ex. Art Noot, 1995</p><p><a href="https://www.startribune.com/arthur-noot-caring-social-services-leader/96620224/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.startribune.com/arthur-noot-caring-social-services-leader/96620224/" rel="nofollow">https://www.startribune.com/arthur-noot-caring-social-services-leader/96620224/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4420398, member: 19463"]another similar [ATTACH=full]1108596[/ATTACH] Less often seen and less popular due to size/detail reduction and scarcity is this AE16 of Kyrene (before 308 BC) showing three silphium plants joined at the base with K-Y-P between the stalks. I suspect this was a denomination '3' of some sort but I can prove nothing. The more common gold version is termed a triobol or quarter stater so I suspect this is similar to the Roman twelve uncia makes a whole. The obverse is said to be Karneios, an ancient shepherd god. These don't turn up all that often so I am happy to have this one. Compared to others I have seen it is not bad. I tend to buy coins in lower condition with the hope that someday I will upgrade. In this case, I am still waiting for the better one. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=436362[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1108595[/ATTACH] ex. Art Noot, 1995 [URL]https://www.startribune.com/arthur-noot-caring-social-services-leader/96620224/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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