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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6422737, member: 51347"]Wow, beautiful coin, [USER=89211]@eparch[/USER] . Very nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy the history behind this Satrap... amazing fate in history. I have an AE version...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2017-11-10_8-4-59-png.699888/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Persian Empire</b></p><p><b>Spithridates, Achaemenid satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia)</b></p><p><b>ca 334 BC</b></p><p><b>AE10, 1.20g</b></p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of satrap r., wearing Persian headdress</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Forepart of galloping horse r., monogram above, Greek PI below</p><p><b>Ref:</b> VA 1823, Klein 367, Cop 1538</p><p><b>Comment:</b> VF+ / VF , rev. bit o/c, highlighted olive green-brown patina, scarce</p><p><i>Ex: Rudnik Numismatics</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6422737, member: 51347"]Wow, beautiful coin, [USER=89211]@eparch[/USER] . Very nice. I really enjoy the history behind this Satrap... amazing fate in history. I have an AE version... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2017-11-10_8-4-59-png.699888/[/IMG] [B]Persian Empire Spithridates, Achaemenid satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia) ca 334 BC AE10, 1.20g Obv:[/B] Head of satrap r., wearing Persian headdress [B]Rev:[/B] Forepart of galloping horse r., monogram above, Greek PI below [B]Ref:[/B] VA 1823, Klein 367, Cop 1538 [B]Comment:[/B] VF+ / VF , rev. bit o/c, highlighted olive green-brown patina, scarce [I]Ex: Rudnik Numismatics[/I][/QUOTE]
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