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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2793595, member: 15445&quot;]Golly, this tet just arrived &amp; it is too big to fit into one photograph ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]649585[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, Expert photographic techniques were used &amp; we got the entire coin depicted in one photo!&nbsp; To bad that the bull’s horns go off the flan.&nbsp; On the other hand, all the cow’s tasty features (filet mignon, T-Bone, Flank, Porterhouse, Sirloin, etc are all boldly struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]649586[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="2"><b>THRACE, Byzantion.</b></font></p><p><font size="2"><b>AR Tetradrachm</b></font></p><p><font size="2"><b>357-340 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="2">14.61 gram, 22 mm</font></p><p><font size="2"><b>Obv:</b> Bull standing left on dolphin left,</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp; PY above and Φ monogram</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp; between bull’s forelegs</font></p><p><font size="2"><b>Rev:</b> quadripartite incuse square</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp; with plethora of dots.</font></p><p><font size="2"><b>Grade:</b> EF very well struck with fantastic surfaces on a nice thick flan.&nbsp; Bull’s horns off the flan.&nbsp; Gently toned with zero distracting cleaning marks.</font></p><p><font size="2"><b>Other:</b> Byzantine is present day Istanbul of the Bosporus Turkey.&nbsp; Sear 1580; BMC Black Sea 3.12. Infamous surfer cow coin. Negotiated private sale from Pars Coins 6/17. Numismatik Lanz Munich Auction 163 Lot 29 12/16.&nbsp; </font></p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s the new Tet’s little brother (Siglos). Little Siglos has been in the collection for awhile.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]649587[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>COWabunga little siglos:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]649588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To see more surfer-cows, <b>please check-out TIF’s great thread:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowabunga-surfs-up.235825/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowabunga-surfs-up.235825/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowabunga-surfs-up.235825/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]649589[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Post ‘em if you got ‘em.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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