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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4486867, member: 57495&quot;]Love that song!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two coins which reportedly were acquired by the previous owners from Coin Galleries in the &#039;60s, but unfortunately, they didn&#039;t come with the original tickets or envelopes, so I don&#039;t know how much they paid for them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113645[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>TRAJAN DECIUS</b></p><p>AE Sestertius. 28.32g, 32.7mm. Rome mint, AD 249-250. RIC 112a (scarce); Cohen 18. O: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right. R: DACIA, Dacia standing left holding staff surmounted by a wolf-like head (draco); S-C in field.</p><p><i>Ex Behnen Collection (acquired from Coin Galleries, 24 June 1966)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113646[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>THESSALY, Larissa</b></p><p>AR Drachm. 5.69g, 18.1mm. THESSALY, Larissa, circa 356-342 BC. Lorber, Hoard, L-III, 61-3; BCD Thessaly II 320; HGC 4, 454. O: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx. R: ΛAPIΣ/AIΩN, horse standing right, preparing to lie down; plant below.</p><p><i>Ex Baldwin Maull Collection (acquired from Coin Galleries, 1960)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The one below did come with its old Coin Galleries tag, but from a 1993 sale, not nearly as old as yours.&nbsp; In that sale, it hammered for $425.&nbsp; I acquired it in 2015 for $450 (before fees).&nbsp; I haven&#039;t the foggiest idea how much it&#039;ll fetch when it next goes on sale - I&#039;ll likely be too old or dead to care.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113647[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SIKYONIA, Sikyon</b></p><p>AR Stater. 11.98g, 24.2mm.&nbsp; SIKYONIA, Sikyon, circa 431-400.&nbsp; BCD Peloponnesos 186; HGC 5, 181.&nbsp; O: Chimaera standing left; ΣE below.&nbsp; R: Dove flying left within wreath. </p><p><i>Ex BCD Collection; ex Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, 10 February 1993, lot 80</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113648[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 charts the week of that sale was... </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]3JWTaaS7LdU[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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