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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3694604, member: 74834&quot;]I bought this Prieur tetradrachm in March - from a long row of other Philip tetradrachms. I went for the wistful portrait. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]990173[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Seller&#039;s picture. </p><p>One wonders how on earth Prieur could have acquired such a huge collection of splendid coins. And where have all the Fines and VFs gone? Are all the lesser conditions being melted down? </p><p><br /></p><p>AR tetradrachm Philippus I, Seleucis &amp; Pieria, Antioch, 247. Obv. Radiated, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. … IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB. Rev. Eagle standing right, wings spread, holding wreath in beak. ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC YΠATO Γ / ANTIOXIA S C in two lines. 26.5 mm, 11.61 gr. Prieur 375 (this coin – 42 pieces). <i>From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Rauch 41 (6 June 1988), lot 979.</i> McAlee 922<i>.</i> CNG e-auction 439, nr. 342.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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