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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hispanicus, post: 2725149, member: 72626&quot;]VK,</p><p>Great and fascinating post, you scored two nice coins. The history of Sicily is such a fascinating subject given the various groups fighting it out for supremacy as well as the islands inhabitants trying to figure which side they should cast their lot with.&nbsp; Since I&#039;m at work I don&#039;t have pictures of all of my Sicilian coins except for these two:</p><p><br /></p><p>This Hieron II Poseidon arrived last Friday after sitting in Austrian customs waiting for clearance, for what seemed like an eternity.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618375[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My other Hieron II AE picked up because I really wanted a coin with Pegasus.:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618373[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hieron II, AE, Circa 269-263 BC. Head of Artemis/Arethusa left, hair bound in Ampyx and sphendrone, poppy behind. Reverse, Pegasus flying left. CNS 202; SNG ANS 1018. 16 mm/2.95 grams.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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