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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Evan8, post: 2911234, member: 74343&quot;]Alright, this will be my 2000th post here on Coin Talk, so I figured why not post a couple new ancients. The thing is, 2000 posts ago I was introduced to this ancient coin forum and it was those threads that got me curious about the dark side. I&#039;ve learned a lot just from reading those threads and seeing all of your write ups and amazing coins, but still have a lot to learn and I am working on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I was hesitant about posting these two coins specifically. You see, they are from the collection of stevex6. I dont know him and he may have posted a couple of comments on a few of my threads in the past but that was about it. I am a bit of an outsider with you ancient guys and that is ok, but steve&#039;s coins were pretty inspiring to me. There was never a coin of his I disliked. So when I saw that he was selling his collection, I had to take a look. And so far these are the two I have walked away with.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was the first and I couldn&#039;t resist. That darn owl is just so </p><p>freaking cool:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]702951[/ATTACH] </p><p>CLEOPATRA THEA &amp; ANTIOCHUS VIII</p><p>Antioch, AE18</p><p>125-121 BC</p><p>Radiate head of Antiochus right.</p><p>BASILISSHS KLEOPATRAS KAI BASILIEWS ANTIOXOY, owl standing facing on amphora</p><p>Sear 7139</p><p>5.31 grams, 19mm</p><p>ex. stevex Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>And the second one, I think this might be my new favorite. I actually found steve&#039;s thread on this one and couldn&#039;t resist it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]702955[/ATTACH] </p><p>IONIA, MILETOS</p><p>AE 4th Century BC</p><p>Lion walking left, head <b>forward</b>, monogram MI to left, ΑΛΙ above.</p><p>Sun/star </p><p>Ashton/Kinns, 2003: 6pl. 1B ( I believe this is from the Numismatic Chronical)</p><p>2.2 grams, 12mm</p><p>1 of 3 known, experimental and earliest inscribed coins of Miletus.</p><p>ex. stevex6 Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking. Post anything you would like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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