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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2562571, member: 19463"]The Baltimore show provided me with only two Greek coins. One I like and one I bought for poor reason - to be more like Steve.</p><p><br /></p><p>First is an AR Nomos of Thourioi, Lucania, 400-350 BC of the later type where the bull turns its face toward the viewer. This one is about as worn as you can get and still tell it has the turned head but it does have one bold eye. Compare another with the HP above the bull:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183611" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183611" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183611</a></p><p>It came out of Don Zauche's half price box for less than the name auction models with less eye appeal. I saw it there the week before at the Richmond show and no one bought it before I got it Saturday so it obviously was not good enough for anyone but me. The pitiful cries of the bull made me take pity on it and give it a home. Neither the bull nor I expected it to still be there on Saturday. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]552584[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The other Greek was bought just to prove to Steve that I was looking out for his interests but failed to find his desired Laodicea coin. This one is a Sinope and not as nice as the one Steve has already. If I had found a Laodicea I might have sent it to Canada for Christmas but it was not to be. Sorry, Steve, coal again this year.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]552585[/ATTACH] </p><p>All the others I saw were Amisos or even worse specimens of common towns that issued the type. Even the worst one I saw had enough legend to show it was not a Laodicea. Somewhere on CT in the last week or so, Steve explained all this. Will I develop a desire to get the set. I hope not.</p><p><br /></p><p>The local club will not be chartering a bus for the next two Baltimore shows so my next show is Richmond in May unless I find one currently not known to me. I'll miss the show activity but my checkbook and wife are happier this way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2562571, member: 19463"]The Baltimore show provided me with only two Greek coins. One I like and one I bought for poor reason - to be more like Steve. First is an AR Nomos of Thourioi, Lucania, 400-350 BC of the later type where the bull turns its face toward the viewer. This one is about as worn as you can get and still tell it has the turned head but it does have one bold eye. Compare another with the HP above the bull: [url]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183611[/url] It came out of Don Zauche's half price box for less than the name auction models with less eye appeal. I saw it there the week before at the Richmond show and no one bought it before I got it Saturday so it obviously was not good enough for anyone but me. The pitiful cries of the bull made me take pity on it and give it a home. Neither the bull nor I expected it to still be there on Saturday. [ATTACH=full]552584[/ATTACH] The other Greek was bought just to prove to Steve that I was looking out for his interests but failed to find his desired Laodicea coin. This one is a Sinope and not as nice as the one Steve has already. If I had found a Laodicea I might have sent it to Canada for Christmas but it was not to be. Sorry, Steve, coal again this year. [ATTACH=full]552585[/ATTACH] All the others I saw were Amisos or even worse specimens of common towns that issued the type. Even the worst one I saw had enough legend to show it was not a Laodicea. Somewhere on CT in the last week or so, Steve explained all this. Will I develop a desire to get the set. I hope not. The local club will not be chartering a bus for the next two Baltimore shows so my next show is Richmond in May unless I find one currently not known to me. I'll miss the show activity but my checkbook and wife are happier this way.[/QUOTE]
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