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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 8277245, member: 15481&quot;]Donna, what great additions to your collection! Many coingrats, and thank you for another great write up.</p><p>I think it’s entirely possible that we both got the «greatest prize» at an auction where I believe several bidders felt they got a great prize, because it was simply a pretty great auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was watching several lots, but was very determined to get this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461437[/ATTACH]</p><p>Troas, Abydos</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Tetradrachm in name and types of Lysimachus II century BC.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated l., l. arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; cornucopia in l. field and monogram in inner l. field. In exergue, eagle standing r. within A-BY, and monogram.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: cf. Mattingly, &quot;The Ma&#039;aret en-Num&#039;an Hoard&quot; in Essays Carson-Jenkins, 461 (for type).</p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 33.0mm Weight: 14.81g Conservation: Toned, rough surface and Very Fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>The auction featured several of that type, and also tets from Ilium, Troas. Both types are pretty rare, and I have so far little luck googling my coin. I like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have tried my best to avoid the addiction of Alexandrian tets, but that Sunday brought me 3. They were too tempting, and I felt they all were really good buys. So I think we both got a grand prize, along with the collector that got the Caesar portrait denarius, the Pergamese temple cistophor, the Domitian as Caesar under Titus, and probably a few more. Although Naville rarely have the best looking coins, they sure are good at finding interesting ones. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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