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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2255615, member: 56859&quot;]She was his second and fourth wife. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=75936]@Greg Heinrich[/USER], if that&#039;s your ugliest, you are doing pretty well! </p><p><br /></p><p>Wowie, [USER=74131]@WDF[/USER], yours is definitely a strong competitor!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Yours too, [USER=42634]@chrsmat71[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have many suitable candidates for the Ugly But Loved category.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did I want this ratty coin?&nbsp; Because I wanted <i>something</i> from Sparta<i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i>.&nbsp; Maybe someday I can buy a Spartan royal issue but they are very scarce and pricey.&nbsp; If I ever do get one, it will likely be a bronze issue and in even worse shape than the coin below.&nbsp; This triobol was struck centuries after Sparta&#039;s heyday.</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_dc0dae637d354c72ad64bdc28b777833.jpg_srb_p_659_337_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LACONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta)</b></p><p>80-50 BCE</p><p>AR triobol, 2.29 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Herakles right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Amphora; to each side, caps of the Dioscuri; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; BCD Peloponnesos 868[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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