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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2475241, member: 56859&quot;]Wow, that&#039;s a very nice example of the type!&nbsp;&nbsp; I picked one up a couple of years ago and adore it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phoeniciaberytostychehippocampquadriga-jpg.361205/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Berytos </b></p><p><b>1st century BCE</b></p><p>Æ19.5, 5.9 gm</p><p>Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right</p><p>Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps</p><p>Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83</p><p><br /></p><p>My other &quot;alternative modes of transportation&quot; are bigas, although there are are a few unusual quadrigas on the never-ended shopping list.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the OP coin you can see more details, including the little guy &quot;guiding the team&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>From&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924092536659" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924092536659" rel="nofollow">Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow (1899)</a>:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hunteriancatalogberytosentry-jpg.361289/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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