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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2257711, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">FAIL</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Hey, apparently I have another example that might fit into your cool thread ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, and it&#039;s one of your cool <b>M-H examples =&gt; 48 Units</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Bosporian Kings, Sauromates I</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">- Implements of Battle –</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Æ 48 Units</span></b></p><p>Date: circa 98-104 AD</p><p>Size: 27.94 mm</p><p>Weight: 9.49 grams</p><p>Obverse: TIBEPIOC IOYΛIOC BACIΛEYC CAYPOMATHC, Sauromates seated right on curule chair, holding sceptre tipped with the head of Trajan</p><p>Reverse: TEIMAI BACIΛEωC CAYPOMATOY, Round shield with spear, surrounded by battle axe, horse head, helmet, and sword in scabbard, mark of denomination (MH) below</p><p>Attribution: MacDonald 417</p><p>Description: A nice example with light tooling and smoothing typical for this issue. VF/VF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447793[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; yah, I always smile when I see this coin, for it was a very valuable learning-lesson from Mentor (he stated that there shouldn&#039;t be any typical &quot;smoothing and tooling&quot; accepted by us collectors!!) </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... I have tried my hardest &quot;not&quot; to collect any further examples that have even the slightest bit of tooling and/or smoothing!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, but I still &quot;love&quot; this super-cool coin!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... and I still like you a tiny bit (and I love your OP-coin)</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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