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Message:: [QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8276990, member: 118780"]This is easily my most expensive coin, though from what I can tell also my best bargain. Interestingly, I went back to my spreadsheet and found that I have three other coins where I paid over $1k. Two are also among the best bargains I've found. Maybe I should use this data to convince my wife to let me spend more on coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> [ATTACH=full]1461363[/ATTACH] Egypt, Achaemenid Province. Sabakes, satrap, AR Tetradrachm. Circa 340-333 BC.16.61g, 25mm, 9h.Head of Athena to right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent in upper left field; uncertain letters to left, "Sabakes symbol" and SWYK (in Aramaic) to right.Van Alfen Type III, 24-34 var. (O11/R- [unlisted rev. die]); Nicolet-Pierre, Monnaies 18-26 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 4 var. (no letters on left of rev.); BMC 265 var. (same).Ex Roma[/QUOTE]