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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4495011, member: 19463&quot;]Years ago I bought my first incuse reverse coins from Southern Italy. Both were the most common tripod types from Kroton.&nbsp; Both were faulted and of the later, thicker fabric version but not bad for my price bracket.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115128[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1115129[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>At that time, I became aware of another incuse reverse of Kroton where the reverse tripod was replaced by a flying eagle.&nbsp; After wanting one of these for 30+ years, I bid on one described as having &#039;minor scratches under magnification&#039;.&nbsp; The coin arrived with what I would call gouges (undescribed) surrounded by the described minor scratches.&nbsp; I should have sent it back but, as is often the case with auctions, the competition largely turned their noses up at the coin so it was worth what I paid as long as you hold it right so as to minimize the scratches.&nbsp; Most sell for considerably more than I paid and all but two I found were of the more common variety with QPO only rather than QPO _ TON.&nbsp; Mine has a cleat TON but QPO has worn away almost completely.&nbsp; Does anyone collect these to the degree that the would care this is a TON coin?&nbsp; I don&#039;t but I did want that bird and I did not want to spend $7000 for the EF one with TON - that is for sure!.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115126[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These are always shown with the eagle flying straight to the right but I don&#039;t like the angle of the head in that orientation so I am choosing to show it ascending at an angle.&nbsp; These are things you can do when you take your own photos.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Post any Incuse reverse Magna Graecia coins you may have where the reverse is a different design than the obverse.&nbsp; My only other one is this AR litra of Metapontum with a single grain backing up the grain ear of the obverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1115144[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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