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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2669901, member: 57495&quot;]History, mythology, yada yada... <i>yawn.&nbsp; </i>Guys, get serious... it&#039;s all about the <b>investment $$</b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, alright, it&#039;s the love of history and mythology for me, too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />...</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below is as far away from investment grade as you can get.&nbsp; It was struck in a town called Himera in the late 5th century BC.&nbsp; It was very likely still in use when an army of Carthaginians landed on Sicily, massacred the inhabitants of the city, and destroyed it so completely that it was never rebuilt.&nbsp; It&#039;s very possible I&#039;ve never spent a better $6.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]594253[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Himera</b></p><p>AE Tetras. SICILY, Himera, circa 420 - 407 BC. CNS I 32.&nbsp; O: Pan as a youth, holding thyrsos over shoulder and blowing on a conch shell, seated on goat walking right; three pellets (mark of value) below.&nbsp; R: Nike flying left, holding aphlaston and hem of skirt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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