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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3393264, member: 71642&quot;]It was a Whitman buy.&nbsp; The BIN was Albanian and I&#039;ll get photos processed later.&nbsp; What the heck here are the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure where the cut off is for Ancients vs. World forums.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect medieval and I don&#039;t collect Anglo-Saxon pennies, yet here it is (I was under the influence of a friend from another forum): </p><p>[ATTACH=full]901363[/ATTACH] </p><p>From the seller&#039;s website&nbsp; </p><p><b>ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. <i>Æthelred II. </i></b>978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.27 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Stamford mint; Svartgeirr, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRED REX Λ(NG)LΘ, draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + SPE RTGΛ R M’Θ STΛN, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1149; North 774; SCBC 1151. EF, toned, small mark on obverse, otherwise, much as struck.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The truly Ancient coin is really an offshoot of my Albanians.&nbsp; The Albanian set is &#039;All About Zog&#039; (ie 1920s-1930s) and were designed by an Italian mint engraver.&nbsp; At the time the coins were heavily influenced by the King of Italy who was an avid coin collector and thus many used the ancient coin designs as inspirations.&nbsp; I picked this ancient because 1. the eagle is standing/looking left (though it&#039;s not a perfect match) and 2. is otherwise awesome:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]901365[/ATTACH] </p><p>Provincial Issue of Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea Ad Mare, Under Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm. 27mm, 13.65 gr. Prieur 1149. Obv. Laureate and draped bust of Septimius right. Rev. Eagle holding wreath in its beak and looking left, star below. </p><p><br /></p><p>And the reason for including it with my &#039;Albanian Antecedent&#039; set (I change the name every time I post it...)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]901369[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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