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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1698118, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3">I remember being very sad and embarrassed when I posted this coin and then dougsmit pointed-out that there is no acceptable amount of smoothing and tooling (I actually had to go look-up what smoothing and tooling were all about) ... ummm, but I still think this coin is pretty cool ... </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Bosporian Kings, Sauromates I</font></font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font size="3"><font face="Arial">- Implements of </font></font></span></b><font size="3"><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial">Battle</font></span></b><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"> –</font></span></b></font></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Æ 48 Units </span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Date: circa 98-104 AD</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Size: 27.94 mm</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 9.49 grams</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: TIBEPIOC IOYΛIOC BACIΛEYC CAYPOMATHC, Sauromates seated right on curule chair, holding sceptre tipped with the head of Trajan</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: TEIMAI BACIΛEωC CAYPOMATOY, Round shield with spear, surrounded by battle axe, horse head, helmet, and sword in scabbard, mark of denomination (MH) below</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Attribution: MacDonald 417</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="3"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000000">Description: </span></font></font></span><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3">A nice example with light tooling and smoothing typical for this issue</font></font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial"><font size="3"><br /></font></font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="Arial">[ATTACH]258400.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]258401.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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