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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3000867, member: 82322&quot;]Such a coin should be big enough that it looks like a coin.&nbsp; It should have design elements that are still used on coins today.&nbsp; The grade should be high enough to be recognizable but not pristine.&nbsp; It should reference a person or place that is known today from TV and movies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742568[/ATTACH] </p><p>SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator.&nbsp; AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.8g). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 311-295/81 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p>Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above anchor; ΣΩ below throne.</p><p><i>Seleucid Coins</i> 202.12; <i>Price</i> 3938</p><p><br /></p><p>From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon, Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 479.&nbsp; Note: This is the Wildwinds.com example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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