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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1852667, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">My third offering is one of my overall-collection favourites ... </span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; I think the artist was quite talented and seemed to capture quite a few neat animal-expressions (I still crack a smile when I look at the pissed-off dolphin!!)</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">&nbsp;</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Nomos</b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 315-302 BC</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 20 mm</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 7.98 grams</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Warrior, preparing to cast spear, holding two others and shield, on horse rearing right; ΣA below</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, astride dolphin left; AP monogram to left; below, small dolphin left</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: Fischer-Bossert Group 70, 846 (V336/R657); Vlasto 601 (same obv. die); HN Italy 937; Gulbenkian 35 (same dies); Jameson 156 (same dies)</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 11h … toned. Excellent metal, exceptional obverse from fresh dies</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">From the JMG Collection</span></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]309754[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]309755[/ATTACH]</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]309757[/ATTACH] </span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; ummm, does anybody else wanna go to Calabria?!!!</span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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