Prison-Coin #1 => 1st Of 15 Coins (Akanthos Bull Tetro)

Even better,
The story of Io.
She was turned into a cow, would have wore the crown of Hathor and fits the area...

And, most Importantly, I have seen an image that looks just like this one in a mythology textbook of her!

http://www.musesrealm.net/stories/zeusio.html

All I can add is that these come with several minor devices above the bull. Mine has the retrograde letters EV which I assume is the start of a magistrate name but I am not aware of a study on the coins. I always found the pebbled reverse fields interesting. Mine was $75 from CNG in 1990 but CNG was not particularly high priced back then so I suspect Windchild's guess is close allowing for the Steve-pays-too-much factor. I also suspect that what is being seen as a disk is an anomaly of the photo rather than something in the die. Yours looks a mite polished?

Sorry guys, but I don't have it "in hand" quite yet ... it is still in the mailman's hands (I will try to remember to answer this question once the coin arrives)

Thanks Jango, it's good to be back in the ol' herd!!

Thanks A-Dawg ...

Man, you dudes are all about the money, eh?

Well, the price bisected Windcity's and A-Dawg's price estimates (it was $250 delivered) ... apparently when dougsmit bought his coin 22 years ago the prices were significanty lower!! (ah, the good ol' days)

Oooops, sorry dude ... I have the flu today (I'm home from work, sick) ... maybe the cough-medicine is acting-up!!? (sorry, I'll try harder to find you a nickname that may stop that from occurring) ...

Ummm, but if it's any consolation, I called my wife by an ex-gorlfriend's name the other day (trust me, that was "not" a wise move!!)

Then I would say it was a good deal well done my friend! Now say 15 coins in 30 days at an average of $250 is what like $3750 times 12 months thats like $46000 in a year or almost one gold Shabang from the Triton catalog keep up the momentum....

She gets oven-mitts for Christmas (the nice ones!!)