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Pillar of the Community
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I had to look up Elam. Interesting looking obverse.
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Interesting looking coin, I haven't seen any of this type before.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice coin. Now I have to go read about Kingdom of Elam and see where that is.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin! I haven't ever heard of Elam either.
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Elam or Elymais, they where a quasi-imdependent kingdom in Parthian Persia. They were destroyed by the Sassanian dynasty, starting with the Pathian defeat by Ardashir I. Sassanid rule was later cemented by Shapur I son of Ardashir and co-regent. Elam is a canidate for the home of one of the 3 wisemen, who came from the east to visit Jesus, because they observed some type of celestial event.
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01/05/2013 2:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Got to put one of these on my want list. Are they expensive?
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Pillar of the Community
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Generally rarer then the drachms. The tets are often really really almost blank reverses. This one with legend and the reverse king, if really rare in this condition. You can easily go on and find ones in lesser condition from $150 - $350....I paid $125 including registered shipping from the UK. I would value mine in the $250-$350 range. DougS bought one in 1994 for like $35 dollars but that was twenty(ish) years ago.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great pick up. As I get more into these I might be willing to spend that kind of money. Sounds like you got a smoking deal.
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Pillar of the Community
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what a great coin AN!  hand't heard of the guy or seen anything quite like your coin, but caught that parthian vibe. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Anoob, something new?, very nice coin, well detailed, love the beard..nice pick up.. |
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I've heard of Elam before--but the coin is a new one--nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
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You guys have to stop finding these far flung exotic kingdoms full of coins, I cant keep up  Nice coin though  |
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You know I would love to in the end make a type set, one tetradrachm from each empire of antiquity, but I keep coming up with these "far flung exotic kingdoms full of coins" I think this might be a task I cannot complete.
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I think I am easily impressed with Ancient coins, but when I ever opened the package and this popped out, I was floored. This coin, so large and heavy with a majestic patina, golden brown with a light iridescent glimmer. I took my breath away. The Obverse portrait of the king ,with a somber gaze that pierced the sole. I really felt the power of this coin..  The coin is struck in such high relief and with such detail, one can assume the poor style on the reverse of the piece is no mere mishap, but an intentional poor rendering of someone of lesser standing. Exotic and beautiful this one will go down as one of my favorites, a real accomplishment in my collection, having desired one of these for sometime, and seeing coins of lesser condition selling for big money, I am happy to have THE or A top condition specimen of this type. These kings having once sat on thrones in antiquity will now sit on my night stand, equally appreciated in death as they were in life.   |
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Posted 01/05/2013 1:23 pm
