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 United States
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Got this for next to free thanks to my ebay bucks  The octopus is my favorite animal so I have been looking at these. Not too bad. Arethusa is faint but the reverse isn't too bad. It will be the oldest coin in my collection once I get it in hand. Syracuse, Sicily, AE15 (Trias) 16mm 3.8g 440-425 B.C. Obv. Head of Atethusa rt., hair in koymbos; dolphins before/behind. Rev. Octopus, three pellets around. [URL="http://s246.photobucket.com/user/stonecypher_photos/media/Ancients/KGrHqZrQFGtk9ZtBRvfifTF9Q60_3_zps4adz42gn.jpeg.html]  [/URL] [URL="http://s246.photobucket.com/user/stonecypher_photos/media/Ancients/KGrHqVqMFGmjd0jwBRvfifLs060_3_zpsnmeu5u9i.jpeg.html]  [/URL] swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
Nice, very popular coin - free, even better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
Love the 'freebies' now that I have ten 'bucks' myself I need to break my vow of non expenditure.
Well I still have a few weeks to find something 'green'.
Sicilian coins are always good. High demand too.
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
Thanks! Wasn't free really..you have to buy to get the bucks  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Can't beat free, interesting coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3229 Posts |
Cool coin...for a great price!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
549 Posts |
Before it was tooled the reverse probably had all the clarity of detail that the obverse has.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Cool...I spotted the octopus immedialely.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Hmm, I have received the coin in hand and see dirt all around the devices and edge (Obverse and reverse). The octopus has patina all around.
This coin is uncleaned.
If there is tooling, it happened long ago..before being buried.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Look forward to seeing the cleaned coin. I love octopi, they are so intelligent.
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Posted 01/04/2014 6:25 pm
