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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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 Love the postie on days like this! Some quick snaps....  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, that is a nice coin Val. That will certainly brighten up your weekend!
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Denmark
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That's a fantastic coin! Great portrait! What does the symbol in the left field tell us? (By the way, my avatar is quite fitting for this thread ) Edited by ChrisHagen
11/15/2014 07:16 am
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Chris, it is described as a 'trident with fillets' by Price. That means this is from Pella, Macedon, a lifetime or early posthumous issue of Alexander III, 325-315BC, ref. Price 233A. ...I agree, it really does have a handsome portrait eh! ...and thanks Biancasdad!  Edited by Valecrucis
11/15/2014 07:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice coin 'Valecrucis', you still have mail delivery on Saturdays?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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We do Medieval. I don't suppose it will last forever...they privatised the Royal Mail a couple of years ago.
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 United States
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Very nice coin, congrats on your new addition.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Always nice to have a decent chunk of ancient silver.
The parable of the Lost Coin probably involved a tetradrachm.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I assume the woman in the parable was a numismatist, otherwise, when you lose a coin, most would just wait until it turned up.  Edited by Valecrucis
11/15/2014 09:50 am
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United States
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks for all the complements everyone. I am very excited to have a nice one of these in my collection! Thanks for all the advice people gave me before I decided to go for it too!
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11/15/2014 09:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great score. You have to take some pictures of the portrait edge on. You have to capture the heft and thinckness of the flan.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I will do AN. Not today though. That will be a nice way to spend an hour on a Sunday...tomorrow...and I will post them here then. It has wonderful relief and with the weight being spot on at 17.18g and the diameter at 27mm, it has a lovely chunky feel in your hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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what a SWEET coin Val! i second the edge view motion made by an, I bet it looks awesome. here's my philip iii from the edge...sort of...  check out the thighs on this guy...  |
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United Kingdom
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They are just magnificent aren't they...not just the thighs, lol....but these types in general. I keep my better coins in a stack of Lindner coin trays. At the moment this coin is with my other Greek silvers in the top tray. Whenever I have walked near them today, this tet simply leapt out from them and demanded all attention. Now I have one I want more lol. Taking ANs lead, I am giving myself just a little fruit -     Edited by Valecrucis
11/15/2014 7:29 pm
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