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Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 05/23/2016 8:16 pm Examples of the coin were not hard to locate by any means, but prices for the condition I desired seemed to be rather high, such as life. Just recently while chatting with a friend and dealer on Facebook I discovered that he was in midst of closing a deal to upgrade the example of said coin in his collection and I could have first shot at the throw back. I was able to procure it in a fair trade, so it didn't even touch the budget for this month. Here is that coin... Roman Empire Syria, Antiochia ad Orontem Augustus Octavian (r. BC 27 - AD 14) AR Tetradrachm 26 mm x 14.82 grams Struck 26 of the Actian Era and Cos. 12 (BC 5) Obverse: Laureate bust of Octavian right. Greek Legend - KAISigma;OAPSigma;Sigma;E BASigma;TOY (Caesar Augustus) Reverse: Tyche of Antioch seated on a rock to right, holding a palm-branch, the river-god Orontes swimming at her feet, YPi;A monogram, IB (Cos. 12) and ANT (in monogram) in field. Greek Legend - ETOVSigma; - CK - NIKHSigma;, CK ( 26 yrs After the Victory) Ref: RPC 4151 Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/23/2016 8:40 pm Nice example, Nate. I really like the reverse imagery/design. Good to see that none of Tyche's turrets got cropped...gets a bit close there. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/23/2016 8:48 pm Excellent coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/23/2016 10:41 pm You don't see this type of coin in this condition very often, I can't believe that there has only been two comments about it. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 05/24/2016 05:52 am Quote: first shot at the throw back AN thanks for sharing this interesting coin. Not too bad for a "throw back". "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 05/24/2016 09:34 am That's a good looking coin you got there. Gratz Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 05/24/2016 11:10 am Yea I thought it was a heck of a throw back- you should have seen the one he acquired makes this look like poop. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 06/07/2016 10:02 pm Very nice coin AN. Report this Post to the Staff
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