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DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 5:44 pm Here's a new one for me, one of those coins with a pattern on one side and an incuse version of it on the other side. I spotted this one a while back when it first appeared, surprised nobody else bought it because I see that it offers a fair balance of quality and value. It might be my last Greek silver for a while... almost completed my collection where ancients are concerned (need one bronze and one more medieval to fill all my gaps) Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 5:55 pm Excellent coin, David. I love it! Quote: It might be my last Greek silver for a while... Say it ain't so! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 6:12 pm Very nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 6:12 pm There's something in every collector that drives them on... 5 years or so ago I was bored with modern coins, having quantity but not much quality, bullion coins etc and my goal was to make a decent folder of 2x2's with a page on a few different themes. When I get the last couple (Looking for a decent Kamarina Tetras for a good price and got a gap on my miscellaneous page) maybe I will make a virtual folder or do a thread about my achievement... Of late I have been more interested in putting together a small collection together of quality watches... a hobby even more expensive than coins... so far I have 5 out of the 8 I want... but two of the last 3 are silly money and work is unsteady at present... and I still have a collection of USA banknotes to complete... As for the Greek silver there is only one that I am missing that I would still quite like (Tarentum) but I don't want to start a new page for it because then I will have to find another 11 coins to go with it! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 6:48 pm @david, that is a great coin. I don't know too much about Greek coins, but it sounds like the civilization of Kamarina was not a very happy one. Maybe you can end this series on a more positive note? From Forum Ancient Coins: Quote: Kamarina was founded in 598 B.C., as a colony of Syracuse. Fifty years later, the colony rebelled against Syracuse and was destroyed. In 495 and again in 485 the site was resettled by colonists from Gela. Kamarina suffered plagues and a marsh north of the city was the suspected source. The town oracle advised them not to drain the marsh, but in 405 B.C., the leaders ignored the advice. Once the marsh was dry, there was nothing to stop the Carthaginian army. They marched across the newly drained marsh, razed the city, and killed every last remaining inhabitant. Inhabitants that had escaped before the slaughter paid the Carthaginians to free the city and returned. Kamarina was sacked by the Mamertines in 280, taken again by Carthage in 259, and in 258 the remaining residents were killed or sold into slavery by Rome. "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 06/22/2016 06:01 am I have read this story before somewhere... interesting but morbid history... Interesting coins too with the owl clutching the lizard in its claws. Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 06/22/2016 6:03 pm Great coin David, a wonderful acquisition. Report this Post to the Staff
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