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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Always had a fondness for the Rhodian depiction of Helios on their coins! Caria, Rhodes AR Diobol Magistrate Thrasymenes (170-150 BC) Facing radiate head of Helios, slightly turned right Rose within incuse square; bud to right, rising sun to left, THRASYMENES above  I'm beginning to understand the attraction to these classical Greek coins... just look at the 3D rendition of the design elements!  Edited by Finn235
12/06/2017 2:40 pm
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 United States
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I'm liking the ancient Greek coins too!
"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."
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You needed a strong smack to bring up those details.
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United States
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Your on a roll Steve, you have been picking up really nice coins lately.
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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 a really nice coin  Quote:
I'm beginning to understand the attraction to these classical Greek coins Does that mean we'll see you posting more Greek coins  Edited by Palouche
12/06/2017 02:50 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That's a nice coin and one I tried to buy at a good price for quite a while. In the end I did get a Rhodes coin but not as nice as yours (I like how your rose is inside an incuse square) as well as your portrait, which always reminds me of the statue of liberty with the striations around it.  I am with you on the Greek coinage, I think in terms of beauty it repeatedly comes up trumps. Congrats on the addition of a must have coin ^^ Edited by DavidUK
12/06/2017 03:02 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6130 Posts |
Thanks all! I didn't plan to keep this one originally, but it has grown on me... we'll see whether it earns a permanent spot in the collection though!
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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AR drachme , 15 mm , 2.8 gr , 11 h . obv : radiate head of Helios right rev : rose within incuse square , right bud , left a stick between P (rho) and O : Rhodos ., ARISTOBOULOS above . ref : Jenkins,Gruppe A,10 . period : 188 - 177 BC. @Finn : Rhodes is situated just off the coast of Caria . His coins are under Caria . For me , Greek coins are the most beautiful , especially the coins from South Italy and Sicily . albert   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whoops! I guess I had Thrace on my mind yesterday! Fixed the error, thanks Albert!
I have always liked the Thracian issues with Sol in profile, too!
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