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Anyone got a few extra Ks lying around they don't need?

I'm short by about 7.5 of 'em:

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El Trite, Lydia, Aninetus, 610-560 BC, 4.68g. Type of Weidenauer-109 which is a 1/6 Stater. Signed with name of King "Walwet" in front of lion's face. This type does not have hair growing from the wart. For that reason this is the second recorded. Because this example has comb-like strokes above and behind the head of the lion, it is an unrecorded variant. Quite rare. Unusually nice for these with most of the name on flan. Good VF US$ 7,500


Alyattes trite
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I still like your icon coin (icoin?) better.

    Sure would love to be somewhere where I could go detecting and find one o' those (or a mere Alexander tetra or Owl or something like that!), without getting shot or arrested!

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I still like your icon coin (icoin?) better. >>



    Shucks. Thank you image

    I'd love to take a trip to this part of Turkey. Imagine panning in the stream where they found the electrum used to make these!
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame


  • << <i>I'd love to take a trip to this part of Turkey. Imagine panning in the stream where they found the electrum used to make these! >>



    Be very careful, Turkey is very protective of its antiquities and the customs officials will not take kindly if you try to remove them from the country.

    Dr J
  • cachemancacheman Posts: 3,118 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'd love to take a trip to this part of Turkey. Imagine panning in the stream where they found the electrum used to make these! >>



    Be very careful, Turkey is very protective of its antiquities and the customs officials will not take kindly if you try to remove them from the country.

    Dr J >>



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