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Ancient NEWP
JCMhouston
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Just won this one at the Pegasi auction, C. 175 BC - 150 BC, 3/4 facing head of Helios obv., rose in square with grapes reverse. It's raw but looks about an EF to me and I thought the toning was attractive. The cracked flan probably kept the price down but that's ok with me, I really don't mind that in the ancients. I believe my theme for ancients is just coins I find the design attractive, or where I think they have an interesting/historical design. This one falls in the attractive category for me, I've always thought the coins with the head of Helios were very nicely done.
Any thoughts on grade from the ancient experts?
Any thoughts on grade from the ancient experts?
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My latest avatar coin has the same basic design, though the rose on mine isn't inside an incuse square like the one on yours, which I rather like.
I read about your flan crack before the picture loaded, and was expecting far worse. That's more of the kind of flan crack you'd expect from a strong strike rather than a flaw in the planchet itself, which is good.
It doesn't bother me at all.
Very nice coin.
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