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JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
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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.

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Any thoughts on grade from the ancient experts?
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    beautiful image
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭
    Very lovely coin. The crack is minor, I wouldn't even consider it to be a fault. The coin shows almost all the design details and the strike seems to be excellent.
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice piece. I have absolutely no problem with flan problems like you shared - I think the issues add personality and individuality.

  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm no ancient expert, but this coin sure does have nice eye appeal.

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  • NapNap Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree, appears to be a nice looking coin. Don't know anything about the issue though.
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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,099 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks EF to me and the obverse image looks out of focus which is not untypical with that high relief.

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  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is it a pop out ?image
  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    No thoughts except "Jealous." I was drooling over the auction, but just too far out of my league.
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a lovely example of a lovely type.

    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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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    I agree with LM here. Any detrimental value the flan crack brings is totally outshined by the coin as a whole.
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭
    A stunning example, makes me wish I could fit one into my set.
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