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Not another Ancient!!!

JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
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But yes it is, and with a fabulous provenance, ex Zohar the Magnificent. From the city of Miletus in Ionia (present day Turkey) this early 3rd BC Tetradrachm in NGC AU. A really well struck example, just look at the hair behind the obverse portrait. Hard to image with the high relief but I think this is pretty accurate, a light stain on the obverse cheek but otherwise a rather nice example. Head of Heracles on obverse and Zeus seated on reverse.

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The type of Alexander III (The Great), but of course a posthumous issue.
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,697 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am amazed at how well struck and centered some of these are. Looking at Herkales's hair and Zeus's "six pack" show much detail. The reason this was designated "Fine Style" I would think is primarily the obverse artistic engraving.
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  • TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭✭
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  • NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    very detailed lion skin headdress image
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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    At this point, I will just settle on being Zohar's mail boy, who gets to open the packages on the way from the mailbox to the house.
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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,829 ✭✭✭✭✭
    lol
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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    An awesome coin. Beautiful. I'm glad I opened this thread but ... I was really hoping to see something other than ... another ancient image

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