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Offline stevex6

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Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« on: October 22, 2017, 07:22:33 pm »
Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day

=> okay sure, the Detroit Lions have a bye this week ... but this sweet Lion coin is still chompin' at the bit!!

THESSALY, Oitaioi. AR Hemidrachm
Circa 360-344 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse: Head of lion left, spear in jaws
Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding club
Reference: Valassiadis 3; BCD Thessaly II 489; SNG Copenhagen 181

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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2017, 07:29:32 pm »
It's always awesome when the obverse and the reverse rocks, eh?

=> yah, this coin is another total winner (chicken dinner)

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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2017, 09:51:14 pm »
Touch down!
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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2017, 11:55:51 pm »
 :afro:

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Thanks Jay
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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2017, 12:47:27 am »
Herakles looks like he means business. Nice coin.
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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2017, 04:00:13 am »
wonderful looking coin Steve,

here is my Heracles
Gaza

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Re: Coin of the day => Sunday Football Day
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2017, 07:29:18 am »
Yes, he does look like he's gonna teach that lion a lesson, eh?

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Hi Oki => hey, thanks for posting your sweet example

Cheers, brothers

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