FORVM`s Classical Numismatics Discussion Board

I will start posting some of my cool coins once I get a free sec (sorry, I didn't realize that your Forvm-Galleries are merely a thread with your name on it!) ... I thought I'd have to be tech-fancy and learn some fancy posting-tricks (sorry for being so slow)

I guess I'll start at the beginning with a cool archaic punch example ...

Lydia AR Siglos

You can do it by creating a thread, but there is also this http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/

The member's gallery used to have its own tab at the top of the discussion board's home page but now it is hidden in a drop down menu. As you have demonstrated it is not easy to find! I wish it was more prominent.

it is much more than that.
it is a highly detailed (or should be at least), searchable database which is a much overlooked reference, imo.
with some of the coins I've seen in your collection you really should create one, and then link to it at the bottom of your posts. see the links at the bottom of this post for my example...

~ Peter

But only if you're feeling up to it!

 :-\
 :grapes:

Thanks for your advice ... maybe I'll look into it afterwards?

Cheers

Until then, I'll merely keep adding a few of my coins to this fine thread, okay?

Ummm, here is a nice big sweetie ...

Anonymous. Æ Aes Grave Sextans
Rome mint
Circa 280 BC
Diameter: 36 mm
Weight: 50.76 grams
Obverse: Scallop shell; • • (mark of value) below
Reverse: Caduceus; • • (mark of value) across field
Reference: Crawford 14/5; ICC 30; HN Italy 272
Other: 6h … brown patina, some green, a couple minor casting flaws, traces of deposits
From the Collection of a Director

Keep them sweeties coming my coin friend

Thanks, Oki

 :)

Here is another random coin from my collection ... it's a handsome example, eh?

Demetrius I Trichalkon with ELEPHANT
200-185 BC 
Diameter: 29.5 mm
Weight: 12.61 grams
Bactrian Kings, Demetrius I, bronze Attic trichalkon of:
Obverse: Head of elephant with bell hanging from neck
Reverse: Caduceus.
Reference: Bopearachchi-16, Mitchiner-1086, SNG ANS 209
Other: LOVELY brown and green patina, great example

great Jumbo,

lower picture is best  +++

Thanks man

Here is another random Saturday choice for my gallery ...

Galeria Valeria. Augusta, Æ Follis
Cyzicus mint, 4th officina
Struck circa AD 308
293(?)-311 AD
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 6.34 grams
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right
Reverse: Venus standing facing, head left, lifting dress and holding apple; MKΔ
Reference: RIC VI 38
Other:  1h … EF, dark brown to black patina
Ex CNG Inventory 819832 (August 2008)

That has to be a stunning coin in hand!

I agree with David.

That coin is incredible!

Peter

That Aes Grave, at 36mm and 50g is a weapon, not a coin :-)

Love that elephant too!

Hi ... hey, thanks for the responses, gang (I always appreciate a nice coin-comment)

I have been away for a couple of weeks, but I'm back again (I missed the coin interactions)

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Heads UP my coin friend

Welcome back Steve....

Welcome back Steve.  Hope you're feeling better.

Thanks, gang

 :)

Thanks Martin ... hey, I always think of you when I see these two coins [REMOVED BY ADMIN]
L Papius AR denarius serratus
79 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin, snake behind (bankers marks on portrait?)
Reverse: Gryphon dancing right, Snake / dog. Symbol 122 (Rare and unusual symbol), L PAPI (exergue)
Reference: Syd 773, Cr384/1. Symbol 122
Other: sweet silver tone

Constans. Æ Centenionalis
Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 348-350
AD 337-350
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 2.84 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding globe
Reverse: Soldier advancing right, head left, holding spear and leading boy away from hut; SMNB
Reference: RIC VIII 70; LRBC 2291
Other: 12h … VF, brown, porous surfaces
=> Dramatic double strike on reverse

Awesome , what a great double strike!!!!

Incredible! The double-strike makes the reverse look dramatically different. To me it looks like someone knocking down the columns of a temple!

Peter

Thanks guys ... yah, the symmetry of the double-strike is pretty cool, eh?

 :afro:

I have a bunch of pretty cool over-strikes (I love them => they're like two coins in one!!)

... here is another super neat example (it looks like a prow with a snout)

Anonymous. Overstruck Æ Triens
Canusium mint
206-195 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 5.88 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Minerva right; four pellets above
Reverse: Prow right; [CA] to right, four pellets below
Reference: Crawford 100/3; Sydenham 309c; RBW 450
Other: 12h … VF, brown patina.
From the RBW Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (20 August 1986), lot 117

Overstruck on a “Zeus/man-headed bull” issue of Oiniadai, Akarnania (cf. BCD Akarnania 345-8)

I have also tossed-in the host coin-type (it is kind of fun to figure it out)

 

WOW artist in over striking

Here is a pretty classic over-strike ... hard to beat the coolness factor of these old Sicily, Akragas winners, eh?

SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron
Late 5th century BC
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 14.71 grams
Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare
Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse
Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM
Other: 11h .... Coin Near VF, countermark VF, green patina. Well preserved undertype.
From the Edgar L. Owen Collection

Now I'm on fire => I can't stop myself!!

Here is another sweet counter-strike ...

=> Troas, Abydos => Eagle stamped over eagle (cock-fight?!)

TROAS, Abydos. Æ23 Countermarked issue
Circa 4th-3rd century BC
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 7.98 grams
Obverse: Turreted bust of Artemis right
Reverse: ABY, eagle standing right, head left
Reference: SNG Copenhagen 40 for countermark; SNG Copenhagen 38 and SNG Ashmolean 988-9 for undertype
Other: 12h … VF, brown patina
The undertype is a bust of Artemis facing slightly right, wearing mural crown / Eagle standing right, wings displayed

Oh, and here is another very cool over-strike ...

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage (Overstrike), Æ18
Circa 220s BC
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Weight: 5.11 grams
Obverse: Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) three-quarter face right, wearing corn-wreath
Reverse: Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident; to right, ΒΟΙΩΤ[ΩΝ] downward
Reference: BCD Boiotia 108 (this coin); HGC 4, 1182. VF, dark brown patina. Overstruck on Æ of Antigonos Gonatas of the type SNG Cop. 1214-1221
Other: 12h … the overstrikes are reversed on this coin, which is quite rare
Ex BCD Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 108

Obverse => it looks like there is a horse wrapped around Demeter's face

Reverse => Poseidon, standing left, all within a huge portrait

I have also tossed-in the host coin

.... yup, this is a pretty cool example

Hey, am I allowed to post one of my moderns every now and then? ... I haven't seen any examples on this site, but I'm mighty proud of this bad girl, so here goes nuthin' ...

 :angel:

=> less than 100,000 minted (AU55-ish) ... winna-winna, chicken-dinna

nice toning.

you REALLY need to start a real gallery!

~ Peter

The portrait reminds me of Faustina Junior.

Peter

Faustina Jr.

Yah, sweet Vickie does look a bit like Faustina-II, eh?

=> good call, Peter

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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AR Denarius
Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164
AD 147-175
Rome mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.35 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Reverse: Draped and ornamented throne on which are two infant boys
Reference: RIC III 712 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-4b Diad.; RSC 191
Other: 12h … Good VF, toned
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection

Here is my favourite coin "today" ... yah, some days some coins scream at me (today this baby decided to puff-up his awesomeness)

Constantius I AE Follis
Date: 301-303 AD
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Weight: 10.1 grams
Obverse:  CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint)
Reference: RIC 167a
Other: Superb and bold portrait

This coin rocks!! (*click-on* the bottom photo => shabamm!)

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bot MY FRIEND
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=111

I second that.

That coin is exceptional. The second photo in particular really pops out the details.

Peter

Really? ... hmmm, I'm not sure how it gets nominated and/or voted-on?

It is pretty sharp, eh?

 ;D

You can post it  +++ +++

Here is my most expensive coin ... and perhaps my nicest?

CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Nomos
Circa 315-302 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 7.98 grams
Obverse: Warrior, preparing to cast spear, holding two others and shield, on horse rearing right (eight rayed star on horse quarter); ΣA below
Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, astride dolphin left; AP monogram to left; below, small dolphin left
Reference: Fischer-Bossert Group 70, 846 (V336/R657); Vlasto 600 (same obv. die); HN Italy 937; Gulbenkian 35 (same dies); Jameson 156 (same dies)
Other: 11h … EF, toned. Excellent metal, exceptional obverse from fresh dies
From the JMG Collection

Oh, and here are two more of my Calaria Tarentum examples (man, they make some pretty cool coins, eh?)

=> so today's examples include three coins from Calabria, Tarentum ... an AR Nomos, an AR Drachm and another cool AR Obol

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great collection Mr Steve  ;D ;D

Very nice. The expression on the dolphin is great, it looks to be somewhat displeased with the situation!

yes. yes they do.   :)
and that didrachm is gorgeous!

~ Peter

more and more beautiful coins are shown every day  ::)

Thanks, gang ... I'm glad that you like them

 :)

It feels good to post one of my coins every now and then (it keeps me in the game)

I'm not 100% sure how many of these babies will still be mine after this US Thanskgiving Sale weekend, so I may as well post a bunch of them while they still belong to me, eh?

So here are five of my favourite "Chick Coins" ... Happy US Thanksgiving, my coin friends!! (cheers)

Sabina

Otacilia Severa

Severina

Julia Paula

Tranquillina

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Or how 'bout some of my sweet A-Pius Alexandrian winners?

 

... I still have a few more A-Pius examples (but I've sold half of them already)

... and a few more Alexandrian examples ...

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Thanks, Oki

 ;D

They are certainly sweet-sweet winners Steve!

Keep up the sharing!

Peter

Sweet!

Hi Steve,

 Great coins  +++

 I like them.. +++ :)

 Q.

Thanks, gang

Hey, apparently I sold the angry dolphin (my favourite coin)

... was that to one of you guys?

 :o

Here is another cool coin from Alexandria ... Saloninus

I think it is sooo cool when they make the young emperor's bust look like a wee lil' baby, eh? (tucked "safely" in the bottom of the  coin's reverse) ... very sad tale associated with the little guy

 :(

... anyway ...

This is one of my favourite Roman Coins ...

EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. "As Caesar"
BI Tetradrachm
AD 258-260
Dated RY 7 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 259/60)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 13.00 grams
Obverse: Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field
Reference: Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8
Other: 12h … VF, even brown surfaces. Rare
From the Robert M. Harlick Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 281 (20 June 2012), lot 253

=> an absolutely gorgeous example of a fairly rare coin-type (total winna)

i see what you mean  +++

Hi Steve,

this is mine but Valerian II.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-111927

Regards

Q.

Wow, quadrans => that's an awesome Valerian-II coin (thanks for posting that baby!)

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Here are a couple of pretty cool coin-types for you guys ... Pb tesserae (yup, little lead babies)

EGYPT, Uncertain, PB Tessera
2nd-3rd centuries AD
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 4.82 grams
Obverse: Head of Serapis right, wearing calathus; uncertain object before
Reverse: Griffin seated right, resting right paw on wheel
Reference: Milne –; Dattari (Savio) –; Köln
Other: 5h … even gray patina with a spot of green, minor surface cracking

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain (Ionia?). PB Tessera
1st-3rd centuries AD
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 3.07 grams
Obverse: Ant, ΓA IOV around
Reverse: Blank
Reference: Gülbay & Kireç
Other: sweet grayish-brown surfaces

=> this is my only coin with a "blank" ... kinda cool, eh?

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Sweet!

All great coins Steve. I do not believe I have seen a coin with an ant on it before.

Peter

Hey Jay & Peter, thanks for the consistent coin comments (I'm super glad to hear that my coins still have some cool on-lookers)

... yes, I'm fairly sure that this is my only "ant" ... I have a few bees & flies, but this is probably the only example of a mighty ant? (and luckily, it is very obviously an ant, rather than a bee or fly ... it is very cool ... if you want it, then send me an e-mail/PM and maybe we can figure-out some sort of trade?)

Oh, where are my manors? => "please" feel free to post any of your "ant" examples (of any type => I love seeing other people's coins) ... thanks again for your comments

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Hi Steve,
I have been enjoying your fantastic coins quite a bit.
That ant is great! Coincidentally, this discussion appeared recently:

Small Greek Bronze Head Right / Insect 1.389g 10.5mm

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=113447.0
 (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=113447.0)

Nice to see you posting your fabulous coins, even though you apparently to, sadly, part with some of them. I particularily like the Tranquillina  ;)

To echo your Saloninus and Quadrans' post, I can toss in my Valerian II alexandrian tet too

(http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0442-410np_noir.jpg)
Valerian II, Tetradrachm Alexandria mint, year 4 (AD 256-257)
TT LIK KOPOYALEPIANOS KAIE CEB, bare bust, draped and cuirassed
Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak. L delta in field
10,18 gr
Ref : Emmett # 3764/4
RCV # 10754

JC (Q)

Great coins Steve and JC.. +++ ;D

Q.

Sweet coin, Q

Hey and thanks for scoring that sweet Tranquillina (I'm glad it went to a good home)

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Hey, here is a pretty nice example of mine ... yup, I always like the Carthage horse types (very cool coin-fabric)

CARTHAGE Æ20
Circa 300-264 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.79 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left
Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below
Reference: MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175
Other: 7h … sweet patina with some light earthen deposits

=> ya gotta love the sprue, eh?

great looking coin, all and all, beautiful patina

Nice, don’t recall seeing a better one

Thanks for the coin-kudos, fellas

Nice coin Steve :)

This one is mine to compare :)  +++

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-91259

Regards

Q.

Wow, Q => that's a mighty sweet thread addition (thanks for showing me your cool coin)

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+1 +++

That's a sweet sweet coin Steve!

Peter

It's time to fire-in another cool example from my remaining collection ...

AEOLIS, Gryneion. Æ11
4th century BC
Diameter: 11 mm
Weight: 1.63 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left
Reverse: Mussel
Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1447–8; SNG Copenhagen 205–6
Other: 2h ... black patina, a few deposits. Rare

=> yup, it's time to flex my collection's mussels!!

Speaking of seafood ...

=> here are a few more seafood winners!

Do you guys have any yummy seafood that you'd like to post and show off? (please always feel free to append my threads)

cheers

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Great group again, Steve  ;D :o +++

Q.

thanks man

I thought that I'd change it up a bit today and show a couple of my Siliqua examples (Siliquae?) ...  both examples are from the same time period and both also show incredibly cool flow lines! (yummy-yummy, visually, eh?)

Magnus Maximus. AR Siliqua
Treveri (Trier) mint
AD 383-388
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 1.96 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Constantinopolis seated facing, head left, on throne, holding globe and scepter
Reference: TRPS. RIC IX 84b.1 var. (scepter instead of spear); RSC 20†a var. (same)
Other: 12h … toned and cool flow-lines

Arcadius, AR Siliqua
Quinquennalia issue, Mediolanum (Milan) mint
383-408 AD
Struck AD 388
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 1.43 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VOT V/MVLT X in four lines within wreath
Reference: MDPS. RIC IX 13; Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta, 23; RSC 27B
Other: 12h … sweet flow-lines with iridescent toning
From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell

Ummm, does anybody have any cool examples they wanna flaunt?

=> "please" feel free to add onto my thread (I love seeing other people's coins) ... I buy 'em to show 'em off!

 ;)

Hi Steve,

Great coins, as always.

I bought this one recently. It is a hoard coin.
I had always wanted a siliqua and I could not resist this one for a number of reasons.

Julian II; Rome, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina; AR Siliqua;  Silver; struck 361 AD; Obverse: FL CL IVLIA NVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; Reverse: VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines within wreath; PLVG, in exergue; (17.22mm, 2.05g, 7h); Pedigreed: from the 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424), ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 407 (11 October 2017), Lot 608; References: RIC VIII (Lyons) 233; Lyon 276; RSC V 146b; Cohen 146; Voetter 3

Peter

Nice!! ... Peter, thanks for posting that outstanding siliqua! (congrats)

Hmmm, what should I choose this morning?

Ummm, hey maybe these artistic "shapes" ... or maybe they are supposed to represent flowers, or stars?

Either way, they're pretty cool, so they're gonna be today's thing

ohhh, and here are a couple more ...

Nice group  +++ +++ ;D

Q.

yesssssssssss

It's Saturday night and I'm a bit bored, so here is another sweet coin-avenue to follow

=> "bees"

Again, it'd be great if you wanted to post any bees from your collections

Oh, and here is a fake bee (after we found a couple of fake examples, the seller gave me my money back)

too bad (I really liked the look of this coin ... too good to be true, I guess, eh?)

Good morning ... hmmm, how 'bout some good ol' bull?

... oh, I'm definitely full of bull ...

=> bully for you!!

... some I still own and a couple I've recently sold (thanks for letting me fly my ol' colours)

... multibull ...

... mooooo

Hey, does anybody else wanna post a few of their bull coins? (please feel free)

 ;D

Sweet!

Those are awesome, Jay => thanks for posting, coin-bro

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Holy Cow Steve (i'm so sorry, someone had to do it). 

Great bull set. Who is the little dwarf on the Ebusus coin meant to be?

"Kabeiros" with Hammer

=> the attributes of Kabeiros are a rhyton and hammer

hell, here's a whole herd of 'em...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=99346.0

~ Peter

Wow => Peter, thanks for the sweet link back-through-time (nice bulls, fellas)

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Have any of you bought any new bulls during the last few years?

=> post 'em if you'd like!

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1802

Thanks for the link, Joe

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Another day, another coin idea ...

Ummm, hay => how 'bout horses?

.... naaaaaay ...

... giddy-up ...

... whoa-boy ...

... trottin' ...

... just horsing around ...

... clubhouse turn ...

... photo finish ...

... wins by a nose ...

Great coins, I think they won by more than just a nose!

thanks man

Who doesn't love Lesbos?

flip-side

So many great Bulls  +++

 Q.

Another day ... what should I show today?

I might as well stay with the animal theme, eh?

Hmmmm, maybe I'll post some of my remaining eagles? (I'm selling them off lately)

... more eagles ...

... eagle-mania ...

... eagle has landed ...

Very nice eagles you have there!!!!

... thanks Canaan (wanna see some more?)

... more eagle droppings ...

... still a few more ...

... a few more ...

... the last few

Sweet!  :o

thanks man

Enodia has been "bumping" a few of the ol' classic threads, which is incredibly sweet and I definitely appreciate his efforts (thanks man) ... but I'm slowly trying to expose you guys to my coins in my own gallery, so i'm going to continue to add my coins to my gallery-thread and I'm also going to try and give some attention to the reactivated threads (thanks again)

I would love it if you guys posted your coins in my thread, but even more appropriate if you guys would post your theme-coins in the recently reactivated coin threads

either way, here are today's winners ... yup, he guessed it

=> how 'bout some "Lions" ... everybody loves lions, right?

... *roar* ...

... growl ...

... goin' on a lion hunt ...

... lion tamer ...

... lions rock ...

THE END

Good morning ... it's another day is Steve P's Sweet Gallery

I've already posted several categories including bees, bulls, horses, lions and eagles ... but what about all of the other types of birds?

What about the geese, owls, doves, ravens and roosters? ... and why shouldn't I be allowed to show-off my lone crow coin?!

So here's a tribute to the rest of the birds ...

... it's not always about the eagles, right?

... birds of a feather ...

... flock off together

Friday, Friday ... no work today "and" no medical stuff (a sweet long weekend)

Hmmm, what coins should I show-off today?

Hey, how 'bout a place rather than a grouping of animals?

=> let's go with Rhodes (yup, it's Rhodes day today)

Let's start with this wee lil' old example (my favourite Rhodes coin)

Nice Start..... ;) +++

Q.

Thanks, Q ... and here are a few more cool examples from Rhodes 

=> Bring-on the Roses!!

I'm jealous.. ;) ;) +++ ;D :o

Q.

... and last but not least ...

=> a sweet obverse double-strike (on a nice huge flan)

Don't be "jealous" => snag 'em all ... see details in this other section (see link below)

=> http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=113753.0

Saturday morning ... my favourite day

What should I show today?

I know, I'll show PONTOS ... man, I love Pontos almost as much as I love Saturdays!

=> here are some of my "Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa" examples (coolest coin-type ever)

Pontos ... Nike and Medusa

There are "7" types of these babies ... I collected all and with the help of Ed Snibble (knowledge) and TIF (photo-skills), I was able to get this sweet tray with the relative rareness (sadly, I recently sold the Laodikia "gem" ... but it is what it is, eh?)

=> I hope that you enjoy this wonderful lil' mini-collection

... more Pontos miscellaneous ...

 :Greek_Alpha: :Greek_Mu: :Greek_Iota:  :GreeK_Sigma: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon:

... even more ...

 :Greek_Alpha: :Greek_Mu: :Greek_Iota:  :GreeK_Sigma: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon:

Hi Steve,
Wonderful! Beautiful! Great coins and great photos!
Nicely done on the mini-collection.
Thanks for sharing,
EB

Thanks for the kind words, EB (I always appreciate feedback on my cool coins)

Cheers, coin-friend

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Happy Sunday ... man, it's fricken cold outside right now!! (-30 C)

Hmmm, what might warm me up a bit on such a chilly northern Canadian morning?

Hey, maybe a blast from the Middle Ages and/or the Medieval Knighthood era might put a smile on my face (there were some pretty cool Game of Thrones type coins during that era, eh?) ... sure, let's go with that as today's theme.

This first group is from the Middle Ages (800 AD through 1350 AD) ...

I'm sure that everybody has slightly different boundaries on the Middle Ages and/or the Medieval Era ... this next group is from the mid 1300's through until the mid 1500's, depicting the true knighthood era of the Middle ages (I love these coins from "Lorraine")

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Oh, and then there's this final medieval example showing a dragon eating a maiden!! (yup, it doesn't get more Game of Thrones that that, eh?)

... thanks for taking a peek at my gallery

=> please feel free to comment and/or please step-up and add one of your coins to my thread (I love seeing other people's stuff)

Nice coins... :) +++

Q.

Thanks Q

 ;D

Incredible!

Peter

Hi Steve,

nice collection these look Hammered?

Thanks guys ... yes, apparently they are hammered

Well, it's been a couple of days, so I thought that I'd say hey ... "hey"

=> here is a miscellaneous coin that needed an atta-boy ... I love this cool ol' bear

GERMAN STATES, Anhalt-Bernburg.
Alexius Friedrich Christian, AR 1/3 Taler
1796-1834
1799 HS
Diameter: ?? mm
Weight: 7.03 grams of 83.3% Silver
Obverse: Crowned-Bear advancing left on crenellated wall containing arched door below
Reverse: Three-line legend and date; •H•S• (mint-master) below
Reference: Mann 728a; Jaeger 41b, KM 70
Other: super cool & sweetly toned (wee scratch on reverse)

*double-click* on the photos for super-size

Until I saw that coin I never would have thought there to be a coin with a bear crawling along a wall! What is it doing up there? Why is it crowned? Any further background to these interesting coins Steve?

Peter

That's one of the fun aspects of collecting ancient "animal" coins ... I find myself in "modern" times like on this coin (1799 AD) and then I also find myself in 500 BC with my Lydia Lion & Bull coin ...

*fascinating*

Peter ... sadly, other than the coin being amazingly cool, I don't know the significance of the bear walking on the wall

 :-\

This coin has a pretty cool side-profile (sweet relief)

Agree. Nice coin.

However coins which are high relief are more difficult to photograph...

Peter

Sweet!

Definitely some awesome coins.

thanks, guys ... it's always nice hearing from my old and new coin bros (I appreciate the interactions)

cheers

 ;D :) +++

Wow, it's getting close to Christmas, but this chemo-crap is making it a bit harder to get into the ol' holiday spirit (makes sense I guess, eh?)

However, I am managing to get into the spirit a bit and I've been able to order a bunch of presents on-line (I live in butt-north nowhere, so shopping is a total hit and miss depending upon whether you want something homemade, or whether you want something that the rest of the population actually plays with, or wears!!) ... so again, some local presents are winners, but the selection is very limited, so on-line shopping is a big thing where I live.

Yah, I wish everybody on my list wanted ancient coins, then it'd be a no-brainer!! (easy-peezy shopping for what you love, eh?) ... but mainly my wife has been my present-target ... I usually buy her a couple of first editions for her antique book collection (a collection that I also love, so I'm not sure it's not me that actually collects ancient books?) ... if so, I also buy her a bunch of hoodies and other can't lose winners that she asks for during the year (luckily, she hates jewelry and expensive tastes, so overall, I think that I have a nice mix of fancy books and solid keepers)

... anyway ...

I'm bored and I can't sleep so I just thought that I'd just type and say "hey"

Has anybody nailed any good coin gifts and/or any good spouse or kids gifts this year?

Howdy Steve,

anything on wishlist in 2018?

I hate hopping in stores. Online ftw

Love that coin.

Thanks Simon (yah, that coin rocks)

geki => on-line shopping is good is if you you're buying something "known' ... but on-line shopping is bad if you're buying things with random sizes and materials (then it all falls apart) ...

For example, buying a PlayStation4 on-line is a no-brainer (just look for the lowest price from a reputable-enough dealer) ... but buying a coat, or a pair of pants can be quite a different ride (luckily every boob and every butt is just a wee bit different, so trying to house these objects isn't always straight-forward => they all fit a bit differently) ... but I guess all we can do is check the tags in their current stuff and then pray for the best, eh?

Oki => no, I never seem to have any wish-list items (I think I'm super hard to buy for, because I merely buy everything that I want for myself anyway) ... we both work that way ... which is awesome, but it sucks for the other mate come Christmas time (it is nice when you actually find a winner ... a couple of the first editions are pretty cool ... A Catcher in the Rye ... and The Jungle Book are two pretty cool examples)

... but again, for "me" ... no, I'm not asking for any coins or anything like that, so sadly she'll have a pretty hard time finding a soft-spot in my wish-list (but she usually manages to find something that makes me smile, so I am looking forward to Monday morning, like always)

... and you guys? ... do you have any coins on your wish-list or do you have any other wish-list targets? (maybe a new Ford Mustang convertible?)

It's getting pretty close to Christmas ...

=> so here is one of my favourite Jesus coins ...

please feel free to add one of your favourite festive examples

Anonymous Folles, Basil II & Constantine VIII Æ26 (Class A3)
Constantinople mint
circa 1020-1028
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 7.04 grams
Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Reverse: Legend in four lines; ornament above and below
Reference: DOC A2.40; SB 1818
Other: 6h … dark gray-brown and red-brown patina

Great coin Steve!

Hope the treatment is treating you OK and that you will be well enough to celebrate this Christmas in comfort.

Peter

Amen

Thanks guys ... yah, I'm half-way through the chemo treatment (3 outta 6 sessions are now behind me ... I'm high-steppin' through the treatments!!)

I mostly just feel tired all of the time ... but I've got nothing to do, so I just crash while watching TV (sounds like the good life, eh?) ... it'd be better if the cancer part wasn't looming in the background

=> but thanks for the coin compliments and thanks again for the kind words ... Merry Christmas!!

 +++

Oh, and although I recently sold this awesome coin, I usually show it during Christmas, so here's for old time's sake!!

=> Ho-ho-ho ... Merry Christmas!!

nice

Merry Christmas, Oki => thanks for adding the cool "reindeer" to my humble gallery (I always love to see other people's stuff)

 +++

Here is our festive living room ... Happy Holidays

Nice reindeer coins gents!

Steve,

Looks very festive and inviting!

Peter

nice TV, were is the snow?

Happy Holidays

my coin friend

Love that tree!

Merry Christmas!

Simon

I'm having a fantastic holiday season ... cheers, fellas

Here is a cool example for my gallery (it's very green and festive, kinda like holly)

 ;)

Marcus Aurelius AE Drachma
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
AD 161-180 (struck AD 150/151)
Diameter: 31.9 mm
Weight: 15.66 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right
Reverse: Female “griffine” seated right, left paw on wheel, across field regional year ( 14 = AD 150/51 )
Reference: Dattari 3224, Emmett 1866 (Rarity 3)
Other: Good fine … 12h
NOTE => Ex James E. Seaver collection

A nice and mighty griffen but could it be a male  ???

Ummm, it looks like it has nice female nipples going on, yes? ... I'm pretty sure that it's a female, not a male (Griffine)

Ahaha, I can't believe that we're discussing Griffin nipples (these coins are amazing, eh?)

 :laugh:

 ;D ;D, yep amazing coins and themes

Great coin Steve,

Your gallery could certainly be called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!

Peter

Yah, I admit that I love the animal coins and the mythical beast examples the best (my collection is loaded with animal coins & beasts)

 +++

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5

check it out friend

Oki => wow, that is a very impressive gallery of zoo animals!!

Hey, I have a sale going-on right now => 40% off on all of my animals!! (you should check it out and add a few of my herd to your hoard?!)

http://stores.ebay.com/Dionysus-Coins/Consignment-The-x6-Collection-/_i.html?_fsub=33141469011&_sid=182245341&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

Thanks for showing me your cool animal coins (you rock)

eh not my collection it's a map where you can post your animals
 

oh, I see ... yah, I was wondering how you had all of those Hadrians "and" all of those sweet animal coins?!

 ???

 ;)

Thanks again for the link

Here is another one of my cool coins ... just a dude and his club

Commodus AE as
Rome mint
177-192 AD
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 11.55 grams
Obverse: Commodus bust right wearing lion’s skin: L.AEL.AVREL.COMM.AVG.P.FEL
Reverse: Very interesting reverse with the following legend HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV ... in three lines, divided by club, all within wreath

Cool lion

I thought you were referring to Neegan.
Commodus was far far worse.
Great coin!

Peter

I might as well toss-in a few more cool club-coins ...

All great,

But the third from the top is exceptional!

Peter

Thanks Peter ... David Sear was also a fan of that example (it has an authentication, COA)

Sicily, Syracuse: Agathokles Æ24
317-289 BC
Diameter: 23.9mm
Weight: 9.26gm
Obverse: Diademed head of the young Herakles left, ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before
Reverse: The Nemean lion striding right, club above, ΣΩ in exergue
Reference: Calciati II, p290, 150, R1 7; c.f. SNG ANS 733ff
Other: superior portrait with sculpted features usually represented by simpler forms

Great  :) +++

Q.

I think everyone would be a fan of that coin!

Have a great, safe, New Year!

Peter

Thanks

=> Happy New Years, my coin-friends!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAU4MmMIMo

Happy New Year Steve.

What an extraordinary collection of coins you have  ;)

You too!

I am house bound with a less-than-toddler. So catching up on reading and continuing to catalogue my collection...

Here's mine,

Peter

Thanks for the gorgeous addition, peter (I appreciate your thread-participation)

 +++

 :branchesthreeleft:  ;D :branchesthreeright:

 +++

You are the only person I know of that can use images of coins and links to music clips instead of words to have a conversation!

Nice coin Eric, as always.

Peter

CHEERS IN 2018  ;D

It's OK  ;) :) +++

Q.

Thanks for the great coin participation, gang (I love seeing your cool coins)

 +++

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo35R9zQsAI

... it's gonna be a great year (2018)

Sad ... I just sold-off this sweet Lesbos winner (oh well, gots some money in my pocket)

LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater
Circa 454-428/7 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 2.44 grams
Obverse: Diademed head of Silenos right
Reverse: Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all in incuse square
Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963
Other: 6h … VF, toned
From the Kallman Collection.
Ex Pegasi XIX (18 November 2008), lot 130
CNG 389 – Lot #250

Nice coin Steve,

Not to worry. It appears to be raining electrum at the moment. I am sure you will find a replacement coin easily when you decide to.

Peter

 peter => I agree, there does seem to be quite a few sweet electrum examples lately, eh? (they're so cool)

I just skimmed through the thread and there are a lot of nice coins here in the gallery.

Thanks, Gil-gilad ... long time, no hear

stevex6

 ;)

Here is another Lion head fountain example ... man, I love coins from Thessaly

Wow, nice.  Never seen this type before.

CONGRATS STEVE

Great Thessalian coin, Steve  +++ +++


Q.

p.s.:

I'm late a bit, but the "LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater" was a beauty... +++ +++ :) ;)

Q.

Great coin Steve.

I agree. I also like coins from Thessaly, particularly Larissa.

Peter

thanks, guys

Hmmmm? ... what should I show today?

How 'bout this lil' beauty from one of my other collections?

1000 note from her 1954 series ... kinda sweet, eh? (sadly, not a devil's face variety)

I get nuthin' for that sweet note, eh? (brrrr, that's cold)

Well, maybe I'll try posting another ancient example ...

=> here is a cool AE RR example with a gryphon as a stow-away on the deck of the prow (pretty cool, yes?)

 +++ ;)

Q.

Sweet Steve.  I don't collect notes but that's real nice

Nide coin Steve,

Peter

Cool with the Griffon, who sit on it?
here is my impuls RR

Anonymous, As, Rome, 157/156 BC Janus I Galley I Roma After 211 BC.

Probably not many paper money collectors here.  That may have been our first post for paper money here.

Nice stow-away.  That may be our first post for that type here. :)

 +++@steve

  Here the first post but the in Members Gallery you can find some more i.e. in the "Quant.Geek/ Sponge Bob" gallery..(some interesting and nice piece  ;) +++).

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=36484

Q.

p.s.

Steve Paper money is great.... +++ +++

Q.

@ Eric your "Anonymous, As, Rome, 157/156 BC Janus I Galley I Roma After 211 BC." is beauty...

Q.

Thanks for the comments, gang

 :)

... it's about time that the happy couple joins my gallery, eh?

... oh, and here is another item for my cool gallery

=> a first edition of The Hobbit (sweet)

 +++

Thats cool Steve

Thanks, geki ... yah, it's pretty cool, eh?

Hard to beat a cool old classic first edition ... it's actually from my wife's sweet collection (she rocks)

Here is another awesome first edition from my wife's collection ...

 

my meds must be spinning me off kilter from time to time?

Oh well, here is another ancient coin to put us back on track ... a crazy boar

M. Volteius M.f AR Denarius / Boar
Date: 78 BC
Size: 18.42 mm
Weight: 3.96 grams
Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Erymanthian boar right, M. VOLTEIA M.F in exergue
Attribution: Crawford 385/2, Volteia 2, Syd 775

Nice  +++ +++

Agreed. Very nice,

That boar looks terrifying!

Peter

Thanks guys ... here is a neat example of Gallienus (I like everything about this coin ... big flan, nice style, cool fabric, subject matter, counter-mark)

It is a very nice addition. Stkp

Wow. Great coin Steve!

Peter

I like the Huckleberry..., but the Gallienus and the Boar are excellent.  +++

Congratulation Steve  ;) ;) +++

I just scrolled down and noticed this for the first time. THAT is truly IMPRESSIVE (to me). Stkp

Thanks guys ... I'm glad that you like my stuff (I love showing it off to my coin-friends)

cheers

Here is a neat side-view of my humble owl ... pretty cool

Eagle or owl?  ;D

I love how the test cuts are usually right between the eyes of the owl.   I have one very similar and another without any cuts.

Jay => feel free to show-off your examples (I love seeing other people's coins)

Sadly, I sold this tetradrachm yesterday ... it'll be missed (I love the toning on the steroid horse!)

 +++

very nice Steve

Thanks, Oki

I miss you guys back at The Ranch

 +++

I agree. Nice coin Steve, sorry you had to see it go.

I think the rider and generally any muscular male featured on an ancient coin has taken steroids.
At least that is what I tell myself to feel better...

Peter

Thanks Peter

Well, I just sold two more of my sweet babies (man, they're dropping like flies!)

I think these are pretty cool types ...

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin)
Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. Æ Dirham
Mardin mint
AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239
Dated AH 599 (AD 1202/3)
Diameter: 29mm
Weight: 9.09 grams
Obverse: Centaur advancing right, head facing, drawing bow at head of dragon emerging from his tail; mint name and AH date around
Reverse: Names and titles of Abbasid caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord in four lines; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in margins
Reference: Whelan Type II, pp. 111-2; S&S Type 38.2; Album 1830.2; ICV 1212

Wow , both are very impressive.

Thanks Simon ...

Here is another coin that I sold yesterday ... might as well put it into my gallery, eh?

LUCANIA, Thourioi. AR Nomos
Circa 400-350 BC
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 7.35 grams
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla holding rudder over shoulder
Reverse: Bull butting right; below, dolphin right in waves
Reference: HN Italy 1794b; SNG ANS 1048

This heavy hitter just sold ... I'm very sorry to see it go (hopefully one of you guys bought it?)

Anonymous. Æ Aes Grave Sextans
Rome mint
Circa 280 BC
Diameter: 36 mm
Weight: 50.76 grams
Obverse: Scallop shell; • • (mark of value) below
Reverse: Caduceus; • • (mark of value) across field
Reference: Crawford 14/5; ICC 30; HN Italy 272
Other: 6h … VF, brown patina, some green, a couple minor casting flaws, traces of deposits
From the Collection of a Director

Another one bites the dust ... Macrinus (I always loved the portrait on this baby)

Macrinus. AR Denarius
Rome mint. 3rd emission
March-June AD 218
217-218 AD
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 2.95 grams
Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right
Reverse: Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Reference: RIC IV 53; Clay Issue 3; RSC 2 (Antioch)

It will look great in my gallery along with the Tarentum obol! ;D

oh? have I missed something here? 

~ Peter

Jay => congrats on scoring my two coins (I'm glad that they went to a good home)

 +++ +++

 :)

I'll post them once they arrive!

Sounds good

I sold "5" more coins today (cha-ching!)

that Trajan is really cool!

~ Peter

Thanks Peter

 ;)

Here is another recent sale ... a cool Elagabalus

Again, a shame you needed to sell them Steve, but pleasing that many appear to have landed in good hands - mine included.

Peter

Thanks again for adopting, Peter

 +++

Man, I had an amazing day of selling yesterday ...

=> here are three more coins that I got rid of (sad, but true)

Ditto.  That Crawford 14 Aes Grave Sextans (Shell/Caduceus) is on its way to me and will soon be rejoining its former companion, the Wolf and Twins Series AE As, under my custodianship. 

Congrats, Carausius ... those are two of my favourites

 +++ +++

Sold this funny lil' guy ... Magnentius

Sold this guy as well (I love this coin) ...

Another one bites the dust ...

I only sold 2 coins today ... but they're both pretty cool

Rats!  I was eying the Neapolis

Hey Jay => ya snooze, ya lose ...  ;)

Here are 3 coins that sold today ... into the gallery they go

Great coins Steve!

The Prutah doesn't seem like something that is normally found in your collection - where is the animal?


Peter

Ahahaha ... yes, I guess I usually collect animal coins, eh? (they rock)

... but this cool prutah caught my eye (maybe it was the neat anchor, or maybe it was the cool name "widow's mite"?)

 ;)

I sold this lil' ithyphallic beauty today ... cool coin-types

I sold this sweet brockage last night ... moooo

ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion (Exephron, magistrate)
AR Drachm Brockage Error
Circa 200-37 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 2.95 grams
Obverse: Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; EXEΦΡΩΝ above
Reverse: Incuse of obverse
Reference: Cf. Ceka 192–8; cf. Maier 204; SNG Copenhagen
Other: 12h … VF, toned.
From the Daniel Koppersmith Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 261 (3 August 2011), lot 53

I sold this sweet coin today ... neat elephant on the shield, eh?

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus
AR Denarius
82-80 BC
Rome mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.85 grams
Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin
Reverse: shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath
Reference: Macedonian. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30
Other: 1h, Good VF, toned, faint scratches under tone

I sold "7" coins yesterday ... it was a big day in coin-ville

yup ... big day in coin-ville (very sad)

I sold a couple of sweet coins today ... yup, two more bite the dust

The Italian lion is sweet....it was also on  my watch list

Thanks Jay ... yah, I love that lion coin (I especially like the grasshopper located at the top of the coin)

 ;)

Here is a cool coin that I sold last night ...

Just sold one of my favourite coins ... man, ya gotta love the animal coins, eh?

I sold two fantastic coins this evening ... the guy has good coin-taste (was it one of you?)

Wish it as me. Both are lovely

Great coin, Steve, I like them,  +++


Q.

Thanks guys

cheers

I've sold a few Byzantine coins lately ... into my gallery they go, eh?

Justin II

Andronicus II

Justinian I

Oh, and I've also sold these three winners ...

M. Furius L.f Philus

Sicily, Agathokles

Ionia, Smyrna

i really like the last one Steve

Hi Oki ... yes, the Tyche and Shrimp example is a winner, eh?

Thanks

Cheers, my coin friend

Sold this baby a minute ago ... I've always liked the Venus reverse

Magnia Urbica

 +++ nice Mr. Steve

Thanks Oki ... cheers

Hey, I just sold another coin ...

=> Vandals

Sweet style Venus

That one is neat.

Thanks guys

Cheers

I sold one of my sweet Lorraine examples ... Charles IV, 2nd reign (1661-1670 AD)

Another one of my Lorraine beauties sold yesterday ...

Duke of Lorraine, Charles II (1390-1431 AD)

Two more coins sold this morning ...

Sold this lil' cutey last night ...

Nero, quadrans

I've sold several coins lately ... here are a few more for my gallery

Here are a couple more of my recent coin-sales ... yup, into my gallery they go!

 +++
How r u my friend ;)

I'm doing okay ... getting through the whole ordeal (thanks for asking)

Cheers

 +++

wonderful news :)
Cheers

Good News Steve ... +++ +++

Q.

p.s.

Nice Larissa is my favourite :)

Q

Thanks quadrans ...

Oh and yes, that tetrachalkon Larissa is a very sweet coin (you have a good coin-eye)

 +++

I sold this humble Maxentius follis last night ...

I sold this commemorative today ...

Sold two more coins today ...

=> into the gallery they go

Nice examples, Steve,  +++

Q.

Thanks quadrans

 :)

This one sold last night ...

I managed to sell this coin over the weekend ... into the gallery it goes

I sold another one this morning ...

I sold this big lug of a coin yesterday ... it's a beauty

Nice piece  ;) +++

Q.

Thanks Q

 :)

I sold these four winners today ...

I sold this lil' cutie this morning ...

Ohh, so nice  :) +++

 Q.

Thanks quadrans

 :)

Oh, and I also sold this hunk of history as well ...

Great,  :o ;) +++

Q.

This sweet coin sold yesterday ...

Swert coin!  I have one as well...

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-67364

Thanks Jay ... oh, and I like your coin as well

 +++

Nice coins, my friends,

you can see my Fausta's in my Gallery:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5260

Regards

Q.

Very nice, quadrans => thanks for showing-off your gallery (super cool collection)

 +++

Hey, I sold this awesome lil' owl this morning ... man, I love Pontos coins

AE Semis

Nice one,  +++

Q.

Even though I know the "why", it's a pity seeing all those killer coins flowing away, isn't it ?

Best
JC (Q)

Thanks Q's

 ;)

Yes Potator, it is a bit sad to be selling-off my sweet coins ... but it is also quite a nice feeling clawing-back some of the coin-cash for other future uses (retirement home, etc)

I hope things are going well with you

Cheers

Some info about this semis since I'm the one who purchased it: This coin is actually not an official Rome mint semis but instead, an imitation, likely struck in Italy during the first century B.C. to address a small change shortage. The Rome mint cut back on its bronze output considerably during the latter half of the second century B.C. so while large numbers of denarii were being minted, the bronzes that citizens used for day-to-day transactions were in short supply outside of the city of Rome itself so, in similar fashion to the Civil War Tokens that many U.S. collectors are familiar with, private individuals or perhaps even city governments began striking imitations on a similar weight standard and with similar designs as Roman bronzes, in many cases re-using old mintmarks such as the dolphin on this coin. The Roman government was probably perfectly fine for this and may have even encouraged it as the Rome mint could focus on striking precious metal denominations which were far more useful for the Roman government itself.

As an interesting note: this example is an obverse die match to the British Museum example which, when BMC RR was originally published was actually thought to be an official Rome mint product(though they were obviously somewhat unsure of its status as it wasn't included in the main arrangement but instead, the appendix at the end of Vol. 2). They've changed their minds since then and the coin is now listed on their website and in more recent updates of BMC RR as an imitation, but it's an interesting footnote in the history of this particular imitation.

Thanks for the info, Jordan (red_spork) ... by the way, I bought my old coin (your new coin) from a CNG auction ...

=> CNG Auction #295, Lot #368 (they have some additional info in their blurb)

congrats on scoring a very cool coin

cheers

stevex6

 +++

Thanks for the info Steve! It is a very cool coin

I sold this Croc-coin yesterday ... I love this coin-type (unfortunately, my example has a sweet obverse, but the reverse is just a wee bit off-center causing the croc's teeth to be off flan ... but I still think that it's a cool example)

I sold this puppy yesterday ...

Sold a cool ol' Roman coin today ...

Nice coins, both  +++

Q.

Thanks quadrans

 :)

This coin sold today ...

=> Vandal Horse (with an alien on the reverse)

 ;)

Ooow, I sold another one today ...

This cool city-gates coin sold today ... gorgeous black patina, eh?

Great  +++

Q.

Thanks man

 :)

Oh, and here is another neat coin that just sold ... Lucius Verus, Sestertius

I sold this coin today ... I love this coin-type

=> L. Thorius Balbus

Great Balbus, :)  ;) +++

Q.

Thanks, coin-bro

 :)

This coin sold this morning ...

Nice piece :)

Q.

Thanks  :)

I sold these two coins this morning ...

Thessaly, Larissa, Hemidrachm

Aiolis, Aigai (Apollo & Goat)

Oh, and I also sold this humble coin a few minutes ago ...

Constans, Phoenix

Wowzers => I sold "9" coins today ... here are the first five ...

=> and here are the remaining four coins ...

Nice group, Steve,  +++

Q.

 :)

Thanks quadrans ... have a nice night

Steve P, you must not have many coins left to sell at this rate.  Any chance you'll pick-up the collecting torch again if your situation improves?   I sincerely hope so.

Carausius => I have already sold over half of my coins ... but maybe someday I will start to collect again (after I buy my retirement home and settle back west, on Vancouver Island) ... cheers

Oh, and I've sold a lot more coins lately ...

Here are four more that sold recently ...

... oh, and here are a bunch more that just sold ...

... and here are the final two that sold today ...

=> I hope that you guys like my sweet coins (I love 'em)

Lovely coins, Steve,

Q.

Thanks, my coin-friend

 :)

Cheers

I sold another one of my nice big Rhodes coins today (AE35)

ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Æ Drachm
Early-mid 1st century AD
Diameter: 35 mm
Weight: 20.73 grams
Obverse: Antigonos, magistrate. Radiate head of Dionysus left, wearing ivy wreath
Reverse: Nike right on rose, holding wreath and palm frond
Reference: RPC I 2756; BMC 364
Other: 2h … Near VF, earthen green patina, crack running along reverse edge
CNG 374 – Lot #269

It is coming to a nice home, Steve  ;D

Awesome, Molinari ... congrats (cool coin)

 +++

I sold another winner today ... man, the coins from Calabria sure are sweet, eh?

One of my favourites today ... another Rhodes winner!

Islands off Caria, Rhodes. AR drachm, Nikophon, magistrate
circa 84-30 BC
Diameter: 19-20 mm
Weight: 4.16 grams
Obverse: Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right
Reverse: Rose seen from above; NIKOΦON above
Reference: SNG Keckman 744; HGC 6, 1456
Other: somewhat scarcer silver issue, nice grade ... struck from slightly worn/corroded dies ... lovely style

Gorgeous coin Stevie

Thanks man

 :)

Two more coins going to my sweet ol' coin-friend, chrsmat71 ...

Pontos, Severus Alexander AE35 & Thrace Byzantion Surfing Cow

surf & turf!   8) 

~ Peter

Exactly ... a classic

 ;)

Today's beauty ...

coin pit not empty yet?
 ;D ;D

Hi Oki ... nope, I still have lots more

=> here is another winner (Dom the Bomb)

Today's ...

Here is another ...

Thrace, Apollonia Pontica

One more ...

One more for the road ...

a CNG Photo and then one of our own photos (the actual coin-look lies somewhere in between)

Fantastic coin Steve. That types been on my hit list for a while. Wherever it’s going I hope it’s gone to a good home!

Thanks man

 :)

One more for the road ...

So sweet Steve!

Ohhh, great coin, Steve,

Q.

Thanks guys

 :)

Today's subtraction ...

Nice one :)

This is mine :

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-145022

 ;) +++

Q.

Sweet example, quadrans ... thanks for posting your great coin (I love seeing other people's collections)

 +++

Hi Steve, it is OK, Thank you  :) ;)

and  "(I love seeing other people's collections)"  I perfectly agree... +++

Q.

Today's subtraction ...

Nice Domna,  ;) +++

Q.

 :)

Thanks, Q

Got rid of a medieval cutie yesterday ...

France, Henri IV Huitieme d'Ecu 1599

Pretty sure somebody shaved-off a wee bit o' silver somewhere along the way, eh?

I have another coin leaving my collection (a total winner!)

=> Perseus carrying a harpa in one hand and Medusa's severed head in the other hand (pretty cool, eh?)

Oh, and the obverse with Athena and her gryphon-adorned helmet is also pretty sweet (yup, this is one of my favourite coin-types)

AE30 ... a nice big one!

Both the Henri IV and  Pontos Amisos are great,   +++

Q.

 :)

Thanks Q

Here is a neat one from Sicily (Kainon) ... sad to see it go (I love those cool sprue-coins)

Today's offering is this super sweet counter-marked beauty from Cilicia ... very huge and very fricken cool

CILICIA, Ninica-Claudiopolis
Severus Alexander, with Julia Maesa, Æ37
AD 222-235
Diameter: 37 mm
Weight: 17.83 grams
Obverse: , draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right; c/m’s: Nike, holding wreath, standing right within oval incuse (3) and six-pointed star
Reverse: Laureate / Draped bust of Maesa right
Reference: SNG France –; SNG Levante –; SNG Levante Supp. 167 (same obv. die); for c/m’s: Howgego 262 and 451
Other: 6h … Fine, dark green patina.Rare
From the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection
CNG 310, Lot: 274

Two more super cool Byzantine winners out the backdoor ...

Maurice Tiberius + Heraclius counter-mark overstruck on Anastasius follis  

Nice counter-mark on both coins,   +++

Q.

Thanks Q

 :)

It's been a while since I've updated my outgoing coins ... I was on vacation (back to my hometown of Victoria, BC)

=> here are several updates to my gallery:

Oh, and here are a few Roman additions as well ...

Here is today's addition ... good ol' winged Perseus (Cornucopiae between pilei)

Another one bites the dust ... man, I love the Boeotia shield-coins (very cool, eh?)

 :afro:

A couple more beauties left the building this morning ...

Great coins, Steve,  +++

Q.

Wow Steve great um.. reductions? A few posts back now but the detail on that Maxentius is awesome.

Thanks guys ...

Yah RL, the Maxentius is quite a winner, eh? (did you happen to notice the two suckling twins on the reverse? ... super cool details)

Thanks again, my coin-friends

Cheers

Oh, and here is another one of today's examples ...

Sweet!

Thanks dawg

Oh, and good luck in that other coin show-down (I have you as my dark-horse to win the competition) ... heads-up for Zumbly (but you can take him with the correct coin)

 +++

 ;D

Hey gang, 4 more coins today ...

Everybody loves Lesbos, right?

=> here is my latest addition ..

"well they don't like us, you gotta respect that!"
~ George Costanza

 :laugh:

Ahahaha, exactly Enodia

 ;D +++

Q.

Today's offering ... a sweet two-bodied owl (pretty cool, eh?)

Hey, I decided to keep this baby for myself!

Yah, I figured that I'd better keep at least one of my cool coins, eh?

 +++

Good. And an excellent choice!

Agreed...sweet coin!

I'm glad you've kept one, Steve. 

very very nice indeed

 +++ +++ +++

Thanks fellas ... I appreciate the coin-camaraderie

Cheers

Oh, and here is today's addition to my out-going gallery

A super cool early Sicilian cast bronze from Selinos (one of the earliest bronze coins ever minted)

Gorgon Face & Selinos leaf ... super cool coin

Great...  ;) +++

Q.

It's been a few days, but here is another one ...

FYI => this is/was my only example with a "rat" on it (pretty cool coin-type)

GENS QUINCTIA. Ti Quinctius AR Denarius
112-111 bC
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Weight: 4.0 grams
Obverse: Bust of Hercules left, wearing lion's skin headdress, club over shoulder
Reverse: Desultor, on horseback, left, a second horse beside, K behind, TI Q and rat below. D dot S dot S, incuse on tablet, in exergue
Reference: Crawford 297/1b.  South of Italy mint

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted some of my sweet coins leaving the nest ... but here are two more

JUDAEA, Neapolis. Volusian. Æ26
AD 251-253
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 12.25 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, wtith wings spread, supporting Mt. Gerizim surmounted by temple complex
Reference: Cf. Harl 134-6 (A131/P?); Sofaer –; RPC IX 2158
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Edward Waddell

Troas, Assos
AR Obol? => Hemiobol? => Tetartemorion?
Date: 500-450 BC
Diameter: 6.92 mm
Weight: 0.23 grams
Obverse: Griffin
Reverse: Head of lion
Reference:
Other: Awesome

Whew! Thank you. I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms!
Awesomeness of the Troas is duly noted, but I especially like the reverse on the Volusian. Excellent detail, very interesting type.
-EB

Thanks EB ... you rock

Cheers

 +++


Oh, and I also agree that it looks like we could scamper-up that ladder and make our way to the tree-fort on the hill, eh? (definitely a super cool reverse)

Steve P's enthusiasm should be bottled,  or at least be a brunch option.
Why any ambitious office holder would associate with a rat is mystifying at best.

 ;)

Thanks, PMah

Oh, and here are a couple more for my gallery ...

Troas, Abydos, AR Obol
Date: 480-450 BC
Diameter: 9.56 mm
Weight: 0.52 grams
Obverse: Eagle standing left
Reverse: Gorgoneion facing
Reference:
Other: Pretty Cool

ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. AR Obol
Late 5th-early 4th century BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 0.55 grams
Obverse: Janiform head of a diademed female left and laureate male right
Reverse: Labrys in linear border within shallow incuse square
Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1235; HGC 6, 387
Other: 6h … Near VF, toned

Great obols, Steve,  +++

 Q.

Thanks man ...

Hey, I've got a whole bunch more (I was on vacation => oh, and I bought a sweet retirement house => cha-ching!)

Here are a few more for the gallery ...

Yah again, I was on vacation, so I have a few more that took-off during the summer/fall ...

=> wanna see 'em?

Oh and yup => there are still more ...

Sweet

Thanks Jay ... hey, we bought a cool retirement place in Kamloops, BC

Yup, eventually we'll be moving from frigid cold northern Manitoba to the smokin' hot interior of BC (and lovin' it)

 :afro:

Two more coins ...

TROAS, Alexandria Troas Æ
Pseudo-autonomous issue
Circa mid 3rd century AD
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 6.01 grams
Obverse: Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, with vexillum over shoulder
Reverese: Horse grazing right
Reference: Bellinger A486; SNG von Aulock 1466; BMC 46; SNG Copenhnagen 108
Other: 6h, Near EF, attractive brown patina, light adjustment marks. Nice surfaces


ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I.
AR Tram (Coronation issue)
1198-1219 AD
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 2.75 grams
Obverse: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis-tipped scepter
Reverse: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reverted; between, cross pattée set on spear
Reference: AC 289
Other: 5h … VF, toned
CNG 309 - Lot# 440

Steve the retire man still selling all your beauties?

Sweet pad Steve!

Thanks Oki ... yah, at this point-in-time my cash seems to be going towards other things (perhaps/hopefully I'll get back into it in my "later years"?)

Thanks Jay ... yah, we're looking forward to eventually moving back out west to BC

Cheers, gang

Three more coins get entered into my gallery ... all total winners

Nice animals  +++

Thanks, my friend

 :)

Hey => here is one more for the gallery ...

TROAS, Birytis. Æ18
4th-3rd centuries BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 5.80 grams
Obverse: Head of Kabeiros left, wearing pilos; two stars above
Reverse: Club within wreath
Reference: SNG München 168; SNG von Aulock 1502-3; SNG Copenhagen 247-8
Other: 1h … VF, brown patina, minor roughness on reverse
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection
CNG 326, Lot #110

Great coins, Steve,   ;) +++

Q.

Hey Steve,

I have to say you collection is (was actually) outstanding.
I can ensure you (I know for sure) most of your beauty found good homes  :)

And what a nice place you have there in British Columbia, it might deserve a visit !! (BC was on the short list  for our yearly trip this year..... ;D)

Take care my friend
JC (Q)

Thanks for the coin atta-boys, gang (I always appreciate feed-back)

Cucumbor, we are really looking forward to eventually moving back west, but for the moment the BC place is still merely a carrot being hung-out in front of us (we'll have to see what the next year brings ... hopefully we'll be able to pull the plug and escape the great white north?)

Cheers, fellas

We're not in a rush !!! ;D

JC

Anytime, Cucumbor

Hey, it's been a while since I've added a coin to my gallery ...

=> it's a humble Carinus Alexandrian Tet (rugged and cool)

Nice Steve

" it's a humble Carinus Alexandrian Tet (rugged and cool)"

I like this coin, Steve    ;) +++

Q.

Thanks quadrans ... yes, that is a pretty cool coin

Cheers

Oh, here are two more additions (these were added during the past 10 days while I was in the hospital battling pulmonary emboli) ...

Sadly, I am now at home, but I am on oxygen ... hopefully I can continue to progress and eventually lose the oxygen-leash!?

... anyway ...

Here are the two new additions to my gallery:

Sorry to hear Stevie P.  Keep fighting bro.

Hi Steve,

Endurance, we hold you tight... +++

All the best...

Q.

Thanks, fellas

 :)

Hey, I have three more humble additions to my gallery ...

Caria, Mylasa AE10
Date: 2nd cent. BC
Diameter: 10.3 mm
Weight: 1.3 grams
Obverse: Horse
Reverse: Trident


Tacitus AE Tetradrachm
Egypt, Alexandria
Date: 275-276 AD
Diameter: 20.9 mm
Weight: 9.0 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Tacitus
Reverse: Elpis holding flower and raising skirt
Reference: Emmett 3975


Miletos AR Hemidrachm
Date: 4th cent. BC
Diameter: 11.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo
Reverse: Lion, monogram left, star above

Nicely on Track  +++

Yes, Great group,  +++

Q.

Thanks, fellas

 :Greek_Tau: :Greek_Eta: :Aupsidedown: :reversedN: :Greek_Kappa: :Greek_Stigma:      :Greek_Digamma: :Greek_epsilon: :reversedL: :reversedL: :Aupsidedown:  :Greek_Stigma:

Here is today's addition to my gallery ... a sweet Ptolemy

Ptolemy X AE24
Date: 116-80 BC
Diameter: 23.9 mm
Weight: 8.8 grams
Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Ammon Zeus
Reverse: Two eagles on thunderbolt
References: Svoronos 1713

Here is another addition ... Good ol' Postumus (this humble example was one of my very first ancient coin purchases)

Postumus, BI Antoninianus
259 - 268 AD
OBV: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust radiate, draped right, seen from front
REV: SAECVLI FELICITAS, emperor standing right, laureate and in military dress, holding transverse spear and globe

Man, I was sorry to let this sweet baby go ...

CARTHAGE Æ20
Circa 300-264 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.79 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left
Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below
Reference: MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175
Other: 7h ... cool sprue ... great centering and a very tough lookin' horse
Ex-CNG, Auction 298 Lot #4

Oh, and here is a humble example of a good ol' Nabataean (gawd, that's always so hard to spell) ...

NABATAEAN, ARETAS IV & SHUQAILAT, AE17
9BC – 40 AD
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 4.11 grams
Obverse:  jugate busts of Aretas IV & Shuqailat
Reverse: Crossed Cornucopias, Petra
Reference: SNG Part 6 #1438

The Punic coin is amazing Stevie

 +++

 :Tcurl: :H2s: :A3: :reversedN: :Greek_Kappa: :Greek_Stigma:,  :reversedC: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Iota: :Nline:- :Greek_Beta: :reversedR: :Greek_Theta:

Ummm, I may have already posted these cool babies in my gallery? (they're actually two books that I bought for my sweet wife ... oh, and I didn't sell them ... I just thought that they're kinda cool and I also thought that you guys being collectors might think that they're kinda cool?)

... anyway ...

They are very old and very cool (one is a first edition and I think that the other is a second/early edition ... ummm, if you care)

Enjoy the awesomeness of the "old days"

Very cool!

- Peter

I know, eh?

Enodia => thanks for your acknowledgement, my coin-friend

 :)

Wow!  That's cool!

Oh yeah man, i love Alice. Here's my later copy of Through the Looking Glass (1897)...
https://www.librarything.com/work/39116/book/12928697

I just wish i had the set.

- Peter

Nice => that's an awesome item, Enodia

Yah, don't get me wrong, coins are my first love ... but antique books and old paper-notes are super cool as well (they're a bit more like "artwork", which is kind of cool ... as you know, paper is a lot more difficult to keep in good shape than metal)

... I guess I merely like collecting "stuff" (I have old vinyl records from my youth, coins, hockey/NFL cards, etc ... it's all pretty neat)

Thanks for looking though my gallery and commenting ... I really do always love to hear your comments (good and/or bad)

Cheers, gang

Here is a rookie card of Joe Montana ... again, not quite as cool as ancient coins, but still pretty cool, right?

 ;)

Cheers, my coin-friends ... I hope that you're all having a great Saturday

THE JOE!!! (*enodia genuflects*)

I have all of his cards but that one. I once got an autographed Namath card in a pack of Fleers, and some kid in the card shop offered to buy it from me.
To make a short story long I had no interest in Namath but since he had 3 or 4 Montana rookies i said i would trade him for one, straight up. He agreed enthusiastically,  but then showed up at our house the very day we were moving to Oregon with $167 in cash and a stack of mildly interesting football cards, none of which were the coveted rookie card. He said he had $200, but had to buy pizza and beer the night before.   ::)
Being in a moving frenzy i agreed, and never did get that Joe.
Ahh well...

- Peter
PS; i also still have about 650 vinyl albums. There is nothing like analog sound!

Speakin' of old vinyls ...

=> here is my current humble and retro set-up ...

Love Supertramp!

Especially that album (and 'Even In The Quietest Moments').

- Peter

 :) ;) +++

Q.

We do have 400+ vinyl records, but my son discovered how cool they are and gradually moves them from our house to his flat...we pretend not noticing !
Out of them are more than 30 Frank Zappa's, a favorite of mine

JC

BTW Steve I love your griffin on the previous page !

PS : and don't smoke near the oxygen, you would burst your house !!!

Thanks for the comments, gang ... it's nice to see that we all seem to like collecting "lots of things", not just ancient coins, eh?

Oh, and thanks for the smoking advice, Potator II ... I will try to keep my smoking habits contained (I always play it safe when it comes to smoke and oxygen)

 :o ;D 8) +++

Q.

ahaha, thanks quadrans ... cheers, my friend

Hey, I managed to add another awesome coin to my gallery ...

=> yes, I'm very glad that this coin went to a loving coin-home (TIF)

 +++

Phoenicia, Byblos King Uzzibaal AR 1/16 Shekel
Date: 365-350 BC
Size: 11.03 mm
Weight: 0.76 grams
Obverse: two hoplites with shields in war galley sailing left (roaring lion’s head on prow), hippocamp swimming left below (N O in field)
Reverse: Phoenician inscription; Lion attacking bull, left
Reference: BMC 6
Other: A nice example with bold detail and near perfect centering which is seldom seen in the issue

Great piece,  +++

Q.

That's how I'd imagine it, not far from reality...

(https://comps.canstockphoto.fr/personne-masque-gaz-banque-de-photographie_csp1007310.jpg)

JC

Today I'm adding two of my favourite Ionia examples ... yah, I love both of these coins

IONIA, Ephesos,  AR Tetartemorion
Circa 500-420 BC
Diameter: 5 x 8 mm
Weight: 0.17 grams
Obverse: Bee
Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square
Reference: Karwiese Series IV; SNG Kayhan 126–34
Other: 12h … Good VF, toned, Exceptional for issue
CNG #319, Lot #74


Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm
Date: 4th cent. BC
Diameter: 12.8 mm
Weight: 1.3 grams
Obverse: Griffin
Reverse: Kantharos, magistrate name across, lyre right
References:
Characteristics: Toned

Again two very nice coin,  +++

Q.

 :)

Thanks man

The bees knees

Great coins Steve.

Could you please add a link to your gallery in your signature box so it is easier for us to find.  ;)

Alex

Thanks for the compliment, *Alex ...

Sadly, I haven't spent the time/energy to create an actual "gallery" ... all I have to offer is this one cool and now very long thread

=> I hope that you're enjoying the journey (I appreciate being able to show you guys my coins as they're leaving the nest and being adopted by all of you awesome ancient-coin collectors)

Cheers, coin-gang

Here is another entry ... a Byzantine baby

Constantine V with Leo IV. Æ Follis
Mint: Struck in Syracuse
Reign: AD 741-775
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Weight: 3.49 grams
Obverse: Constantine V, bearded, on left, and Leo IV, beardless, on right, each standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys and holding akakia; between their heads, cross
Reverse: Leo III, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys and holding cross potent
Reference: Sear 1569
Other: Sweet greenish patina … virtually full reverse legend

Nice piece,  ;) +++

Q.

Amen  +++

Thanks, fellas

 :)

Hey, I just unloaded another Pontos winna ... man, I love the coin-fabric associated with these cool Pontos examples, eh?

Hi Steve,
Another winner for sure. The wreath in Dionysos hair looks like it came straight from the garden!
-EB

Again a nice pice,  ;) +++

Q.

Man, I love these amazingly cool Thessaly winners! (yup, they are definitely among my favourite coin types)


THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. AR Obol
Circa 450-400 BC
Struck circa 450-430 BC
Olosson or Phalanna mint
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.87 grams
Obverse: Bridled horse rearing left
Reverse: Π-Ε-Ρ-Α, Athena in running stance right, holding shield and spear; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly I 1242; BCD Thessaly II 552.2; HGC 4, 151
Other: 6h … VF, minor granularity
From the BCD Collection
EX-CNG 393 – Lot# 40, Ex stevex6 Collection

Great, coin, Steve,  ;) +++

Q.

Love it, nice coin.

 Thanks, gang

  :)

Today's addition ...

Thrace, Abdera: AE16
ca. 400-350 BC
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Griffin seated right on club; caduceus right above; ]IΛIΣ[ below; EP before  
Reverse: Head of Apollo right in linear square, ABΔ-HPI-TE-ΩN surrounding
Other: very cool coin ... sweet centering

nice addition sharp bust

Yah Oki, the reverse bust is quite nice, eh? ... man, I like everything about this coin (as per usual, I'm amazingly sad to see it go)

 :-\

Hey, who knows? => maybe I'll hit my stride in a few years and start-up again? (either way, I love you guys)

Cheers

Great Griffin from Abdera... +++

Q.

Here is one of my few medieval additions ...

LORRAINE, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine
Double denier (¼ Big Spadin, s.d. Nancy)
AR Gros
1303-1312 A.D.
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 0.87 grams
Obverse: + T - DV-X. LOTOR – EGIE. The Duke of Lorraine (in armour), riding caped steed to the right, carrying spear in right hand and shield in left 
Reverse: MONETA D - E NANCEI. Downward sword, cutting the legend at the top and bottom, between two Avalerions/Alerions
Reference: S.16 (3/16) Bd.1456 (6 f.) FlonII, n° 1-3, p. 391
Other: Nice

Wow, it is a great coin, Steve,

it is a real "winner",  ;) :) +++

Q.

Hello Steve,
 Glad to see you have a cool coin thread over here at forum!  That awesome coin from Lorraine is inbound to my house now, I can't wait to get it.  I always loved that coin, and will fill the  "coin form medieval France' space in my collection.  Here are some pics of some other coins of your hanging out on ol' gnarly! 

 

OOops, sorry, not used to posting over her I guess!  I'm going to take good care of your old coin and give them a great home!  Hope you are doing well!!

Hey, how is it hangin' chrsmat? ... long time, no hear!

Yah, I sure miss the ol' coin-gang (I still talk fairly regularly with TIF ... and occasionally with Z-Bro and Mentor)

Wow, so you're the Rock-Star who bought my sweet Lorraine, eh? (yah, that coin is a total stunner ... congrats, brother)

Oh, and those other two cool coins sure look at home on your gnarly table (I'm sure that you'll take good care of them)

 +++

I hope everything is going well in your world

Cheers ("Here's to Rush!")

*click-us* ... I hope it'll make everybody's day =>

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVDZl5UvN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFpZFnJ6ZT8

I love you coin-guys

stevex6

best ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGftIcp2SC0

... okay, I'm hammered

Hey, don't judge me ... I'm fairly sure that Elagabalus and the boys felt the same way every now and then, eh?

*cheers*

Okay sorry, I'm back from that brief interlude ... *hic*

=> here is today's cool addition ... yah, this sweet Thessaly winner has a fantastic and cozy coin-fabric (congrats to the new owner)

Cheers

Steve

THESSALY, Pherai, Æ Chalkous
Late 4th century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.89 grams
Obverse: Head of Ennodia right; torch to right
Reverse: ΦΕΡΑΙΟΝ, water fountain right in the form of lion’s head; fish below
Reference: Rogers 514; BCD Thessaly I 1317; BCD Thessaly II 691.1; HGC 4, 568
Other: 12h … yellow-brown patina, minor roughness ... a humble coin with amazingly pleasing eye-appeal
From the BCD Collection, Ex-CNG 383 – Lot #98, Ex-stevex6 Collection

Hey, I need a quick ruling ... oh, not really a "moderator-ruling" ... but merely a coin-gang ruling ...

=> ummm, is it okay for me to add-in some sort of coin-tribute every now and then? (man, I love my ol' coins and I get all cry-baby-eyed whenever I sell some of my favourites!)

... anyway ...

That last gallery-addition got me a bit weirded-out (I've always loved that humble coin) ...

Ummm, so here is a quick "THESSSALY" recap ... yah, Thessaly was always one of my very favourite coin-types!! (super-old, horses, and fricken cool reverses ... a total winner side-avenue, eh?)

THESSALY, Homolion. Æ Dichalkon
Circa 350 BC
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 5.07 grams
Obverse: Head of Philoktetes right, wearing conical hat
Reverse: OMOΛI KO[N] around from lower left, serpent coiled right
Reference: Rogers 263; BCD Thessaly II 92
Other: 7h … Near VF, dark brown patina
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Lamia, AR Hemidrachm
Circa 350-300 BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.58 grams
Obverse: Head of young Dionysos left, wearing ivy wreath
Reverse: ΛMΑΙΕ ΩΝ, amphora; ivy leaf above; to right, prochous with handle to right
Reference: Georgiou, Mint 11; BCD Thessaly II 127.3; HGC 4, 120
Other: 3h … VF, lightly toned, minor porosity
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Lamia. Æ Chalkous
Circa 325-300 BC
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 2.29 grams
Obverse: In the name of the Malians. Helmeted head of Athena right
Reverse: MAΛIEΩN, Philoktetes right, shooting arrow at bird falling to right; quiver to lower right
Reference: Georgiou, Mint 16; Rogers (Malia) 384; BCD Thessaly I 1093; BCD Thessaly II 125; HGC 4, 106
Other: 6h ... VF, dark green patina
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Larissa, Æ Tetrachalkon
Circa 356-337 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 8.60 grams
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left
Reverse: ΛAPI Σ/AIΩN around from upper left (N retrograde), bridled horse trotting right; E above; below, grain ear upward to left
Reference: Rogers 273; BCD Thessaly II 387.8; HGC 4, 517
Other: 5h … Near EF, dark green patina
From the BCD Collection

... cha-ching ...

THESSALY, Larissa. AR Hemidrachm
Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.23 grams
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx and necklace
Reverse: ΛAPIΣ/AIΩN around from upper left, horse standing right, preparing to lie down
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 331-3; HGC 4, 514
Other: 11h … Good VF, lie die rust
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Larissa. AR Obol
Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.78 grams
Obverse: Reduced standard. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx
Reverse: Horse grazing right
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 342–3; HGC 4, 516
Other: 6h … VF, toned, porous
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind

THESSALY, Larissa. AR Obol
Circa 460-400 BC
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.81 grams
Obverse: Horse prancing left
Reverse: Λ-Α-P-Ι (partially retrograde), Larissa advancing left, bouncing ball; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 358.5; HGC 4, 502 var. (symbols on obv.)
Other: 6h … VF, lightly toned
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol
Circa 460-440 BC
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.90 grams
Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right
Reverse: Λ [Α] RI around from upper left, Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on raised knee; to left, lion’s head fountain right, from which water pours forth; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies)
Other: 9h … VF
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Magnetes. AR Drachm
Demetrias mint
Circa 168-140 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 4.20 grams
Obverse: Head of Poseidon right, wearing oak wreath; monogram to left
Reverse: ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, Artemis, holding bow, seated left on prow left; to left, dolphin downward; star surmounting akrostolion; two monograms to right
Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 415.2; HGC 4, 58
Other: 9h … VF, some roughness
From the BCD Collection

very nice does she wink you?

Ahaha, Oki ... yes, that 3/4 facing portrait does have a cool "wink" to it, eh?

Cheers

 ;)

... a few more sweet Thessaly examples  ...

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
Other: 11h ... Near VF, find patina, minor roughness

THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. AR Obol
Circa 450-400 BC
Struck circa 450-430 BC
Olosson or Phalanna mint
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.87 grams
Obverse: Bridled horse rearing left
Reverse: Π-Ε-Ρ-Α, Athena in running stance right, holding shield and spear; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly I 1242; BCD Thessaly II 552.2; HGC 4, 151
Other: 6h … VF, minor granularity
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Pharkadon. Æ Dichalkon
Circa 400-350 BC
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 4.23 grams
Obverse: Horse grazing right
Reverse: Crescent
Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; cf. BCD Thessaly II 623.1-2; HGC 4, 309
Other: 8h … VF, red and black patina
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Drachm
Late 5th-mid 4th century BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 5.87 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right; TH to left
Reverse: Φ-A-[P-Σ] (partially retrograde), Thessalian cavalryman on horse rearing right, holding goad; T below; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 639; HGC 4, 624
Other:  12h … VF, toned
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm
Mid-late 5th century BC
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 2.88 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right
Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square
Reference: Lavva 31 (V21/R19); BCD Thessaly II –; Moustaka 51; SNG Copenhagen 217-8
Other: 12h … VF, lightly toned
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection

... ummm, can I please chuck-in a few more?

THESSALY, Pherai. Alexander. Tyrant
Æ Chalkous
369-359 BC
Diameter: 13 mm
Weight: 2.07 grams
Obverse: Head of Jason right, wearing petasos
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ [Δ]ΡΟ[Υ], lower leg of horse right
Reference: Rogers 521; BCD Thessaly I 1314 var. (arrangement of ethnic); BCD Thessaly II 706; HGC 4, 583
Other: 4h …  VF, dark green-brown patina
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Pherai, Æ Chalkous
Late 4th century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.89 grams
Obverse: Head of Ennodia right; torch to right
Reverse: ΦΕΡΑΙΟΝ, water fountain right in the form of lion’s head; fish below
Reference: Rogers 514; BCD Thessaly I 1317; BCD Thessaly II 691.1; HGC 4, 568
Other: 12h … Near VF, yellow-brown patina, minor roughness
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm  
Early-mid 4th century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse:  Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse:  Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below
Reference:  BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die)
Other: 12 h ... VF, granular surfaces
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Thebai, AR Hemidrachm
Early 3rd century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.52 grams
Obverse: Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath
Reverse: ΘHBAIΩИ, Protesilaos right, holding shield and sword, and stepping off prow of galley to left
Reference: BCD Thessaly I 1347 corr. (same dies; retrograde И not mentioned); BCD Thessaly II 758 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 30 (same dies as illustration)
Other: 12h … VF, toned, some granularity
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Thessalian League. AR Drachm
Ma–, magistrate
Mid-late 2nd century BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.99 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; monogram to left
Reverse: ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩ[Ν], Athena Itonia right; M-A across field
Reference: BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 889.2; HGC 4, 213
Other: 9h … VF, toned, minor porosity and some scratches
From the BCD Collection

... eh-heh-heh ...

=> Thessaly Rocks!

Wow, what a cool side-avenue collection, eh? ... yup, BCD kicked my arse, but I loved trying to follow in his footsteps

I like you guys ...

=> coin-on!

THESSALY, Thessalian League. AR Obol
Circa 470s-460s BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.96 grams
Obverse: Head of bridled horse right
Reverse: ΦE TA, wheat grain; all within incuse lozenge
Reference: Franke,Geschichte 9; BCD Thessaly I 1005
Other: 5h … VF, lightly toned
From the BCD Collection

THESSALY, Trikka, AR Hemidrachm
Circa 440-400 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.87 grams
Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right; E below bull’s head, V between the legs of Thessalos
Reverse: Forepart of bridled horse right; TP I /KKA I OИ around from upper left (KK retrograde); all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 775.5 (same dies)
Other: 1h … VF, pit on the reverse
From the BCD Collection

Wow, man, it is great  +++ :o

Q.

Thanks, quadrans ... I appreciate your coin-love

 :)

 :zag: :Judean_alef_6: :GreeK_Sigma: :GreeK_Sigma: :cross: :reversedN: :Greek_epsilon: :zigzag: :zigzag:

 8)

Thanks Jay ... man, I love you coin-guys

Cheers

ahaha => yah, pretty fricken sweet, eh?

Very nice coins but I'd like the post more if you included the descriptions.

me too

... I will tweak it later today

Okay ... ummm, is that better?

ADMIN: Yup!

Okay, okay ... enough of the Thessaly-show for a while, eh?

=> here are a few of yesterday's gallery additions ...

Cilicia, Tarsos AE22
Circa 100 BC
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 9.78 grams
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, Countermark: Radiate head of Helios right (CM: Howgego 11? Hierapolis Phrygia circa 50AD)
Reverse: "TAPSEWN" Pyre of Sandan in the form of a pyramid, Sandan on a horned lion within
Reference: SNG Levante 951ff
Other: Yup, a horned fricken lion!

Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemidrachm
Timoleon and the Third Democracy
(30 Onkia)
344-317 BC
Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 16.94 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right
Reference: Castrizio series I, 1γ; CNS 72; SNG ANS 477-88
Other: 9h ... red-brown patina, a few areas of roughness, some cleaning marks
From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1227

JOVIAN Æ1 - VICTORIAE ROMANORVM
363-364 AD
Diameter: 27mm
Weight: 8.25 grams
Obverse: D N IOVIANV-S P F P P AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VICTORIAE ROMANORVM, Jovian standing facing, head right, holding labarum & Victory on globe
Reference: TESG in ex. RIC 235
Other: pretty sweet, nice big coin

Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, Æ Obol
138-161 AD
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 5.49 grams
Obverse: Dated RY 4 (AD 153/4). Laureate head right
Reverse: Dolphin coiled around trident
Reference: Köln 1338; Dattari (Savio) 3116; K&G 35.104
Other: 12h … eye-appealing patina
From the collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from Robert Golan 18 May 1995

Here are two more humble examples ...

LORRAINE, City of Metz, AR Gros
Provincial. Metz (évêché). Civic issues
1415-1540 A.D.
Diameter:
Weight: 2.93 grams
Obverse: S’ · STEPh’ · PROTh’ · m’ · (rosette stops), St. Étienne kneeling left; civic coat-of-arms of Metz to left and right; manus Dei above (two stars above the divine hand and a under the knees of the Saint)
Reverse: (shield) BИDICTV’ · SIT : nOmЄ’ · DNI’ · nRI’ · IhV’ · XPI’ ·/GROSVS (rosette) mETE (annulet and double annulet stops), cross pattée; star in each quarter
Reference: Fl p 519, 3-10; Robert p. 213, 4; Boudeau 1659-60; Roberts 8932
Other: Super cool


Constantine I AE 3, open door campgate
306-337   
Arelate mint
Diameter: 20.6 x 21.8 mm
Weight: 2.26 grams
Obverse: Constantine I
Reverse: 4 turreted campgate with open doors
Reference:
Other: Humble ... areas of porosity as shown

Great group, Steve,

The Hemidrachm from Syracuse and the Gros from Metz are my favorite... ;) +++

Q.

Thanks for your compliments, quadrans ... I always appreciate your input

 :)

I like the Hemidrachm too.

Alex

Needless to say, they are all wonderful coins. However, given the dearth of medieval coins on these boards (a situation that is improving), the gros from Metz stands out. Stkp

Thanks, fellas ... yes, I love that super-cool hemidrachm from Timoleon as well ...

=> it has a pretty sweet provenance => from the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1227


Oh, and thanks Stkp => yes, I am also a huge fan of the sweet coins from Lorraine (I have/had a handful of total winners) ... they're very refreshing

Cheers, my friends

Hey, I get a chance to toss-in one more cool coin today ... a Spock-like portrait with a cool-enough reverse

=> it's a fairly humble coin, but it's still a pretty tight lil' winner

Constantine II AE Follis
(Trier mint)
Date: 317-318 AD
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Weight: 3.0 grams
Obverse: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C - Draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II
Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS - Young prince in military dress, holding spear and globe. F-T in fields, BTR in exergue
Reference: RIC 173 (r3)
Other: kinda Spock-like (cool coin)

Hey, here are 3 more additions to my gallery ...

Herennia Etruscilla AR Antoninianus
Date: 249-251 AD
Diameter: 21.2-25.2 mm
Weight: 2.8 gr
Obverse:  HER ETRUSCILLA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla
Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG - Pudicitia seated, drawing veil and holding scepter
References: RIC 42
Other: A humble, yet cool example ... good metal & nice big flan

Theodosius I. Æ22. Alexandria, 1st officina
AD 379-395
Struck AD 383-388
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 5.10 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Emperor standing right, holding signum and globe, his left foot on captive seated right, looking back at emperor
Reference: ALEA. RIC IX 18b; LRBC 2894
Other: 11h … dark brown patina, minor porosity ... fantastic eye-appeal
CNG 388 – Lot# 532

M. Furius L. f. Philus AR Denarius
Date: 119 BC
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Weight: 3.8 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Janus
Reverse: Roma, holding spear and wreath, trophy of Gallic arms and a carnyx left and star above, ROMA to right
References: Crawford 281/1
Other: A sweet, well-centered example with deadly toning (a total winner)

Nice coins, Steve,

 ;) :) +++

Q.

The reverse of the Theodosius is fantastic. 

The Furia denarius is a great example of the complexity of this type.  The moneyer was clearly ambitious and sponsored an unusual and complex design, yet a perfect strike is an exception. 

Thanks,  Steve P

 :)

Thanks guys

Love the Janus.   :)

- Peter

Thanks Enodia ... hey, I'm always happy to hear that my sweet "gallery" catches your coin-eye (man, that never gets old, eh?)

 ;)

I like you, my coin-friend

Cheers, coin-bro

Ummm, I'd also like to raise a glass and "toast-our-host" ...

=> Hey Joe ... thanks for allowing us to stroll-around in your amazing coin-site (you rock!)

 +++

Oh, and I hope that all of you cool coiners are doing well and I hope that you're all healthy and that you're gonna have
a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a sweet new year!

I like you guys

Cheers

stevex6

Ho-ho-ho ...

=> here is another addition to my gallery

JULIAN II AE1 (Double Maiorina)
A.D. 362 – 363
Arelate mint, 1st Office
Diameter:  26 mm
Weight: 9.2 grams
Obverse: DN FL CL IVLIANVS PF AVG. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust at right
Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVB. Bull standing right, 2 stars above, wreath at end of legend. PCON in exergue
Reference: Originally stated as being an RIC VIII 316  ... but later determined to be an R3 that seems actually to deserve that rating. RIC 313 (VIII Arles) variations
Other: great eye-appeal

 +++

Indeed!  +++

Alex

Nice Bull, and great portrait,  ;) +++

Q.

p.s.

Some of my Bulls here:   :D

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3914

Q.

Thanks for the compliments, fellas (I always like to receive feedback)

Wow, quadrans ... you sure have a lot of sweet bull examples! (great coins)

Ummm, apparently my example is an R3

Reference: Originally stated as being an RIC VIII 316 
However => Doug Smith states => “You should continue to be happy to have that coin which is not bad as just a generic Julian bull but is really special as an R3 that seems actually to deserve that rating. RIC 313 (VIII Arles) variations”

 +++ ;)
Q.

Niceeee  ;D

Thanks, coin-gang!

 +++ +++

Here is a humble example of this cool Medusa-head coin-type ...

Oh, I've decided to keep this cool example (yah, I want to keep one of these sweet examples for myself ...they're so awesome!)

 +++

=> it's gonna be my new golf ball-marker (how cool is that, eh?)

PONTOS, Amisos, Æ28
Circa 109-89 BC
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 19.36 grams
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin
Reverse: Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and head of Medusa; at feet, body of Medusa; monograms to left and right
Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 1173; SNG Stancomb 683 var. (monograms); RG 17; HGC 7, 238
Other: 12h … light brown surfaces, roughness ... it has all of the great bits & pieces that aren't always found on these coin-types
EX-CNG 310, Lot: 57

Great Pontos, Amisos,  ;) +++

The portrait of Athena looks like a strong man !!!   ;D

Regards

Q.

Ahahaha, yah I agree that portrait of Athena on my Pontos coin certainly doesn't look like the Athena that I like to think of, eh? ...

 +++ ;D ;D :o

Q.

Three more winners for the gallery ... two Romans and one Greek

Septimius Severus, AR Denarius
Date: 202-210 AD
Diameter: 19.1-21.6 mm
Weight: 3.2 grams
Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG - Laureate head of Septimius Severus
Reverse: VICT PART MAX - Victory holding wreath and palm
References: RIC 295
Other: well centered & nice big flan

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AR Denarius
Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164
AD 147-175
Rome mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.35 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Reverse: Draped and ornamented throne on which are two infant boys
Reference: RIC III 712 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-4b Diad.; RSC 191
Other: 12h … sweet toning and cool flow-lines
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection
CNG 352 – Lot #438

Macedon, Eion, AR Trihemiobol
Date: circa 460-400 BC
Diameter: 12mm
Weight: 0.87grams
Obverse: Goose standing right, head left; lizard above, H below
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Reference: SNG ANS 287. Ex CNG. Seaby Coins 5/93
Other: Cool coin

I agree, Steve,

All winner... ;) +++

Q.

As always, they are great coins. Stkp

Thanks, guys => I love hearing that you like my stuff

Cheers

Hey, I hope that you guys have a sweet 2019!

Happy New Year, my coin-friends

Happy New Year!

=> hey, here are two more sweet winners ...

Yah, I love these two winners (it's mighty sad to see 'em go) ... oh well, they're going to a great friend/collector, so everything is good

Cheers

Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. Æ Diobol
AD 138-161
Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 9.71 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Apis bull standing right, head facing; before, altar; above, L Є (date)
Reference: Köln 1383; Dattari (Savio) 3089; K&G 35.174; Emmett 1737.5 (R3)
Other: 12h … dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits, a few scratches on the reverse, holed in antiquity. "Rare"
Ex-CNG 388 – Lot# 343

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage (Overstrike), Æ18
Circa 220s BC
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Weight: 5.11 grams
Obverse: Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) three-quarter face right, wearing corn-wreath
Reverse: Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident; to right, ΒΟΙΩΤ[ΩΝ] downward
Reference: BCD Boiotia 108 (this coin); HGC 4, 1182. VF, dark brown patina. Overstruck on Æ of Antigonos Gonatas of the type SNG Cop. 1214-1221
Other: 12h … the overstrikes are reversed on this coin, which is quite rare ...
=> ummm, a horse wrapped around a dude's face is super-cool, yes? ... winna-winna (one of my favourites)
Ex BCD Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 108.
Ex-CNG 346 – Lot #81

That Boeotian overstrike is terrific, Steve!! You had some wonderful overstrikes in your collection.  One Republican overstrike in particular I regret, but I know it found a good home.

Thanks man ... yah, that coin is a winner, eh?

I love the "coin-flaws" => over-strikes, counter-stamps, banker's marks, etc ... it keeps the coins honest!

 ;)

Cheers

Great, winners, Steve,

 ;) +++ +++

Q.

Great Bull  +++

Thanks gang ...

 :)

Here is today's gallery addition ...

IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol
Circa 480-450 BC
Diameter: 6 mm
Weight: 0.29 grams
Obverse: Rosette
Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square
Reference: SNG Copenhagen –; Klein 387    
Other: slightly porous … well centered … pretty cool lil’ fella
Ex-CNG-325 Lot # 207

 :Greek_Digamma: :reversedL: :wreath3dot: :Greek_omega_small: :GreeK_Sigma: :reversedR:      :Chi-Rho_halfX: :wreath3dot: :Greek_omega_small: :GreeK_Sigma: :reversedR:

Very nice, Steve.

dont loose this tiny

A great small coin, Steve,
I always like this kind of Hemiobols... +++

Regards

Q.

Thanks, my coin-friend

 :)

NFL Wildcard football games are on in the background ... sadly, I have already lost 2 of the 3 Wildcard games (Indy was the only correct pick on my part so far ... Seattle and Baltimore let me down, so no new coins will be coming in the near future!)

Philly @ Chicago is starting as we speak ... I have bet on the Chicago Bears

Ooowww, playoff football is almost as exciting as buying a sweet archaic punch!

 ;)

EAGLES versus BEARS

Go Bears go. VAE VICTIS !
DT

Sweet eagle

Aarrrrggghhh => the Bears' kicker hit the upright and Chicago lost on the last play of the game! (heart-breaker!)

 :o

It's been a few days, but I've managed to add a new addition to my gallery ... a cool counter-mark

Lycia, Termessos Minor, AE21
Date: 1st-century BC
Weight: 5.14 grams
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right, scepter behind
Rev.: TEP-MHΣ/ΣE-ΩN; winged thunderbolt; bee counter-mark
Reference: BMC 277, 9 (Pisidia). SNG von Aulock 4455
Other: 9h ... sweet bee
Notes: ex-Dr. Florian Heymann

That is a cool counter-mark   Great coin

 :)

Thanks man

Cheers

Hi Steve,

I agree, really cool this countermark   :o +++

Q.

yes it's all about this great mark cheers  +++

Thanks guys ... yah, the bee is pretty cool


  :Greek_Beta: :U: :Greek_Zeta: :Greek_Zeta:   :dots5:  :Greek_Beta: :U: :Greek_Zeta: :Greek_Zeta:

Ummm, hey here is another very humble addition ... oh, but it's still super sweet

Celtic Gaul, Senones AE Cast Potin
Date: 100-50 BC
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Weight: 4.0 grams
Obverse: Head right
Reverse: Stylized horse with pellets around
Other: pretty neat Celtic images

Holy Crap => did any of you coiners happen to watch yesterday's epic NFL playoff games?

Wow, both of those playoff finals were amazing! (good times)

So, the upcoming Super Bowl is between the young-gun LA Rams versus the ol' horse-guided New England Patriots ... man, this should/could be an epic match-up (TBD)

Ummm, here are a couple of examples ... please feel free to post any appropriate examples (I like seeing other people's coin)


RAMS versus PATRIOTS

Fantastic Ram  ;D

The Saints got robbed!    >:(

- Peter

I hear ya, Enodia ... man, that was a real blemish on that first game, eh? (I was cheering for the Saints in that game, so I was mad and yelling at the TV screen after that missed pass-interference call)

Here is today's gallery addition ... another sweet Thessaly Larissa

THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol
Circa 460-440 BC
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.90 grams
Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right
Reverse: Λ [Α] RI around from upper left, Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on raised knee; to left, lion’s head fountain right, from which water pours forth; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies)
Other: 9h … super cool reverse
Ex BCD Collection
Ex CNG 339 – Lot #63

Hi, Steve, again a nice specimen,  ;) +++

Q.

Thanks, Q

 :)

Here is another gallery addition ... a whole lotta punch-marks! (pretty sure that's an elephant)

INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Ganges Valley). Magadha kingdom. AR Karshapana
Circa 430-320s BC
Series 3, Phase 1, struck circa 350 BC and slightly later
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 2.80 grams
Obverse:
Reverse:
Reference: ATEC 3273-80; HGC 12, 959-60
Other: Broad flan with various punchmarks on both sides … Near VF, areas of toning
Ex CNG 369 – Lot #310

Interesting! You don't see a lot of those on these boards. I'm wondering whether each of the individual punch marks is cataloged and the relative dating can be ascertained by any of the marks. Stkp

Wow, Great  +++


My gallery also has one candidate, which one has so many countermarks...but mine is Persian... :) ;) +++
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-151621

Regards

Q.

Thanks for your sweet example, quadrans (great coin)

 +++

Stkp => the following is merely a Wiki-article which explains a bit about these coins and their markings ...

http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2016/03/indus-script-hieroglyphs-on-early.html

... yah sorry, Wiki is pretty much my speed when it comes to these off-the-beaten-track examples

Cheers

SIDENOTE: Here are a few examples found in the article (perhaps my elephant is similar, yes?)

The pictured elephant punch does look similar to yours. Is it my imagination or is the pictured punch to the left of the elephant a mouse? Stkp

Hi Steve,
Returning to your earlier post ...

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-150291 (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-150291)

-EB

Stkp => ahaha, yah I guess it could be a mouse with something in its mouth?

 :laugh:


EB => wow, thanks for posting your sweet example .... yes, it does look a bit like Tom Brady hurling a spiral to Gronkowski, eh?

 ;)

Thanks for your comments, gang (I always love getting coin feedback)

Cheers

stevex6