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Title: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on January 23, 2009, 05:05:49 pm
greetings Forvm!
after a few months without internet access i am finally able to post again, and it's good to be back!

while i was gone i decided to revamp my gallery, with the intent of making it look more like an actual 'gallery' than just a catalog. i was inspired to this by some of the members here who's galleries are such a pleasure to browse through. it is still very much a work in progress, but i hope you like the new look.

i've picked up a few new coins while i was away, and i will be listing them here over the next week or so. and since i have (or will be) changing the images of my older coins (and losing all comments in the process), i invite you all to wander through and leave your thoughts, opinions or criticisms as you feel moved to.

enjoy!
 8)
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: casata137ec on January 23, 2009, 10:59:27 pm
Beautiful collection. That Rhodian coin is somthing else! :)

Chris
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on February 03, 2009, 09:36:53 pm
thank you Chris! i got that one many many years ago at the SF Show, and it's been one of my favorites ever since.

i've added two new coins of Demeter... one an AE from Perinthos with Demeter gazing at a flower in Her hand. a very melancholy scene of a mother's grief, but a coin which has left me with a number of questions that i hope to address in the Greek Coins forum soon.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=21312&pos=5

the other is a silver didrachm from Metapontum which my wife got me for Christmas, and which i couldn't be happier with. so often these are found with very tight flans or have been struck with old dies, but i absolutely LOVE this one (and it also gets me back on track with my Magna Graecia collection)!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1960&pos=2

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 03, 2009, 04:45:09 am
the remodelling continues, with a few old coins redone, and 8 or 9 lower grade LRB's removed.
this is a slower process than i thought it would be, but i'm trying to find background images that relate to the specific coins.

i have a new Campanian didrachm on the way as the Magna Graecia collection builds, so keep an eye out for that one.
in the meantime feel free to refresh all the comments i have lost during the process (subtle, huh?  ;)  ).

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Johnny on March 03, 2009, 05:59:50 am
Very nice coins Peter. looking forward to seeing your Gallery finished

I love the Calabria  ( riding a dolphin ) and the Lucania ( lion reverse ) coins

they look great in picture, so they must be fantastic in hand

cheers

Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Jay GT4 on March 03, 2009, 03:02:43 pm
Very nice but your Republican is lonely!  ;D
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 03, 2009, 03:11:13 pm
Very nice coins Peter. looking forward to seeing your Gallery finished

I love the Calabria  ( riding a dolphin ) and the Lucania ( lion reverse ) coins

they look great in picture, so they must be fantastic in hand

cheers
thank you Johnny. those were two of the first coins i ever paid three digits for about twenty years ago, but they both reside at the top of my favorites list still. in fact when i hit the lottery i would like to specialize in the coins of Velia.

Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 03, 2009, 03:13:04 pm
Very nice but your Republican is lonely!  ;D
i'm sure they would feel MUCH better if you sent me a few of those Legionaries!   8)
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: mdelvalle on March 03, 2009, 03:29:01 pm
Hi Enodia, very interesting collection you got there. Beautiful and enviable coins.
Saludos
Mario
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 03, 2009, 04:17:07 pm
thank you mdelvalle, you are very kind.
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 10, 2009, 01:09:07 pm
a new addition, this one a didrachm from Hyria in Campania.

O: Head of Athena right, wearing wreathed Attic helmet decorated with an owl. 
R: Man-headed bull walking right; 'YPINA' above.

the coin is far nicer in hand, with very good silver and a beautiful gun-metal blue tone.

i hope you like it...   ;)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 13, 2009, 01:45:44 pm
i just added a new Gallery file to house my wife's collection of antiquities.
a couple of nice Roman bottles and an Egyptian amulet so far. i'll have to make arrangements to have a few other pieces photographed before i can continue though.
Title: Re: New coins and a new look
Post by: Enodia on March 18, 2009, 12:40:25 am
a new drachm from Chalkis which i picked out of the bargain bin at the Money Show this past weekend...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1964&pos=1

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 07, 2009, 05:23:42 pm
well, i'm relisting some of my nicer coins yet again. this is becoming quite the hit or miss proposition, but Titus Pullo recently pointed out to me that the close-up images of my coins are very pixilated and quite un-viewable. this is because during the last round of modifications i bumped the resolution up very high with the mistaken idea that this would make them better. and since i rarely use the close-up view i hadn't noticed that they weren't.
oh well, live and learn.

anyway, the gist of all this is that i will once again be editing my gallery images. hopefully this time the results will be more palatable.

oy!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 18, 2009, 04:15:36 pm
my new coin arrived today and is now listed in my Magna Graecia gallery.

it is a silver didrachm of Kroton in Bruttium, with the tripod-lebes featured on both sides. i have been wanting one of these incuse style coins for some time now, and this one came at what i consider to be an excellent price.

have a look and tell me what you think!   8)

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: mdelvalle on May 18, 2009, 05:27:52 pm
Hi Peter,
Is not my target, but is a beautiful coin. Congratulations.

Mario
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 19, 2009, 05:25:28 pm
thank you Mario, your words are appreciated!   :)

now that i've blown my coin budget for the next couple of months i need to get back to editing some of my older images again, but it seems so tedious without the excitement of a new addition.
i think i'll just focus on the Syracusan bronzes for now and do the rest as the muse inspires me. 

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 09, 2009, 04:30:54 pm
hello all,

it has been some time since i posted anything new here, but i finally found something i loved and could actually afford!
the new addition is a didrachm from Taras, and it is the first coin i have ever won at auction. my luck hasn't been very good in that field, missing out on a few nice specimens at the last minute, or watching them climb out of my price range, sometimes to absolutely ridiculous levels. people with more dollars than sense, i guess.   >:(

anyway, i am happy with my new horseman and can't wait to get it in hand. i hope you all like it too...
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: mdelvalle on September 09, 2009, 05:49:49 pm
Hi Enodia, very very nice addition to your collection. congratulations.

Saludos
Mario
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Danny S. Jones on September 09, 2009, 08:04:57 pm
Enodia,
An absolutely gorgeous specimen from Taras! The reverse reminds me of my childhood when I lived by the ocean. There was a large statue of a boy on a dolphin holding a cornucopia by the boardwalk. It is in stark contrast to the action of the obverse with a warrior on a galloping horse, about to thrust his spear as he pulls back on the reins.

A great addition or even a centerpiece coin!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 10, 2009, 04:09:44 am
thank you once again Mario. 

and goldenancients;
your observations are actually what drove me to buy this particular coin, as the obverse is drastically more dynamic than the very passive obverse of my other Tarentine didrachm...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-54957

i thank you both for your gracious comments.

~ Peter

PS;
and goldenancients, congratulations on your promotion to the Comitia Curiata!  :)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 16, 2009, 02:22:56 pm
i received my new coin and it looks even nicer in hand! so it is now up-loaded to my gallery, which caused me to rearrange my Magna Graecia collection to reflect some semblance of order. however, to quote Rocket J. Squirrel ('Rocky'), "But that trick never works!".

anyway, have a browse...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1960&page=1&sort=pa

(press Position + to get the proper order)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Cayo Julio César on September 20, 2009, 06:23:52 am
que bellezon de monedas
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Johnny on October 01, 2009, 08:53:56 pm
love the Taras, Calabria  with Dolphin rider

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-46954

congrats,  great collection
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on October 03, 2009, 10:07:23 pm
gracias and thank you!   :)

my computer crashed the other day, and i don't know how soon i will be back up, but hopefully i will have something new to add when i do.

soon...

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on October 04, 2009, 11:47:30 am
I'd have to agree with Johnny, the dolphin rider is fantastic!

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on October 31, 2009, 04:57:56 pm
well it seems that i might be back. computers are evil, evil, evil, but i think i may have gone over to the dark side (at least i have dabbled in the darkness of my system files and may have fixed the problem).
so my fingers are crossed!

i bought a new diobol from Taras last week, and will post a picture as soon as i can... Athena left/Herakles and the Nemean lion.
the condition is not as as good as i would like, but it is an interesting type and it was cheap. also, it is from the Colin E. Pitchfork collection and i have been wanting to get a piece of his.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on November 01, 2009, 04:41:38 pm
I'd have to agree with Johnny, the dolphin rider is fantastic!

Chris
thank you Chris. i think it makes a nice pair with my other Taras didrachm; the one from the era of Pyrrhus, the other from the brief peace thereafter... quite a different dynamic on both, i think, with the earlier coin seeming much more agressive in both style and theme.

i just added my new diobol with the left-facing Athena. hope you all like it!   :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 01, 2009, 09:21:08 pm
Welcome back
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Dino on November 02, 2009, 11:00:55 am
i bought a new diobol from Taras last week, and will post a picture as soon as i can... Athena left/Herakles and the Nemean lion.
the condition is not as as good as i would like, but it is an interesting type and it was cheap. also, it is from the Colin E. Pitchfork collection and i have been wanting to get a piece of his.

Nice.  I've noticed that lots of Pitchfork coins have been auctioned over the last several months.  I also picked up a similar Taras diobol a while back.  It really is a nice type.  Yours is a pleasing coin.  Congrats.  I also love you dolphin rider.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on November 03, 2009, 04:07:54 pm
thank you Titus Pullo. i was only gone a month or so, but it felt like forever!

Dino, your coin is a beautiful example of the type, and a nice addition to your (or any) collection. your Athena portrait is quite lovely, the style being reminiscent of Demeter from the type C didrachms of Metapontum... congratulations!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on November 28, 2009, 09:29:22 pm
no new coin to announce today, unfortunately.
however i did list an existing coin in the Best of Type gallery...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-50132

i've been hesitant to do this, as it strikes me somewhat of "blowing my on horn", so to speak. however i have rarely seen a nicer one, so what the heck.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 08, 2009, 04:23:19 pm
the mail arrived today bringing an early Yule present from my dog 'Liebe'!

it is an AE17 of Hekate from Stratonikeia in Caria. and while it is of a much lower grade than i would normally collect i understand that as a dog she is very loving, but doesn't possess a very developed sense of the aesthetic.
however i love it all the more because it is from her, and i do have an interest in Hekate (a dog lover Herself!   ;)   ).

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=21312&pos=0

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 28, 2009, 02:13:01 pm
nothing new recently, but i did get a new(er) scanner for Christmas so i will be re-doing some of my lower grade images. i'm starting with the Republicans, and hopefully these will be of a much better quality.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: rennrad12020 on December 28, 2009, 11:26:59 pm
Hi Peter,

     Great quality on your scans!  Much better than mine! I particularly like the obverse of your Flaminia 1; Roma has an intense hungry look about her.

   JPW
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Noah on December 28, 2009, 11:57:34 pm
Peter, I browsed your gallery again and must say that I had forgotten how many nice specimens you actually have!  I have three in particular that I especially am fond of.  I guess you will have to search the comments to find out which ones... One I commented on over a year ago.  The other two I commented on today...happy hunting!  ;) 

P.S.  How is the weather up there in Oregon?  I really miss living there...it was beautiful.  :'(

Best, Noah
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 29, 2009, 05:10:09 am
Hi Peter,

     Great quality on your scans!  Much better than mine! I particularly like the obverse of your Flaminia 1; Roma has an intense hungry look about her.

   JPW
thank you Petrus.
i am still just finding my way with this new scanner, but the possibilities are already greater than what i was using.

Quote from: Noah
Peter, I browsed your gallery again and must say that I had forgotten how many nice specimens you actually have!  I have three in particular that I especially am fond of.  I guess you will have to search the comments to find out which ones... One I commented on over a year ago.  The other two I commented on today...happy hunting!   

P.S.  How is the weather up there in Oregon?  I really miss living there...it was beautiful. 

Best, Noah
hi Noah!
thank you for all the wonderful new comments my friend. and yes i remember you commenting on my Ephesian bee, but i had to look it up to remember when... that was some time ago.

the weather has been mild here this past few weeks, high 20's - low 30's mostly. but three weeks ago we had a stretch where it never got out of single digits!
i believe you used to live in the West Hills of Portland, didn't you? we just had Christmas dinner there.  :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Noah on December 29, 2009, 07:40:20 am
Yes, I lived in the West Hills, Barnes Road, to be specific.  Even the single digits, winter there is much more enjoyable than a dreary Kentucky winter.  Also, the summers are to die for up there!   :afro:

Best, Noah
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 29, 2009, 06:04:02 pm
well you'd love it today Noah, as the first snow of the season just started about an hour ago (and quite unexpectedly)... absolutely beautiful!

i'm still updating my scans, continuing with my Roman collection. damn i wish the comments didn't poof away when the images are changed, as there are some really grainy pictures i am loath to change.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on March 07, 2010, 08:12:17 pm
*bump*

nothing new to add today (although soon, i hope!), but i am still replacing some of my older grainy images with newer and i hope better scans.
the first one up is a Euboean drachm i bought last year at The Money Show in Portland.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on March 08, 2010, 03:17:23 pm
cant wait to see the new scans :)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on March 09, 2010, 03:41:03 pm
thanks Randy, but now that i have two of them uploaded i've decided that i'm still not happy with them, so i think i'll wait awhile and experiment a bit further.
a few of the scans came out really well (compare the image below with the link from my gallery...  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-42523 ), but they are of coins that already have multiple comments, so i hesitate to change the images. still, as a friend here at Forvm recently told me, "i collect coins, not comments", so i'll probably go ahead and ax them eventully.
*sigh*

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Jay GT4 on March 09, 2010, 03:53:13 pm
I know exactly how you feel.  It appears some are stingy when it comes to leaving comments a second time! :laugh: The funniest is when a bad picture gets a higher rating then the new better picture!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 05, 2010, 05:28:40 pm
Finally!

i was finally able to get something interesting for my collection. it is a Tarantine fraction from the 3rd century BC, but the cool part is the provenance. this coin comes from the collection of M.P Vlasto himself, and is considered rare, which it probably is since i cannot find another like it listed anywhere.

it isn't up at my gallery yet, but here's a preview...

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: areich on April 05, 2010, 05:39:38 pm
There was one on Ebay recently but I don't have the link.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Arminius on April 05, 2010, 05:49:53 pm
Finally!

i was finally able to get something interesting for my collection. it is a Tarantine fraction from the 3rd century BC, but the cool part is the provenance. this coin comes from the collection of M.P Vlasto himself, and is considered rare, which it probably is since i cannot find another like it listed anywhere.

it isn't up at my gallery yet, but here's a preview...

~ Peter

Similar to my one:

(http://www.arminius-numismatics.com/coppermine1414/cpg1414/albums/userpics/10001/11158v.jpg)

Taras / Tarentum in Calabria, 302-235 BC.,
AR Obol (8-10 mm / 0.43 g),
Obv.: Kantharos surrounded by (five ?) dots.
Rev.: Kantharos surrounded by (five ?) dots, Kerykeion in field l.
Vlasto cf. 1656 .

rgds.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 05, 2010, 10:10:04 pm
thanks guys.

yes, there are similar obols. in fact it is a rather common type. but this one, Vlasto 1661, with the bunch of grapes is hard to find (at least i haven't found one yet).
i found something similar in Cote, but the description (as far as my terrible French can make out) says that it is a fly, although it doesn't really look like a fly. this is coin is rather obviously not a fly.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Dino on April 06, 2010, 08:29:29 am
That's a very nice little obol, Peter.  I never cease to be amazed at the detail on such small coins.  Many times the larger pictures we post here just don't do the coin justice when you hold it in hand. 

And congrats on the provenance as well.  That's pretty exciting.  I know there's an additional little rush to be able to know the more recent history of these coins.  I have a few Achaian League coins that appear in one of the BDC catalogs or in Benner.  It's pretty cool to be able to see your coin in a book.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: areich on April 06, 2010, 09:25:08 am
Yes, it's a nice coin, I wanted the one I saw as well but it didn't happen.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 06, 2010, 11:16:14 pm
they're out there Andreas, but you have to shop around. i've seen them from $50 - $200+, with the dealer's name seemingly carrying more weight than grade.

That's a very nice little obol, Peter.  I never cease to be amazed at the detail on such small coins.  Many times the larger pictures we post here just don't do the coin justice when you hold it in hand. 

And congrats on the provenance as well.  That's pretty exciting.  I know there's an additional little rush to be able to know the more recent history of these coins.  I have a few Achaian League coins that appear in one of the BDC catalogs or in Benner.  It's pretty cool to be able to see your coin in a book.

thanks Dino. yeah i thought it was pretty exciting to grab something from Vlasto's own collection for what i consider a pretty good price. i had actually been tracking this coin for almost a year, but the dollar was dying against the British pound. that has changed somewhat recently, plus i contacted the dealer and he was very gracious about knocking the price down a bit. but i almost didn't pull the trigger because i was holding out for something 'sexier', a nice didrachm or such. i finally figured i would regret losing it (as i have a few coins lately!), so it is now mine and i am very happy.   :)

these little fractions really are quite amazing, and i have to wonder if they required a smaller hammer as well as a softer blow. i mean some of them out there are .25g or less, and i keep imagining them dissolving under the blow like so much foil!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 07, 2010, 05:26:53 pm
now that i'm back online i was able to upload this coin into my gallery. please have a look and feel free to comment if so moved. (hint hint!)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-54460

after looking at the washed out half-tone image in Monnaies de Tarente under a magnifying glass i was able to determine that Cote 495 really is a fly, so i still can't find any definite confirmation of the attribution other than the Vlasto number, so i guess that will have to do for now.

it occurs to me that i am starting to specialize in the coins of Taras. this wasn't intentional, but one could do far worse and i'm thinking i might just run with it. their coinage is so prolific i could easily spend the rest of my life putting together a nice sub-collection.
hmmmm...

resisting everything but temptation,
~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 14, 2010, 04:56:50 pm
i have a new addition to my Magna Graecia collection!

a few weeks ago i placed the minimum bid on this coin, and it sat there until the close without another bid so i took it for a song.
the condition is not bad, but the reverse is rather weakly struck. still, it is somewhat scarce and from an obscure city, so i am pleased to have it. and it is another coin with a pedigree!

Phistelia, Campania
AR Obol (10mm, 0.55g)
Nymph head slightly left.
Lion left, paw raised; star above.


i don't have the coin in hand yet, but here is a preview from the dealer's photo...
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Jay GT4 on April 14, 2010, 05:38:57 pm
For such a tiny coin it's fantastic artistry!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 14, 2010, 11:34:40 pm
yeah, as Dino said earlier it is amazing how well they did on such a small canvas.

this series is difficult to find good information about. originally an Oscan village, it was quite Hellenised by the time of this coin. it is not even known for sure where Phistelia was (other than somewhere in Campania), but it is assumed to have been near the coast as other coins from there depict shells and other marine themes.
stylistically it is a rather weird looking little coin, imo, and the typical attribution of 'Nymph facing' isn't very specific. but i've always thought that she has certain lion-like features, so i wonder if that was intentional or just a fancy of my own.
there are other silver fractions from Phistelia with very different artistic style, looking far more archaic than this coin, and possibly showing an Etruscan influence.

obviously i need to do more research.  ;)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 20, 2010, 04:04:03 pm
sorry, no new Nerva.    ;)

i did get my latest MG coin in the mail and it is now uploaded to my gallery, so stop by and have a look...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-54930

i have been scouring the internet and my library (which is rather extensive in things Greek) to very little avail. there just isn't much known about this particular town other than it was probably of Oscan origin and may have fallen to the Samnites sometime in the fourth century and likely was thoroughly Hellenized by the time of this coin. in fact the oldest known Oscan writing is from a didrachm of Phistelia, so at least their coins left some mark on history.
but the search goes on, and on...

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 22, 2010, 12:07:33 am
i don't usually subscribe to the 'coins by the pound' method of collecting, but i did just get another new Tarantine diobol, my third coin of the month! this won't last though, as i am now completely out of money for a while.
i don't have it in hand yet and the dealer photo isn't very good, so i'll have to wait and scan it when it arrives next week.

in the meantime i am re-doing a few already listed coins with better quality images. this is an endless process it seems as i'm sure Jay can attest (and i hate losing the comments), but ultimately what i really want is decent documentation of my collection. so it's onward and upward! (i hope)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 29, 2010, 05:19:46 pm
i got my new Tarantine diobol on Monday and i've been trying to work up a decent image ever since, but it just will not cooperate! and it doesn't help that my scanner is malfunctioning.  >:(
anyway, such as it is i have now uploaded it to my gallery, so have a look...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-55102

this is a coin with some problems, but it really does look better in hand (no, really!). i bought it because it fits nicely in my collection, it is scarce, and it was cheap (in that order).
i will continue fighting with this coin and post a better image when i succeed.

frustratingly,
~ Peter
Title: Re: New album...
Post by: Enodia on June 14, 2010, 05:23:51 pm
no new coin to post yet (but soon, hopefully).
however i have reorganized my Gallery somewhat, to accommodate my growing infatuation with the coins of Taras. these now have their own album (thanks Andreas!), so have a browse if you like.  8)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Dino on June 15, 2010, 09:33:03 am
I've really been attracted to coins of Taras lately as well.  They're just elegant coins.  The artistry is beautiful and many of them can be pretty affordable.  Nice collection, Peter.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on June 15, 2010, 03:57:18 pm
thanks Dino!
i really didn't intend to collect these in particular, as i was always drawn more to the coins of Lucania. but somehow a sub-collection seemed to just happen, and now i'm fascinated by them.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3132

they really are beautiful, with the style being somewhat different from the typical Greek portraiture, possibly due to Taras' Spartan origins. and the Tarantine influence on Rome cannot be overstated!
they can be relatively affordable if you shop around. the other advantage is that there is such a great variety of types and styles. this really was a prolific output! with the Tony Hardy and Colin Pitchfork collections being sold off recently, as well as a number of coins from the collection of Vlasto himself, there is quite a profusion available online at the moment.
happy hunting!   :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on June 20, 2010, 05:11:44 pm
i just uploaded a better scan of my Argos triobol...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-56828

also, check out this unusual reference i found for it over at CNG...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=63798.msg397838#new

thanks for looking!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on June 20, 2010, 07:17:02 pm
I really like that one
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on June 20, 2010, 07:53:12 pm
thanks Randy.
many people did before as well, judging by the now deleted comments. hopefully they will again.  ;)  (and thanks for that too!)

i bought this coin circa 1991 from Dennis Kroh, back when he was still dealing in coins. it was at the SF Bourse, and i had already blown my budget on my first Tarantine didrachm earlier that day. but the wife saw this little gem on the way out the door (she is a big wolf advocate), and so out came the credit card. it was by every definition an afterthought, but i've loved it ever since. and with the price realized for that CNG specimen in the link above, now even moreso!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on August 28, 2010, 06:12:07 am
nothing new to add (sigh), except for a better scan of my Cilician owl.

hopefully something new soon, but it has been a numismatically frustrating summer so far.

anxiously,
~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on August 30, 2010, 12:45:27 am
I know how you feel :/   
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 08, 2010, 05:13:28 pm
yeah, it's a right drag isn't it?!

oh well, i'm biding my time by rearranging my gallery into smaller sub-categories for my Magna Graecia collection. however that is just serving to remind me of how many coins i don't have yet.  :(

i have added one new coin... a very low grade AE drachm of Trajan (Alexandria). this is not something i would have bought for myself, but was a gift from a friend. it does have a pretty cool reverse though, and i'm glad to add it too my collection.

still, i just know that perfect piece is out there somewhere, just beckoning me to pull the trigger. and i'm ready man, i'm ready!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on September 08, 2010, 06:15:32 pm
some of my best coins are low quality ones given to me by friends and family. ;D
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on September 08, 2010, 08:16:13 pm
I like the new drachm! I do wonder what the Alexandrian's were trying to compensate for, their coinage was always gigantic! lol

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 08, 2010, 11:07:12 pm
I like the new drachm! I do wonder what the Alexandrian's were trying to compensate for, their coinage was always gigantic! lol

Chris

lol! yeah, nowadays they'd probably be driving monster trucks!

it is interesting though to see the state of their economy change in the next century or so, when the tetradrachms were half this size.

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on November 08, 2010, 04:24:05 pm
yay, it's been along time since i've added anything!   8)

this isn't exactly what i was looking for, and it is also in a lower grade than i would prefer, but at the price (about the cost of two six-packs!) i just had to rescue it and add it to my gallery.
it's another kantharos type obol of Taras, but with a faintly visible tripod in the field to right. the flan is chipped so the weight is a bit low (9x10mm, 0.34g)...

you can check it out in the Taras wing of my gallery...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3132

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on November 08, 2010, 04:35:42 pm
may be a lower grade, but its still cool ;D
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Lloyd Taylor on November 08, 2010, 04:48:22 pm
this isn't exactly what i was looking for, and it is also in a lower grade than i would prefer, but at the price (about the cost of two six-packs!)

Nice one... and it'll outlast two six packs, which would mean about thirty minutes in the company of some I know! ;D ...and you'll feel a lot better for it in the morning!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Will Hooton on November 08, 2010, 05:10:33 pm
Peter, an excellent collection! One to aspire to! ;)

Will.

Now if you only had a real kantharos to pour all that beer into....... ;D
Title: New didrachm!
Post by: Enodia on January 10, 2011, 12:10:19 am
after what seemed like an interminable drought i have finally added a new coin.
this is another Tarantine didrachm, but of the earlier, heavier standard. i have wanted one of these for awhile now, and i like the one i got!

this slightly less-common variety tells an interesting story i think, and one which is essential to understanding the equestrian Tarantines and their aristocratic pride.

circa 280-272 BC, AR Didrachm (20mm, 7,67g). Nikon magistrate. Naked ephebe dismounting left, holding shield and spear in left hand; E[Y] above, [NIK]ON (magistrate) below. / Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding ear of grain; API to left, [T]APAΣ to right, spearhead below.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-63721

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Lloyd Taylor on January 10, 2011, 02:38:39 am
Its got my five stars for both the coin and the exposition of the obverse type..... great on both counts!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: rover1.3 on January 10, 2011, 05:29:46 am
Well done Peter, i love your new didrachm. Plenty of good detail both sides, and it looks nicely toned also.
Well worth the wait i think, this along with the Demeter stater from Metapontion are coins of yours i like very much.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on January 11, 2011, 05:10:32 pm
thank you Lloyd and Nick, high praise indeed coming from you two!  :)

i was hoping for something in a bit nicer grade, but these don't come along that often, and when i saw a similar one (albeit a bit nicer) go for $12,500 at CNG i thought i'd better pull the trigger.
i've been wanting an earlier heavy peice for some time, and this one has such a dynamic obverse that i couldn't resist.
now to find the coin which helps me tell the next part of the story!  ;)
Title: New things and old stuff
Post by: Enodia on February 18, 2011, 03:22:26 am
i've added a few things over the past few months that weren't really worth mentioning (other than my latest didrachm), so i haven't.
until now.
one is a coin i used to have posted but removed (Katane) because it's probably the ugliest Greek coin i own. the other is a cast relica of a Kimon dekadrachm, a pretty good rendition i think and probably the closest i'll ever come to an original.

but the latest addition is from my wife's collection of antiquites.
this was purchased by me about ten weeks ago to be her Christmas present. it arrived today.
her birthday has come and gone since then, but we're just glad it's finally here!

have a browse...   :)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=21312
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on February 19, 2011, 02:53:47 pm
Thats very cool!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on February 19, 2011, 04:51:40 pm
thanks Randy!

it's a tad smaller than i was expecting, which is just fine, and so very very delicate. it always amazes me how these pieces could have survived all those centuries and still remain intact (not to mention 10 weeks in the hands of the postal service!).

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-64701

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on February 19, 2011, 04:57:57 pm
thanks Randy!

it's a tad smaller than i was expecting, which is just fine, and so very very delicate. it always amazes me how these pieces could have survived all those centuries and still remain intact (not to mention 10 weeks in the hands of the postal service!). https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-64701

~ Peter

A true miricle  ;D I have a coin the usps broke en route and its still falling apart lol
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on February 19, 2011, 05:09:23 pm
I have a coin the usps broke en route and its still falling apart lol

now THAT is scary.
man, i'm really glad you didn't tell me this before i received the bottle!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on February 19, 2011, 08:02:11 pm
Thats a nifty little bottle. :) I got one a few years back that I need to photo I guess. Now...what are you gonna do with it? Do you have a display case or somthing similar for artifacts?

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on February 19, 2011, 09:08:04 pm
Now...what are you gonna do with it? Do you have a display case or somthing similar for artifacts?

yeah, my wife has a nice curio cabinet i got her some years back to house her perfume bottle collection, and that's where her ancient bottles are kept. they are segrated by type... art deco on this shelf, nouveau on that one. in fact one of the criteria i followed while looking for this bottle was that it had to make a nice display with the others, and it does i think.
i've still never been able to find a nice display stand for the tall skinny one, but i'm thinking about making an oak base which will hold all three securely.
some day... some day...

in the mean time we look forward to seeing a picture of yours. how do you display it?  :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Noah on February 19, 2011, 09:31:51 pm
That is a splendid bottle!  I have actually begun to upload artifacts into a folder in my gallery.  I am glad, Peter, that you are doing the same.  Although I do primarily collect imperial coinage, I do enjoy viewing artifacts members upload.  As for diplaying artifacts at home...I don't!  Being that I have a 4,3, AND 1 year old at home, anything worth anything is hidden, stored, or put out of reach.  My youngest decided he wanted to put hotwheels and matchbox cars in the dishwasher.  To add insult to injury, my oldest turned it on; I didn't find out until the cycle was complete.  I'd hate to see what they'd do to your beautiful glass bottle Peter!  ;D

Best, Noah
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 09, 2011, 05:22:41 am
... and i am enjoying your antiquities gallery very much Noah!

last week i was finishing off a roll of film and thought i'd try to capture a small Greco-Roman terracotta statue of Harpocrates (circa 1st century AD) which has eluded my gallery for some time. i'm still not particularly happy with the result so i won't be uploading it there, but i'll put it here just because i'm bored.
and i also got a somewhat blurry shot of my wife's perfume bottle cabinet (just the ancient part), so that's showing here too.
enjoy!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on April 09, 2011, 01:23:27 pm
That looks cool, hope you can get a nice shot of it.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on April 09, 2011, 01:47:54 pm
Now...what are you gonna do with it? Do you have in the mean time we look forward to seeing a picture of yours. how do you display it?  :)

~ Peter

lol...it's in a wooden box that I keep all of my ancient oddities...roman jewelery, byzantine crosses, a nifty carved bone crucifix...well the cross was probably wood, as it is no longer there, and the iron nails in his hands and feet are rusted away, but it is still neat. I have been contemplating building a corner curio as a summer project...we shall see.

Chris
Title: Stray cat...
Post by: Enodia on April 20, 2011, 04:29:22 pm
this poor little coin has seen better days, but it has a good home now.   :)
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-66609

as usual it looks better in hand, with the tiny portrait of Herakles more prominent than the picture shows. and being somewhat scarce it fills a need in my Magna Graecia gallery.
but what really makes this coin special is the fact that it was a gift from a friend (a true soul brother if you will), and the reason it was given. for that reason it now takes an honored place in my collection. so take a look, leave a comment if you like, and feel free to browse the rest of the Gallery too.

gratefully,
~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on April 20, 2011, 05:57:27 pm
I love coins with meaning! Nice one. :)

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on April 20, 2011, 06:46:50 pm
Was on my wishlist   ;D but has a better home now.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 21, 2011, 03:19:49 pm
thanks guys!   8)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 12, 2011, 07:07:45 pm
i just picked up this little Tarentine bronze.

i normally don't go in much for bronze coins, especially in this low grade. but my budget is really tight right now, and considering the market rarity of bronze coins from Taras in any grade (and the ridiculous prices commanded by really nice ones!), i thought i would grab this one while i can.
besides, it fills an empty area in my Taras collection.  :)

AE15 - 3rd century BC
Scallop shell.
Taras riding dolphin left.

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Matt Inglima on May 13, 2011, 11:15:07 am
Congratulations on your latest acquisition, it's a wonderful coin.  My compliments on a well executed and fascinating gallery!   :)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 13, 2011, 03:14:35 pm
that's very kind SPQR, thank you!   :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 16, 2011, 06:37:26 pm
well it arrived today, and i must say that (wait for it!)... "it looks much better in hand".   ;)

researching this series has been enlightening for me, if only because there is so little specific information regarding Tarentine bronze coins. and yet i found that in itself somewhat revealing.
so i have decided i like this coin more for what it doesn't say than for what the experts can report, and to me that silence speaks volumes to my further understanding of this series, much moreso than its grade or artistic rendering. i am surprisingly pleased.  :)

you can find more information (but not much more) here...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-67307

thanks for looking,
~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on May 16, 2011, 09:15:42 pm
Good one! Going down my path eh!

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 16, 2011, 09:36:18 pm
Good one! Going down my path eh!

nah, just slummin'.   ;D
seriously, if i could do as well as you have i might consider keeping to a lower budget. this one just happened to fill a need at the right price. but it will also be my last coin for awhile, unless i hit the Lotto!

and thanks to all for the comments (rover's got me hungry!  :)   )

~ Peter
Title: Lovely Taras by the Sea...
Post by: Enodia on July 16, 2011, 05:35:35 pm
it seems i've got my computer back up and running (although barely!  :(  ) just in time to post my newest coin, a silver hemilitron from Taras.

man, this thing is tiny. 7mm and only .25g, one good sneeze and it'd be gone forever! or, as the Maitre'D said to Mr. Creosote... "it's wafer thin!"
it amazes me thinking about how these were produced. they must've used a very tiny hammer, otherwise i can see the metal being pulverised into little more than a silver stain.

anyway, it is a nice little coin with a scallop shell on the obverse and dolphin swimming right on the reverse.
the reverse symbol is something of a mystery though. the dealer described it as an "unknown monogram", but it looked more like a tripod to me, a common enough device on this series. however in hand i'm not so sure. the tripod does appear on the full litras of Taras, but they look a bit different. if anyone can suggest an alternative i am open to suggestion.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-69529

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on July 16, 2011, 08:09:53 pm
Thats a great little coin :)  Glad you got your computer back up and hope it keeps working. I'm imagining  someone using a tiny hammer to makes these now  ;D  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 26, 2011, 03:26:50 pm
while camping out in the Oregon wilderness this past weekend i received a new coin as a birthday present.
even though i don't actively collect Roman coins i have always wanted a nice portrait of Julian the Philosopher, as far as i am concerned one of the only interesting emperors after Marcus Aurelius. so my wife found this one for me, and i am very happy with it. it is a common type, but many of his portrayals look as if he's a mongoloid with a fake beard! i like this one a lot.

Julian II
AE3 (19.8mm, 3.1g)
360-363 AD
Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.
DN FL CL JVLIANVS P F AVG
Rx/ VOT X MVLT X X within wreath.
NI[K?] below.

if i recall the original listing correctly this 20mm bronze was attributed to Antioch (although i don't remember very clearly), but it seems to me to be from Nicomedia. can anyone confirm this, or give me another attribution? the first letter of the mintmark looks like nothing other than an 'N', and the second appears to be an 'I', but after that it's hard to tell. any information will be appreciated.

the online image made me suspect some minor smoothing on the reverse, as well as an artificial patina, but i was willing to overlook that for the nice portrait. however in hand i'm not so sure. all i can really tell is that it has been waxed, and that might account for the altered appearance...

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 26, 2011, 04:52:52 pm
The fields are clearly smoothed. Look at the bottom of either face; that's what they originally looked like.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 26, 2011, 04:55:42 pm
The fields are clearly smoothed. Look at the bottom of either face; that's what they originally looked like.

well that does explain the patina.
thank you for confirming that Robert.

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on September 28, 2011, 04:28:23 pm
well i have finally got this one cataloged and uploaded to my gallery...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-72042

have a look and see what you think.

i don't speak the language of LRB's, so this was more difficult for me than it might be for others, and therefore i must give out a HUGE thank you to Scribonius Probus, Fufieno and rover.
thanks guys!   :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: rover1.3 on September 28, 2011, 04:49:50 pm
It is a pleasant example Peter, and the fact it is a birthday gift makes it very special i think.
I know you wanted to have a coin of Julian II, enjoy it!

Best regards,

rover
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on October 11, 2011, 05:31:02 pm
thanks Nick!
i have wanted one for along time, and i'm happy with this one, problems and all. in fact it inspired me to buy another book on the man himself, Julian The Apostate by G.W Bowerstock (although i much prefer the title 'Philosopher').

anyway, back to real coins...  :evil:

today i managed to grab a new Taras diobol at auction dirt cheap. in fact i recently bought a load of soil for my wife's garden which cost more than this, so i guess i really did get a bargain!
yes, it has a problem obverse, but the reverse is crisp and well detailed, and the symbol (astragalos) is scarcer than most, so i am happy with it. and i absolutely love the Herakles/lion types. such a perfect composition for a round canvas.

~ Peter



Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Steve E on October 12, 2011, 01:23:49 am
today i managed to grab a new Taras diobol at auction dirt cheap. in fact i recently bought a load of soil for my wife's garden which cost more than this, so i guess i really did get a bargain!

So you actually buy your coins "cheaper than Dirt" ;)

Well done on your latest addition!

~Steve
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on October 14, 2011, 04:07:16 pm
thanks Steve. at less than a dollar a century i guess i did okay.   ;) 

i just added it to my gallery.
in hand i can see that the symbol behind Herakles is not an astragalos after all (as it was attributed by the dealer) but rather the more typical club device. i had thought i was getting a slightly scarcer type, but that's alright. even with the zombie Athena i still like the reverse.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-72425

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 21, 2011, 04:54:12 pm
Depends how much dirt you bought, and what you paid for it. I'm well aware that it can be pricy if you need a lot!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on October 21, 2011, 07:43:00 pm
thanks Steve. at less than a dollar a century i guess i did okay.   ;) 

i just added it to my gallery.
in hand i can see that the symbol behind Herakles is not an astragalos after all (as it was attributed by the dealer) but rather the more typical club device. i had thought i was getting a slightly scarcer type, but that's alright. even with the zombie Athena i still like the reverse.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-72425

~ Peter

I was looking for the astragalos myself! Nifty coin none the less. :)

Chris
Title: Chubby Taras
Post by: Enodia on November 12, 2011, 04:26:31 am
here's a new one that's a bit different. it's a didrachm for my Taras collection, but i don't have it in hand yet. still, i'm always excited to add a large Greek silver! 



 
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on November 12, 2011, 10:21:37 am
Fantastic! That is a truly good looking coin. :)

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on November 12, 2011, 12:22:07 pm
Another cool addition! Very nice.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: rover1.3 on November 12, 2011, 05:59:02 pm
I bet it will look even nicer in hand!

All the best,

Nikos


Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on November 12, 2011, 08:29:57 pm
thanks guys.
i have it in hand now, and yes it does look much better!

this is an interesting didrachm, but i didn't realize it at first. i even thought the reverse represented an example of the deteriorated style of many 3rd century Tarentine coins. it's not a masterpiece to be sure, but with the substantially different rendition of the horseman, coupled with the religious element of the reverse, i was drawn in until i found it too fascinating to resist.

the dolphin rider here is of the "plump Dionysiac type", and is actually a figure of Iacchus, son of Dionysus and Persephone, who features in the Eleusinian Mysteries...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-73280

~ Peter
Title: Some ugly dolphin, huh?
Post by: Enodia on December 08, 2011, 03:25:58 am
i bought a new coin today, and should have it in hand soon.
this poor coin sat neglected for some time, so i finally had to rescue it. it's in pretty bad shape, but these Tarantine AE's seem to be somewhat market-scarce so i indulged myself.
it has a good home now.   8)

Taras AE 10
281-209 BC
Scallop shell.
Dolphin right.

~ Peter
(with apologies to Julia Louis Dreyfus)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on December 08, 2011, 04:33:33 am
Nice addtion!
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: casata137ec on December 08, 2011, 09:06:07 pm
Nice addition, that would fit nicely in my collection of obscure bronze! lol

Chris
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 09, 2011, 03:18:42 am
thanks Randy, and yeah Chris, i had to grab it before you did!

i'm having a hard time attributing it though. it would be easier if i could see for sure whether there is one dolphin or two. hopefully i'll know better when i'm holding it.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: rover1.3 on December 09, 2011, 04:27:42 am
Two dolphins, TA below, i am 100% convinced.
There are clear traces of the upper dolphin visible, these traces can't be anything else but the upper dolphin.

All the best,

rover
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 09, 2011, 04:35:45 am
thanks Nick, i think so too.

the Ratto book you gave me lists it as Cote 441-42, and the dealer attribution is SNG Cop 1088, which i don't doubt. but i can't find a Vlasto reference in my files. i've got a lot of checking still to do, but that's half the fun!

~ Peter

Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 09, 2011, 04:42:26 am
Vlasto 1842-46, right there on MG, same example you posted.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on December 15, 2011, 03:51:44 pm
my new Taras AE is now in hand, and of course it looks better than the image... but not much!
these poor dolphins are lucky they didn't end up in a tuna can.

anyway i'm glad to have it. it was cheap and is relatively scarce, and there is no shortage of room in my gallery.  8)

have a look...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-74220

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on January 12, 2012, 11:37:18 pm
i finally got a drachm!

this is not the prettiest coin in the world, but then it was very inexpensive. i have been wanting one of these for quite some time, but they are usually overpriced. i have also lost out on a couple at auction, but this one is now mine... mine mine mine!   8)

have a look, leave a comment, and enjoy...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75311

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on January 12, 2012, 11:58:03 pm
i finally got a drachm!

this is not the prettiest coin in the world, but then it was very inexpensive. i have been wanting one of these for quite some time, but they are usually overpriced. i have also lost out on a couple at auction, but this one is now mine... mine mine mine!   8)

have a look, leave a comment, and enjoy...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-75311

~ Peter

Congrats  ;D   I like it.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on February 22, 2012, 04:01:18 pm
today i added a hemilitra from Taras, however i think it is time to start another thread for these coins, so you can find it here...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=78345.new#new

i will continue to announce non-Tarentine coins here, but since that is occurring less and less as i continue to specialize i thought it better to separte them.

enjoy!

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on February 22, 2012, 06:36:43 pm
Another cool addition! I really like their style of horses.
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: coinguy2012 on March 03, 2012, 07:34:33 pm
they're not eactly 'new". har har.

here's some new old coins i found and want!

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=78581.0 (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=78581.0)
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on March 15, 2012, 03:48:33 pm
today i added a new Sicilian bronze, my first Syracusan coin in over 20 years!

this is an interesting coin struck during the brief interregnum between the death of the tyrant Agathokles and the coming of Hiketas, but with an obverse type from the former's reign. however the reverse inscription was changed to reflect the new government, so this coin from the short lived Fourth Democracy is a bit scarcer than the earlier type...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-78625

the scan came out better than i had expected, but certainly does not do justice to this rather pretty bronze.  i am in the process of setting up my new digital camera, so hopefully soon i will have all new images and can entirely revamp my gallery.

this coin comes to me through the generosity of Rich Beale and Roma Numismatics, and i offer my most sincere thanks.  :)

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on April 22, 2012, 06:13:40 pm
today i added a hemilitra from Taras, however i think it is time to start another thread for these coins, so you can find it here...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=78345.new#new

i will continue to announce non-Tarentine coins here, but since that is occurring less and less as i continue to specialize i thought it better to separte them.

oddly enough i have not added a Tarentine coins since posting this. oh well, the best laid plans...

however i do have something to add to my antiquities gallery, although it is anything but new. i bought this terracotta votive statue about 21 years ago, but until recently i couldn't get a decent image of it.
i was given a pretty nice digital camera not too long ago and i figured i'd better learn how to use it. as a result this is my first attempt. i'm not entirely happy with the result, but it's not bad.
have a look and tell me what you think...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-80488

~ Peter
Title: Re: New coins...
Post by: Enodia on May 03, 2012, 03:03:19 am
this thread will now continue here...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=79837.0