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Offline Jay GT4

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #275 on: March 03, 2018, 06:43:24 pm »
Rats!  I was eying the Neapolis

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #276 on: March 04, 2018, 10:41:21 am »
Hey Jay => ya snooze, ya lose ...  ;)

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


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #277 on: March 04, 2018, 11:07:58 pm »
Great coins Steve!

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


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #278 on: March 05, 2018, 07:27:58 am »
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"?)

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #279 on: March 07, 2018, 07:38:02 pm »
I sold this lil' ithyphallic beauty today ... cool coin-types

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #280 on: March 08, 2018, 07:26:39 am »
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

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #281 on: March 09, 2018, 06:57:26 pm »
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

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #282 on: March 11, 2018, 08:44:06 am »
I sold "7" coins yesterday ... it was a big day in coin-ville

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #283 on: March 11, 2018, 08:54:36 am »
yup ... big day in coin-ville (very sad)


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #284 on: March 12, 2018, 07:16:39 pm »
I sold a couple of sweet coins today ... yup, two more bite the dust

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #285 on: March 12, 2018, 07:39:53 pm »
The Italian lion is sweet....it was also on  my watch list

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #286 on: March 13, 2018, 07:32:33 am »
Thanks Jay ... yah, I love that lion coin (I especially like the grasshopper located at the top of the coin)

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #287 on: March 13, 2018, 07:35:38 am »
Here is a cool coin that I sold last night ...


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #288 on: March 13, 2018, 09:27:35 pm »
Just sold one of my favourite coins ... man, ya gotta love the animal coins, eh?


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #289 on: March 15, 2018, 09:54:00 pm »
I sold two fantastic coins this evening ... the guy has good coin-taste (was it one of you?)


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #290 on: March 16, 2018, 12:26:31 am »
Wish it as me. Both are lovely

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #291 on: March 16, 2018, 03:29:12 am »
Great coin, Steve, I like them,  +++


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #292 on: March 16, 2018, 07:12:09 am »
Thanks guys

cheers


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #293 on: March 24, 2018, 07:22:54 pm »
I've sold a few Byzantine coins lately ... into my gallery they go, eh?

Justin II

Andronicus II

Justinian I

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #294 on: March 24, 2018, 07:28:47 pm »
Oh, and I've also sold these three winners ...

M. Furius L.f Philus

Sicily, Agathokles

Ionia, Smyrna

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #295 on: March 25, 2018, 06:31:14 am »
i really like the last one Steve
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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #296 on: March 25, 2018, 08:14:33 am »
Hi Oki ... yes, the Tyche and Shrimp example is a winner, eh?

Thanks

Cheers, my coin friend

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #297 on: March 25, 2018, 10:15:50 am »
Sold this baby a minute ago ... I've always liked the Venus reverse

Magnia Urbica

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #298 on: March 25, 2018, 10:23:12 am »
 +++ nice Mr. Steve
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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #299 on: March 26, 2018, 06:50:45 pm »
Thanks Oki ... cheers

Hey, I just sold another coin ...

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