Author Topic: My Taras collection (Read 67177 times)

Sam · « **Reply #150 on:** January 28, 2017, 01:24:06 pm »

What a rarity , thank you , for sharing.

** That makes it , best of the type

Molinari · « **Reply #151 on:** January 28, 2017, 01:31:11 pm »

Nice one. Your gallery is getting really impressive!

Enodia · « **Reply #152 on:** January 28, 2017, 01:39:44 pm »

thank you gentlemen!

i find these fractions to be quite fascinating, although they are leaving my bank account really unimpressive! but types like this one are so rarely available that i feel a need to grab them while i can.
maybe i should get a cardboard sign and stand at a nearby intersection...
"Need a Hemiobol. Anything Helps"

~ Peter

Sam · « **Reply #153 on:** January 28, 2017, 04:11:46 pm »

My best wishes of fast healing to your wallet .

Live healthy , wealthy , and BUY

Enodia · « **Reply #154 on:** February 17, 2017, 11:50:20 pm »

not yet completely healed Sam, but on the mend.

here's another unpublished 'mirror image' type coin, a scarce Dionysian fraction with Nike on the left instead of the right as on the Vlasto specimen. this was to have been my consolation coin had I not won the above auction, but a couple of glasses of pinot noir and I thought "eh, what the hell...".

I think I need one of those breathalyzer lock-out devices for my computer!...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-134926

~ Peter

Enodia · « **Reply #155 on:** May 12, 2017, 06:22:29 pm »

this is the latest addition to my Taras collection...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-137057

it is not pristine and certainly not rare, but i think it's kinda pretty, and it's been awhile since my last purchase so i was in dire need of 'a fix'.

was it worth it? i guess i'll know better after my first new car payment comes in!

keeping up with my Joneses,
~ Peter

Molinari · « **Reply #156 on:** May 12, 2017, 06:45:05 pm »

Nice one. I enjoyed the write up too, as always.

Ugh new car payments.

quadrans · « **Reply #157 on:** May 14, 2017, 02:29:01 am »

Quote from: Enodia on May 12, 2017, 06:22:29 pm

this is the latest addition to my Taras collection...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-137057

it is not pristine and certainly not rare, but i think it's kinda pretty, and it's been awhile since my last purchase so i was in dire need of 'a fix'.
was it worth it? i guess i'll know better after my first new car payment comes in!

keeping up with my Joneses,
~ Peter

Great addition Peter,

Congratulation

Q.

Enodia · « **Reply #158 on:** May 14, 2017, 10:24:23 pm »

Quote from: Molinari on May 12, 2017, 06:45:05 pm

Nice one. I enjoyed the write up too, as always.

thanks Nick.
i enjoy doing them, and it keeps me busy during the seemingly interminable time between hitting the 'Buy' button and finally finding the coin in the mail box!

~ Peter

Enodia · « **Reply #159 on:** May 31, 2017, 04:18:10 pm »

here's my latest, a late-period didrachm...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-137465

it is not rare or pristine, nothing very remarkable at all really. but i liked it and it was cheap, so it now has a good home.

~ Peter

Molinari · « **Reply #160 on:** May 31, 2017, 04:43:17 pm »

It's an overall nice specimen. I like it.

Randygeki(h2) · « **Reply #161 on:** June 03, 2017, 03:22:44 pm »

A nice example

quadrans · « **Reply #162 on:** June 03, 2017, 04:00:38 pm »

I agree nice one..

Q.

Enodia · « **Reply #163 on:** June 16, 2017, 04:05:24 pm »

thanks gents!

here's another less than beautiful coin. i only placed the very low opening bid, but apparently no one else wanted it more so i have adopted it...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-137730

it's an uncommon little(!) hemilitron, with a hare bounding right below the dolphin. the mark behind the hare looks to be deliberate in hand, but i can't recognize it, nor is any similar mark recorded in any of my sources, so at this point i'm just going to call it a blemish. the coin is rather beat up overall so this is probably correct, but any opinions will be appreciated.

~ Peter

peterpil19 · « **Reply #164 on:** June 17, 2017, 12:06:24 am »

Hi Peter,

Nice coin.

In my opinion there is beauty in fitting reasonable detail on such a small flan. In the case of your coin, the shell and dolphin look exactly like what they are meant to be.

Peter

Enodia · « **Reply #165 on:** June 18, 2017, 02:59:42 pm »

thanks Peter.

and i agree completely. as long as i've been collecting i am still amazed at the kind of detail these ancient artists could capture on such a tiny canvas.
quite fascinating really, especially considering the technology of the day.

~ Peter

quadrans · « **Reply #166 on:** June 19, 2017, 02:51:31 pm »

Quote from: Enodia on June 16, 2017, 04:05:24 pm

thanks gents!

here's another less than beautiful coin. i only placed the very low opening bid, but apparently no one else wanted it more so i have adopted it...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-137730

it's an uncommon little(!) hemilitron, with a hare bounding right below the dolphin. the mark behind the hare looks to be deliberate in hand, but i can't recognize it, nor is any similar mark recorded in any of my sources, so at this point i'm just going to call it a blemish. the coin is rather beat up overall so this is probably correct, but any opinions will be appreciated.

~ Peter

Really pretty coin ~Peter

Q.

Enodia · « **Reply #167 on:** June 29, 2017, 03:26:45 pm »

thank you Q!

here's a new didrachm for the collection, a later example but of slightly finer style than usual for this period. mainly though i bought it because i think the bee is really cool!..

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-138045

~ Peter

Molinari · « **Reply #168 on:** June 29, 2017, 04:10:23 pm »

Very nice bee. I saw a collection fairly recently with all bee related coins covering all periods of numismatics. I don't recall seeing this type.

I'm also a huge fan of local honey. I haven't had any allergy problems since I started taking it daily.

Enodia · « **Reply #169 on:** June 30, 2017, 03:09:14 pm »

i've had good results too (ummmm... fireweed honey).
while not eliminating the symptoms of my seasonal allergies it has helped alleviate them. and of course Sherlock Holmes lived to be 103 by eating a daily dose of Royal Jelly!

a long time ago my wife bought a homeopathic elixir of local allergens which taken daily was supposed to relieve allergy symptoms. after three days i was so sick i thought i was going to die of anaphylactic shock!
needless to say i tossed the vile stuff out, and have been homeophobic to this day.

~ Peter

peterpil19 · « **Reply #170 on:** June 30, 2017, 05:49:51 pm »

Quote from: Enodia on June 30, 2017, 03:09:14 pm

and of course Sherlock Holmes lived to be 103 by eating a daily dose of Royal Jelly!

I haven't read the stories of Sherlock Holmes for some years now, but I wouldn't take medical advice from Holmes given his other habits...

In all seriousness, I am glad the honey is working for you.

Thank you for sharing photos of your coin - it is wonderful.

Peter

Enodia · « **Reply #171 on:** June 30, 2017, 08:39:25 pm »

lol

I have a very large collection of Sherlock Holmes, and one of my books is titled 'Subcutaneously, My Dear Watson', which deals exclusively with those "other habits"...
https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Enodia&tag=Sherlock+Holmes&collection=-1

~

Enodia · « **Reply #172 on:** August 02, 2017, 03:31:34 pm »

this homely little coin is my newest...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-138622

... a diobol depicting a slightly different scene from Herakles' battle with the Nemean lion, and with a little owl besides.

~ Peter

peterpil19 · « **Reply #173 on:** August 03, 2017, 12:31:29 am »

Very interesting coin. Seems like an odd decision for such a detailed display to be featured on such a tiny coin!

I had never seen this reverse type below. There appears to be quite a few "Herakles fighting" scenes on coins. They are all much nicer than the comparatively poorly designed Hercules on my Caracalla denarius...

Peter

Randygeki(h2) · « **Reply #174 on:** August 05, 2017, 04:59:47 am »

A neat coin

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