Thanks Joe!
Well, back in 2017 I lost a coin at an in person
auction to
Robert of Calgary Coin. I just didn't have enough to go any higher and he won it by one bid increment. It was a well known
didrachm of Terina that was originally sold by
Seaby. In fact, it appeared on the cover of
Seaby's Coin &
Medal Bulletin April 1975, A236 and illustrated on the front cover. What intrigued me about the coin was that it
had a very prominent die break on the
obverse, obscuring Terina's eye and ear, making it almost look like her hair
style. The dies are well known with at least 5 that have this
obverse flaw. I never forgot about loosing that coin and have been hunting for one with the same dies ever since. Last week, after 7 years, I managed to win one! While not the exact same coin, they were struck within a few flans of each other.
The artistry and high profile
portrait of Terina show off the skill of the Brettian die engravers. Being that Terina is only a few mountains south of me in
Italy is icing on the cake!
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=186263Thanks for looking!
