Author Topic: Steve P's Sweet Gallery (Read 112374 times)

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #275 on:** March 03, 2018, 06:43:24 pm »

Rats! I was eying the Neapolis

stevex6 · « **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

peterpil19 · « **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?

Peter

stevex6 · « **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"?)

stevex6 · « **Reply #279 on:** March 07, 2018, 07:38:02 pm »

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

stevex6 · « **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

stevex6 · « **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