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Author Topic: Steve P's Sweet Gallery  (Read 111562 times)

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #325 on: April 18, 2018, 09:12:01 pm »
I sold these four winners today ...

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« Reply #326 on: April 20, 2018, 10:38:21 am »
I sold this lil' cutie this morning ...

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #327 on: April 20, 2018, 01:56:27 pm »
Ohh, so nice  :) +++

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #328 on: April 20, 2018, 09:37:05 pm »
Thanks quadrans

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Oh, and I also sold this hunk of history as well ...


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #329 on: April 21, 2018, 04:06:15 pm »
Great,  :o ;) +++

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #330 on: April 25, 2018, 07:48:39 am »
This sweet coin sold yesterday ...


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #332 on: April 25, 2018, 09:54:11 am »
Thanks Jay ... oh, and I like your coin as well

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #333 on: April 25, 2018, 03:11:13 pm »
Nice coins, my friends,

you can see my Fausta's in my Gallery:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5260

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #334 on: April 26, 2018, 09:26:10 am »
Very nice, quadrans => thanks for showing-off your gallery (super cool collection)

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #335 on: April 26, 2018, 10:09:36 am »
Hey, I sold this awesome lil' owl this morning ... man, I love Pontos coins


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #336 on: April 28, 2018, 12:57:03 pm »

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #337 on: April 28, 2018, 11:55:06 pm »
Nice one,  +++

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #338 on: April 29, 2018, 06:34:28 am »
Even though I know the "why", it's a pity seeing all those killer coins flowing away, isn't it ?

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #339 on: April 29, 2018, 07:54:19 am »
Thanks Q's

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Yes Potator, it is a bit sad to be selling-off my sweet coins ... but it is also quite a nice feeling clawing-back some of the coin-cash for other future uses (retirement home, etc)

I hope things are going well with you

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #340 on: April 30, 2018, 06:07:58 pm »
AE Semis


Some info about this semis since I'm the one who purchased it: This coin is actually not an official Rome mint semis but instead, an imitation, likely struck in Italy during the first century B.C. to address a small change shortage. The Rome mint cut back on its bronze output considerably during the latter half of the second century B.C. so while large numbers of denarii were being minted, the bronzes that citizens used for day-to-day transactions were in short supply outside of the city of Rome itself so, in similar fashion to the Civil War Tokens that many U.S. collectors are familiar with, private individuals or perhaps even city governments began striking imitations on a similar weight standard and with similar designs as Roman bronzes, in many cases re-using old mintmarks such as the dolphin on this coin. The Roman government was probably perfectly fine for this and may have even encouraged it as the Rome mint could focus on striking precious metal denominations which were far more useful for the Roman government itself.

As an interesting note: this example is an obverse die match to the British Museum example which, when BMC RR was originally published was actually thought to be an official Rome mint product(though they were obviously somewhat unsure of its status as it wasn't included in the main arrangement but instead, the appendix at the end of Vol. 2). They've changed their minds since then and the coin is now listed on their website and in more recent updates of BMC RR as an imitation, but it's an interesting footnote in the history of this particular imitation.
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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #341 on: May 01, 2018, 02:01:46 am »
Thanks for the info, Jordan (red_spork) ... by the way, I bought my old coin (your new coin) from a CNG auction ...

=> CNG Auction #295, Lot #368 (they have some additional info in their blurb)

congrats on scoring a very cool coin

cheers

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #342 on: May 02, 2018, 12:46:33 am »
Thanks for the info, Jordan (red_spork) ... by the way, I bought my old coin (your new coin) from a CNG auction ...

=> CNG Auction #295, Lot #368 (they have some additional info in their blurb)

congrats on scoring a very cool coin

cheers

stevex6

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Thanks for the info Steve! It is a very cool coin
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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #343 on: May 06, 2018, 09:22:51 am »
I sold this Croc-coin yesterday ... I love this coin-type (unfortunately, my example has a sweet obverse, but the reverse is just a wee bit off-center causing the croc's teeth to be off flan ... but I still think that it's a cool example)


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #344 on: May 11, 2018, 11:15:54 am »
I sold this puppy yesterday ...

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #345 on: May 11, 2018, 06:51:22 pm »
Sold a cool ol' Roman coin today ...


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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #346 on: May 12, 2018, 12:21:06 am »
Nice coins, both  +++

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #347 on: May 12, 2018, 07:22:01 am »
Thanks quadrans

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #348 on: May 13, 2018, 06:54:16 pm »
This coin sold today ...

=> Vandal Horse (with an alien on the reverse)

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Re: Steve P's Sweet Gallery
« Reply #349 on: May 14, 2018, 12:54:17 am »
Ooow, I sold another one today ...

 

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