thanks Q!
i've added two coins recently received as gifts, one from a friend and one from myself.
the first (from me to me) is a fraction from Samos, featuring a
lion's scalp
obverse.
when i first started collecting ancients in the late 80's, i was fascinated by this new (to me)
field of
numismatics! i used to lay in the bath reading SGV and dreaming of all the coins i would buy, completely ignorant of their current values. an Athenian
owl, an Ephesian bee, a Boetian
shield, an Aegean
turtle; a facing
head Larissa... and a lions's scalp from Samos.
well, my interests changed and i now look to fill those needs without breaking the war chest. i have a pretty nice bronze bee, and a smaller Boetian
shield. so i got this
obol from Samos as my latest virtual
tetradrachm.
it's a
bit pitted and worn, but...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-125792 the next is from a friend, and is a really nice example of early Magna Graecian
incuse coinage. this and the Metapontine
type with an
incuse bucranium are two of my favorite MG fractionals, so this is a happy addition...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-125773 ~
Peter