New to ancient collecting...my first 2 buys

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  1. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    These are the pics from the website...not my own personal pics but I just purchased these coins from Beast Coins via VCoins. image.jpg image.jpg
     
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  3. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    Welcome nathanj, very nice pickups, both are well detailed..
     
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  4. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Wow, those are not typical "first purchases"! I love them!

    Looks like someone has a lizard theme brewing :D

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  5. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    Thanks. I love ancient Greeks and I especially enjoy coins depicting owls. The Athens tetradrachm is my next purchase. I found a fine example with no test cuts and we'll centered. I am negotiating a more reasonable price now
     
  6. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    I agree, nice first purchases. Zack is a great guy, (Beast coins). I have dealt with him since we were both newbies on Moneta-L and meeting up at CICF to discuss purchases 12 years ago.
     
  7. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    I do enjoy coins with lizards. Any suggestions of other ancient Greeks with lizards?
     
  8. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    And yes Zack is a great guy to deal with. I was very satisfied with his service and his pics are extremely accurate in depicting the detail of his coins
     
  9. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    There are a number of ancient coins with lizards but they are often just a control mark or secondary device. Here's a sampling, all from CNG's archives:

    LUCANIA, Metapontion
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    MACEDON, Eion
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    ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion
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    Roman Republic, moneyer C. Piso L.f. Frugi
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    ...and here's one I'd dearly love to have, ELIS, Olympia. 95th Olympiad
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  10. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Welcome aboard, Nathan. Great choices! I've also purchased some pieces from Beast Coins and have always been satisfied.
     
  11. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Welcome & great first pickups. I have gotten several coins from Zack over the years. Pleasure to deal with.
     
  12. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Welcome Nathan => those are amazingly cool first ancients you've got there!! => "bravo"

    TIF => are all of those lizard-coins yours? (they are wonderful)

    I have this example to toss-into the ol' mix ...


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  13. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Sadly, none of those are mine. I did however recently acquire an Eion like yours. I'll post it in the next day or two after I take some decent pictures.
     
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  14. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Hey Nathan ... I'm a bit curious to know a bit more about that awesome coin with the owl and the gorgon on it (it is very cool)
     
  15. RaceBannon

    RaceBannon Member

    Welcome aboard nathanj. Lots of avid and knowledgeable ancient collectors around here! ;)

    Those are great coins for first getting your toes wet.
     
  16. AncientJoe

    AncientJoe Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the dark side :D I have a similar lizard hemidrachm and I look forward to your Owl tetradrachm:

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  17. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Welcome. Your coins are awesome, first coins or not. Keep 'em coming.
     
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  20. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    It is a bronze tetras (14mm about 3.16g) from Kamarina, Sicily. 420-410BC
     
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  21. nathanj485

    nathanj485 Active Member

    Beautiful coin. If you ever wish to sell, please let me be the first to know.
     
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