Ancients => Hi Ho Silver, Away!!

Ummm, as you've probably already realized, I'm kinda hooked on the ol' counterstamps ...

=> so this Horse with Head-of-Ammom kinda caught my eye ... I think that it Rocks!!

Kings of Numidia Micipsa, AE27
Date: 148-114 BC
Size: 26.76mm
Weight: 15.2 grams
Obverse: Micipsa left
Reverse: Horse galloping left., counterstamp head of Ammon left
Attribution: SNG Cop 508, Maz 55
Description: A nice bronze with bold and clear counterstamp of the head of Ammon … gF+/gF+

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

*sigh*


... huh ... I guess they can't all be winners, eh?

That's okay mule ... you're okay in my books (giddy-up. friend)

 

I like it. Its an interesting type, especially the counter mark. I never heard of Micipsa either. Interesting.

*steps in horse pie on way out*..

Darn it...

 

Really? ...

=> c'mon man => this is a nice ol' rare, phat coin, with an awesome horse and even a counter-stamp tossed-in!!

=> this is a dirty, worn-out lookin' "winner"!!

 

=> thanks for your two-cents, Mat (awesome, I appreciate it!!)

Hmmm ... it does kinda look like the poor ol horse mighta stepped in his own poop, eh?

 

Cool

 

27 mm ... 15 grams!!

*sweet*

dawg => this is a big, fat, rare horse with a super-cool counterstamp!!

geesh ... I'm goin' ta bed

 

ooops, thanks non_cents ...


okay "now" I'm goin' to hit the sack!!

cheers, brothers!!

 

Great Coin!

Love this type!

 

nice one.

 

thanks guys

 

Memo to CT posters living out West: Some of us go to bed before you post your late night specials. I do like the coin but the countermark so clear and well positioned is what makes this coin special.

 

I dunno about the appeal of counter stamps. I guess my earlier collecting of Mexican 8 realies, kinda ruined counter stamps for me. I detest the "Walked over in China" counter stamps that I find on so many 8 realies. I suppose I should not let this prejudice seep over to ancients, but I can not help it. I do like the horse though.

 

I tend to agree with that but I make a distinction between banker's marks that are applied by the dozen with no consideration for where they fall and artisticly designed carefully applied punches that are as fine art as the coin they are found on. I also can be turned off by marks that destroy important detail on the other side so it is not necessarily the case that all c/m's are good or all bad.

My favorite is this Pergamon owl that appears to have been swallowed by the snake. It flattens the beard of Aesculapius but leaves a decent obverse.

 

I have been on the fence with countermarks with ancients. There is some that I tend to not care for and those are usually the ones that are rectangle in size and have letters in them. I see them on claudius and nero AEs alot.

Then there is countermarks where there is a figure of some sort and its hard to distinguish what it is.

But I do like the countermarks where a figure is clear and interesting.

Both coins shared here I like the stamps.

Oh and bankers marks. I have been getting many republics as of late with them. At this time, they dont bother me & I kinda like them. They give the coins character which I can live with over holes, split in half and so on.

 

Yah, sorry about that ... I went out for dinner with the wife and a few friends, so by the time I got around to purchasing and posting that coin it was already starting to get pretty late (my bad) ...

=> I totally agree ... well, I like the horse as well, but the countermark and it's non-intrusive placement brings the whole coin together.

Ripley, thanks for your honest comments ... that's why coin collecting is so interesting (we all seem to like and dislike certain types of coins, but "overall" we all love coins)

 

... just thought I'd toss-in a bit of info (I knew nothing of Micipsa prior to buying this coin)

 

No kidding its not like we learned about him in school.

"Ok class, today were gonna learn about Micipsa & then you have to do a 10 page report on what you learned."

 

... yah, I think I may have skipped-out that day and gone to the beach?

 

Steve, good look'in coin, counter stamp coins are very interesting, this one's well placed and doesn't take away from the coin. Are there any counter stamp tools or punch's been found from these time period's, seems like there's been counter marks from B.C. to current coin's. Anyone seen one???