Ancients: Group Lot Fun!

3946 is flying right and 3947 is advancing right but is listed only for year 6. To me this is a situation where catalogs cause problems. I don't see flying in the coins online listed as flying so I'd call this one a 3946 year 5 obverse B. There is no flying Nike listed for year six and no advancing for all the other years. Someone needs to show a 3947 that convinces me that this is a necessary distinction.

 

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Great lot of coins Whiz! Congrats! Really like the Republic / Macedonian sheild! I would be keeping that one if it was me.

 

It's a great little lot. Nice find.

 

that's a fantastic lot WB, dang. that last half siliqua was interesting.

 

Congrats and welcome to the wonderful world of mixed lots


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Thanks for the kind words. I have a couple more left to ID. Some I may need some help on so keep an eye out!

Unfortunately it isn't a holiday today in Canada (ours was last week) so I am at work all day.

 

Don't forget to check for make up...

 

Bing... I was looking at this thread on my work computer and I see the red you are talking about. I wonder if my colours are off on my laptop at home.

 

I have seen some coins colored very "red". In fact I own a couple. I believe these are referred to as Syrian Red because of the red hue in the sand in parts of Syria. Here is a Gallienus with Syrian Red:

GALLIENUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate head right.
REVERSE: PAX AETERNA - Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter
Struck at Rome, 260-8 AD
3.2g, 20mm
RIC 252, C 716

The color on your coin is not as deep a red, but it probably did pick up on the red colored minerals in the ground where it laid for so many years.

 

I do need some help with this Rhodian drachm. I am not too sure where to begin looking or what is even on the reverse.

 

The reverse is an "open rose". Can you make out any of the letters?

 

It is most likely:

Ashton 239
Caria, Islands off, Rhodes AR Drachm. ca 40 BC-25 AD. Three-quarter facing radiate head of Helios, head turned slightly right / Open rose; aphlaston below, magistrate name written around the rose.
Ashton 239

 

Thanks Bing! I will look in to it more tonight hopefully.

 

Very nice lot of coins. I would be having fun attributing all those. Lots of fun!!

 

Awesome Rhodes coin, W-Bang!! (very cool) ....... apparently, I'm a huge fan of colourful-crud!!

=> curious? ... TIF cleaned a colourful-crud Pontos a couple of days ago (are you going to try and de-crud your new toy?)

... beautiful, either way (conrats)

 

Were you able to verify my identification of the Rhodes coin?

 

Not yet. I am happy to stay I received the call for a full time job offer yesterday so we went out an celebrated.

 

I am definitely thinking about it. There are some cleaning scratches on the crud already so I am curious if I removed the crud would the cleaning scratches go all the way down to the metal beneath.

 

Congratulations. I hope it's your dream job, but if not, I hope it's a stepping stone to that end.

 

It isn't the dream job but it is a step in the right direction. It is a huge sigh of relief though. I don't have to worry nearly as much that my student loans are being paid.

I am in a good position for the future.