Ancients => Great Skot, nice hat!!

Yup, there is just something about the obverse that keeps me coming-back for another peek!! (sooooo awesome!!) ... I am so thrilled with today's scores!!

It looks like the lion is chompin'-on Herakles' head!! (very cool coin)

 

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I myself do not have severe budget issues so i buy what catches my eye and has a certain charm. Couple days ago i bought a $700 coin and yesterday a $32 coin. And i will get that good feeling when either show up in my mailbox.

But i very much enjoy the "serius bargain hunting" stories from the more advanced collectors who teach me about the subtlties of collecting since they have knowledge that I file and use in my hunts. I have the "fel temp" series thanks to Doug and a growing collection of beautiful Nabs thanks to JA. And I find myself showing these coins to my friends because i know more about them.

It is all good!

 

=> I totally agree, 100%

... but sadly, my lovely wife sees my coin-collecting strategy from a slightly different viewpoint (*sigh*)

 

For those of you that like hats, I always enjoyed the seafood option from the Brettian League. The reverse crab is a nice crab but the special one is the on on the obverse. My example is mid-grade as is so often the case with my coins but I once saw one of these in FDC with a bit larger flan and a bit smoother green patina that was a real looker. As small bronzes go, mine was not cheap but perfection went much, much higher. I recommend it to the ones among us with healthy nostrils.

 

sweet!! => yes, that is a cool hat (it's now atop my lengthy want-list)

 

very nice stevex, it is cool to see another style of the hercules in lion headdress. the horse is pretty awesome also...not a pose you really see on coins.

 

Yah, the horse looks a bit like that crazy avatar that Okidoki had, with the two-legged horse!!

 

I hated looking at that 2 legged horse. It totally freaked me out.

 

yup, only one thing was worse than Oki's horse ...




=> chrsmat's b-day-baby!!

... I still wake-up sweating!!

 

Another good looking coin. But did you really pay for only half a horse? Where is the other half?

 

sadly, there aren't a lot of takers for the "other end" of the horse!! (although it would be pretty cool to have a horse's arse coin, eh?)

I know that Doug has a couple of 1/2-crocodile coins, but I can't recall if he has any croco-butt coins?!!

anyways => as always => cheers, fellas!!

 

We may have to arm wrestle over one

 

Hey => lay-off mon petite crab chapeau, mon precious ami




... worst French "ever"

Tell ya what => this one is yours (you've backed off two of my gun-slingers!!) ... I hope that you're having a sweet holiday season, my favourite!! (cheers, TIF)

 

I believe it is a checkbook wrestle when you butt heads bidding.

I can't help thinking there is a rear half of an animal coin but it is too late to go on a big search. Cut croc rears are available but that does not count. Every time this comes up I fear some new person is missing the joke but half animals often indicate a half denomination.

 

Well, I'm fairly sure that the Coin Princess could over-power my frail check-book (cheque-book where we live) ... yah, I've seen the background-shots in a few of her coin-photos, showing warm tropical beaches, versus my background-shots which show nuthin' but white snow except for the bloody carnage left by the polar bears!!

 

hello Steve,

i am with you esspecialy on the reverse.
nice,

eric

 

Thanks for helping me bump this thread ... *whooomp*

 

LOVE your OP @stevex6 !!!! I'd have gone after it myself despite the bite it took out of my 'budget'...

Terrific posts everyone!

 

Thanks Mikey-Z ... luckily, my bankbook has recovered since I spluged on this winner (it's now been a year and half, but I will never reget buying that OP-winner => I grin every time that I see it!!)

coins rock!! (buy the ones that you like!!)