Ancients => Gawd, not anutha one?!! => yup, a 3/4 facing (I love those, eh?)

yah, I absolutely "love" these sweet 3/4 facing beauties ... sadly, they seem quite far and few between?!

Anyway => I got a good-nuff deal on this sweet coin today (initial bid was $100 ... and luckily my early bid held-on and I scored it for $170)

... again, I love these 3/4 facing portraits, so I'm fairly happy with today's two coin-scores (it's kinda nice not to blow the budget every now and then) ... especially when vacation is on the horizon!!

Overall, I'm a happy pup!!

I hope that you coin-dudes think that this coin is kinda sweet ...

Cheers

SATRAPS of CARIA, Pixodaros, AR Trihemiobol
Circa 341/0-336/5 BC
Halikarnassos mint
Diameter: 9.5 mm
Weight: 0.82 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery around neck
Reverse: Starlike floral pattern
Reference: Konuk, Identities –; SNG Keckman 281; SNG Kayhan 893–5
Other: find patina … oh, and cool ¾ facing portrait



=> and again, this baby is 2400 years old (quite amazing when ya think about it, eh??)

 

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Very nice little brother. I saw this and immediately liked it. But I just dropped a large sum on one coin so I couldn't bid against you. Very, very nice.

 

Very nice.

 

Why do you ""love"" them? Nice score Steve!

 

=> ahahaha hmmm, I'm not sure?

Ummm, but I do love 'em ... here are a couple of other examples ...




hmmm? ... well, I guess my party-friends PAN & Julian-II are only a 1/4 facing, eh? ... but cool coins, no?

 

Great coins with some wonderful portraits.

 

thanks Orfew

 

nice coin eh. I don't even do ancients...maybe someday in the far future.

 

Nobody else has any 3/4 facing portraits?

hmmmm, how about coins from Caria?

... ummm, or how about any other trihemiobol examples?

 

s-yoda => haven't you fallen off of your wallet yet and purchased an ancient bee-coin?!! (stop with those toned Canadian coins for a sec and buy a real coin, my friend!!)

 

Really? ... apparently the $80 lion-coin rated higher than this coin in the "fan appeal"

=> this was my primary target (the lion was merely a tag-along) ... huh. it's often interesting what the masses seem to enjoy, eh?

Oh well, I love 'em both!! (it was a great day in Coin-land for this guy!!)






Two 2400 year old Greek coins (cha-ching!!)

 

Good Lord, them's is beautiful........

 

And dey ain't spooned? Beautiful......

 

Personally, I prefer this one. Great coin!

 

Sorry I'm late to the party . I've been mooning over my take from today's CNG auction

Here are some facers.


Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysos I
390 BCE
Æ tetras, 14 mm, 1.8 gm
Obv: head of nymph facing slightly left, wearing necklace
Rev: octopus
Ref: CNS 29; SNG ANS 385



MACEDON, under Roman rule
D. Junius Silanus Manlianus, praetor
142-141 BCE
AE, 20 x 22 mm, 9.5 gm
Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy wreath
Rev: MAKE ΔONΩN legend In two lines; D above; all within ivy wreath
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1324
whoops, this one is a 4/4 facing rather than 3/4


IONIA, Klazomenai
Mid-late 4th century BCE
Æ18 mm, 4.35 gm
Obv: bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet
Rev: KLAΖOMEN / AIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy
Ref: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86


CORINTHIA, Corinth
345-307 BCE
AR stater, 8.65 gm
Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below
Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; head of Silenus behind
Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408
This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk's book, "100 Greatest Ancient Coins".

 

You 'ancient' folks is most amazing. God Bless and good nite.........

 

Does an animal head facer from Caria count?


CARIA, Knidos
AR Hemidrachm

 

Well if Z's going to whip out the animals facers, so will I

This bull is sort of 3/4 facing...

EUBOIA, Eretria
357-267 BCE
AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.1 gm
Obv: head of nymph Eretria left
Rev: head of bull facing, fillets from horns, EY above, satyr's head facing in right field
Ref: Wallace pl. XI, cf 126. 3.08g, 18mm, 11h.
ex Frank James Collection
ex BCD Collection

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I think my Syracusian octopus (shown in the prior post) is 7/8 facing. Not sure though... where is an octopus's face??