Show Me Your Big Greek Tets!

Well would you look at that, a coin phat Greek Tet. Just keeping it real.

 

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Awesome @Ancientnoob !

 

That coin has great character

 

Heeyy! I know what that means!!!

 

I hear what you're saying, and yes this should be about coins. But a little lighthearted humor to go along with the coins seems appropriate to me. But I think I understand. No problems.

 

It means it would be welcome at my house

 

yea with a collector hanging off the side of it.

 

One not yet posted in this thread:



SICULO PUNIC,
SICILY, Entella.
AR Tetradrachm.
300-289 B.C.
16.72 grams, 23 mm
Obv: Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin
Rev: Horse head left with date palm tree
behind & MHSBM in exergue
[Mint of the Quaestors] series 5b
Grade: aEF nice detail centered & toned
only MHSBM in exergue is weak
Other: Carthaginian mercenary coin ☺
Sim. Sear 6438, SNG.Cop.91, Jen

 

That is a gorgeous coin, nice capture!

 

Zumbly, great Tets, lovem!

 

Wha? ... *rats*

Sadly, I missed what was censored, so I am still hovering around ground-zero and probably a poster-child for saying the exact same thing?!! (yah, I know that I should merely do "the pheasant" and avoid conflict)




... ummm, so I will (old dog, new trick and all) ... lesson learned!!

100% => I like the mods here, so I certainly don't want to get on their radar (nuthin' to see 'ere) ...

WARNING!!! => apparently there may be some skanky-stuff goin' down in the US Coin threads!!?

Hey => look, over there!!



... ummm, are they gone?

*Phew* => Noob, that phat-dawg hunts!! => nice Tets!!

 

We like you also Steve. And I keep you on the radar for your sense of humor

 

Super coins everyone.

 

After lying low for awhile, I couldn't resist throwing a few of mine on the pile:
Katane

Messana



Maroneia

 

And the common types, but still BIG:
Athens

Alexander III

 

Nice to see you again, @ancientnut! Great coins

 

Wonderful herd of hares from Messana. Thanks for posting them. They are just awesome.

 

Hard to tell from the images. Need more information and better images to be able to comment on the coin.

 

Sicily, Gela, ca. 415-405 BC. AR tetradrachm, 16.81 gr.
Obv: charioteer driving galopping quadriga to the left, above eagle flying to the left; in exergue: corn-ear.
Rev: ΓΕΛΑΣ (retrograde); protome of manheaded bull to the right; barleycorn above.




Bruttium, Rhegion. Ca. 390 BC. AR tetradrachm, 17.33 gr.
Obv: Lion’s head facing.
Rev: ΡΗΓΙΝΟΝ; head of Apollo to the left, behind neck olivesprig.

 

For those with few big coins: I am always amazed at the difference in appearance of the various tets. I went to a show last Friday and saw a beautiful Lysimachus with high rekief portrait and fine style ($800 so I did not buy it). The same dealer had a nice Syracuse with smaller diameter and low relief but the flan was so thick that it weighed as much as the Lysimachus (and cost more). A-noob's Side is a type impressive for its diameter because they are not all that thick. Even if we gave diameters on our photos, we could not convey just how big 30mm is compared to 28mm when the things are in hand. Thick counts, too. Photos are hard to make cover every detail. If they were easy, more of us would collect coin photos rather than coins. My coins are proud of their faults which is good since they have so many.