Where's the RAID?

I got a bug on my coin! Fly counterstamp, one of the best I've seen. I've been on a counterstamp kick this week - I have another great example of a bow case stamp, but the seller's pic isn't good enough to share, it'll have to wait.

I wouldn't have given this common, worn bronze of Pisidia a second look, but that fly is something else. Maybe it's a bee - I have to get my big book of counterstamps out but I'm too lazy at the moment.

 

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Looks like a fly to me. And the more I look at it the more I feel like rolling up a magazine and swatting it. Nice!

 

looks like a bee. very cool coin. someday in the far future I will get some ancient coins with bees and grasshoppers on them.

 

Maybe I should have posted a poll? Bee vs. Fly?

 

That's definitely a bugger. You have a great big book on ancient counter stamps?

 

Cool coin Big J, i think its a bee also..

The fly tends to have a thicker body..little fat boy.


Where the Bee family has a thinner body..

 

It's not that big really, but it's currently at the bottom of a file drawer and I don't feel like digging it out.

 

Whatever it is, it's a great counterstamp, congrats.
Did you get it from the flea market ?

Q

 

I wish the ancients had put some spiders on their coins. Do they exist? I don't know of any types or counterstamps.

 

Nice. I think it's a bee as well, but, hey, what do I know?

 

That's a fantastic counterstamp with amazing detail. And to paraphrase Aidan...could you provide a citation for the book you are using on ancient counterstamps?

 

Eh, sorry...I dug the book out and it's not counterstamps, it's Overstruck Greek Coins by David MacDonald. For some reason I had it in my head that it dealt with counterstamps. Obviously I haven't looked at it in a while.

 

Excellent flying critter, whatever it is. I vote bee.

 

Ok, it can be a bee then. Flies are annoying anyway.

 

And bees are not? Especially the yellow jacket posted by Eng?

 

not a counter stamp but my gold San Marino 1986 2 scudi spider...

 

Yellow jackets are only annoying if YOU bother them. Flies are always annoying.

 

I vote 'Bee'....I mean why a fly?? Hmmm, but then again why a 'rat' on a Roman coin?? LOL

Anyway, obviously I can be fooled in ANY number of ways!!

 

You'll never finish your bug collection if you try to add ancients as well!