Latest graded ancient arrived today

Better centering than my other similar coin.. I like it!

 

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Looks a little pale but very nice!

 

Very nice, esp. the portrait! I have to wonder how NGC gets ancients to fit inside those 4 plastic fingers--do they use any force?

 

With the inconsistency in sizes, I've wondered too. I've seen some held in just by 3 of the 4 prongs, so I guess they just find one close enough, then make it work the best they can.

 

They're not actually plastic but some type of rubber so they are actually quite flexible.

 

Looks like this coin is only held by 3 too in the close ups

 

Nice grab, that's a nice 'un.

 

Hmm...it could be silicone rubber, which is pliable and shouldn't react with metals. But that would mean the whole insert is silicone rubber--I should check my few slabs.

I notice one of the prongs looks 'peeled back'--was that due to the coin pushing against it? In any case, it's not very important--not trying to hijack a thread on a nice coin!

 

Very nice..Great details..
Three thumbs up!!!

 

I'm currently waiting on a slabbed coin to come in which will be cracked as soon as I get off work. I'll take a picture of the insert itself once I'm done.

 

Yes, the whole white insert is the same material. You can bend it, pinch it, etc.

 

It seems a nice coin but not one I have studied. I hope you will be happy together for many decades.

 

I'm sure we will be happy for a long time, or at least until someone wants to pay more for it! haha

 

Very nice pick up.

 

Love the details on that coin. Maybe someone should be sharpening an axe in the background at the US mint and we could better looking coins.

 

That connect-the-dots style Greek interests me. I don't know enough about engraving techniques...was this style for function or just "cool" at the time? Perhaps they punched the die then connected the dots to form the letters?

My two have a similar style:

Thasos, Thrace, BC 168-148
AR, tetradrachm, 16.12g, 31mm; 11h
Obv.: Portrait of Dionysos
Rev.: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ to left, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ to right, ΘΑΣΙΩΝ below; Hercules with lion pelt in arm resting on club. M monogram left

Much more obvious on my Seleucid tet:

Antiochus VII Euergetes, Seleucid Kingdom, BC 138-129
AR, tetradrachm, 16.59g, 30mm; 12h; Antioch
Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochus VII right
Rev.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EVEPΓETOY; Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above A; all within wreath.

 

It's probably a great coin (congrats jwitten) ... but it just seems so unnecessary to buy slabbed coins!! (sorry to sound like a broken record, but I don't want to knuckle-under and pretend that it's normal and give any other new-comers the illusion that it's a good idea)

Yah sure, I get that you don't have any skills and you don't want to be ripped-off, but that's why you join/frequent these coin sites (the dudes will assist you from making poor coin-purchases)

Oh, and this won't be the last time that I repeat this over and over and over again, for I do not want slabs to infiltrate the ancient world (" I have a dream!")

gawd ... maybe this is how I'll end-up being booted out of here? (I'll be asked to leave for continual coin-nagging!!)

Ummm => but wow, the coin looks really great (congrats again) ... keep-up the good work!

 

I highly doubt you change my mind away from slabbed coins. I get it that most ancient guys like raw, but who cares? They fit better in my collection this way, and it is easier and more believable for me to show them off to non-coin guys this way. Plus, I feel like I have gotten decent deals so far, so the argument that they cost too much graded is not that valid. I sold one of my cheaper graded coins the other day for a quick $50 profit, after all ebay/paypal/shipping fees. I am buying coins that I like at prices I feel are reasonable, and leaving enough meat on the bones to one day sell them to people like you for a small profit. A coin can always be taken out of a slab, so it should appeal to both fans of slabs and fans of raw. Raw coins do not appeal to everyone.

 

again => congrats on a great coin (oh, but watch for me when you post your next slabbed winner!!)



keep up the good work