that's a sweet old school AR greek stevex! i can't get to my pictures right now for some reason, and don't have much anyway. so i made you a rockin' album cover...
That is a very nice score Steve! I would have scooped that up for more than your bid. I have this Syracuse bronze with a bull and two dolphins: And this Velia stater with only a crummy, cell phone picture. And this slightly rough but solid chunk of Thurium distater: John
Wow, coin-gang => thanks for the outstanding responses!! TIF, I laughed out loud at "It isn't fair" chrsmat => very cool album cover!! (thanks for your support, coin-bro) TIF & A-Aussie => I love pet photos, so you dudes won huge points with me when you posted your non-human loved ones!! Thanks for everybody's coin-comments (I always appreciate hearing feedback ... that's what it's all about!!) => you dudes are the only people who actually see how I blow my spare-cash!! "Please" keep your examples coming ... show me what ya got!!
LUCANIA: Lucania Paestum (Poseidoneia) 218-201 BCE AE Semuncia Poseidon-Dolphin (started cut for change) Craw 4-1.JPG BULLS: Thrace Byzantion AR Half-Siglos bull-dolphin-incuse 340-320 BC - o-r.JPG Alegandron's scarce fractional Hieron II against @TIF 's Hieron II ... MAYBE that is why the fractionals are so scarce!!!
DOLPHINS: Syracuse Tyrant Gelon 458-478 BCE AR Tet 24mm 16-7g Slow Biga Victory Artemus-Arethusa 4 dolphins Sear-Greek 914.JPG Thrace - Olbius AE Dolphin money obv-rev.JPG One of my FAVORITES: RR 280-276 BCE Anon Aes Grave Triens Thunderbolt-Dolphin Rome Rev-IN HAND Crawford 14-3 Thurlow Vecchi 3.JPG 46mm, 90.3g, 9.3mm THICK...
NOMOS: Anonymous, circa 300/280-276 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 20mm, 7.28 g 11), uncertain mint (Neapolis?). Helmeted head of Mars to left; oak spray to right. Rev. Horse’s head right, wearing bridle, on base inscribed ROMANO; to left, stalk of grain. Crawford 13/1. HN III 266. Sydenham 1. Minor reverse corrosion, otherwise, about very fine. From a Swiss collection, formed in the 1990s.
Atta-boy, Gandalf => great coins (thanks for strutting your stuff!!) ... man, I always smile when I see your cool Mars didrachm (total winner)
I won this for the opening bid at CNG this week. It's definitely rough and dirty but for $60 I'll take it.
Wow, H8 ... that is a total winner!! Yah, I'm a huge fan of those types (congrats on scoring that lil' sweetie) Do ya mind if I show you a couple of my Boetia examples as well? => thanks, coin bro ..... H8, your new CNG example is fantastic (it was in my target-zone as I went through the auction) ... man, it's always sweet scoring a coin on its opening bid, eh?
Ooops, I forgot to toss-in my other sweet Boetia example ... sadly, because of his obvious disfigurement, I always feel badly when I forget to include him with his two brothers (*awkward*) Please welcome Lenny ... my 3rd wonderful and handi-capable Boetia example
Thank you. I love that RR Mars Didrachm too. That was minted when Rome FINALLY gets into the Silver game...