Ancients => Holey fricken coin, Batman!!

Yah, this is my second conquest from today's sweet auction ...

Hmmm, sure I admit that I may have got caught-up in a wee bit of auction-trigger-finger?!!

=> but after I've stretched and got over the hammer-price, I'm super pumped about this second addition ... it's a very neat coin

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. Æ Diobol
AD 138-161
Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 9.71 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Apis bull standing right, head facing; before, altar; above, L Є (date)
Reference: Köln 1383; Dattari (Savio) 3089; K&G 35.174; Emmett 1737.5 (R3)
Other: 12h … dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits, a few scratches on the reverse, holed in antiquity. Rare

 

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Oh sorry ... it's not only gorgeous in appearance, but it's also my first "holed" coin ... "and" it was holed in antiquity, which made me a bit coin-horny and therefore the reason that I chased and scored this baby!!



super cool

 

Neat coin, especially the reverse.

 

Thanks for posting, Mat ...

=> I hope that your holiday season is rolling smoothly

Cheers

 

One of the prettiest 'holed' coins I've seen. Nice highlights!

 

Thanks, man

... yah, this baby was "yelling" at me!!

 

I had one coin from the auction 'yelling' at me as well, but forgot to bid! I wish there was a snipe program for CNG.

 

To quote our dear leader: That coin is definitely a 7. She used to be a 10 , but then she got herself pierced. Believe me! Fantastic!

 

nice thick coin...very attractive color, cool bull reverse....WIN!

is the hole plugged? does it still have a chunk of nail in it or something?

 

Cool addition on your collection, i think this nail is still in the coin

 

You just keep finding them nice ones somehow.

 

This is why I love this forum, lol.

 

A very unusual and terrific coin !!!

 

2nd that bull reverse is awsome

 

My coin budget has been running on empty for awhile now, so I didn't participate in the auction, but I did scan the catalog and see your name on this one. Congrats! I think I like it even better than the Hadrian win. The Apis bull is simply very cool.

 

=> I'm assuming that there is merely old ancient crud-mud filling the holes? ... oww, but maybe I got a free bonus-nail with today's score?!

 

Please post any relevant examples ... holed coins, bull coins, A-Pius coins, etc (if you feel like it)

 

Another one that I was tempted on bidding . So you want a bull, you got one:

Mysia, Parium: Commodus (177-192 CE) Æ Unit (RPC IV 3164; SNG BN 1484)

Obv: IMP CAIMV COMODVS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: DEO AESC SVB; Asclepius seated right, examining hoof of a bull standing left; • CG • I • H • P • in exergue

 

Roman Bull Coins:

RR Anon AE 28mm 19.2g Quadrans - Sicily mint 214-212 BCE Hercules-boar headress - Bull - OBV-REV ex RBW Craw 72/7


RR L Thorius Balbus 105 BCE AR Denarius Juno Sospita goat skin Bull charging Sear 192 Craw 316/1


RI Hostilian 251 CE AE 27 Viminnacium Moesia Bull-Lion


RI Aemilianus 253 CE AE24 Viminacium mint Moesia Bull-Lion - Damnatio Memoriae

 

Antoninus Pius:


RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE BI Tet Alexandria Egypt Dikaiosyne Scales


RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE AR Denarius


RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE AR Denarius married Antoninus Pius 17-4mm 3.2g