Ancients => stevex6 => TOP 10 coin-countdown to Christmas

Julia Paula, eh? ... yah, it was a tough decision

 

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A great denarius Steve, another I'm jelly of.

 

(December 19th)

#7

LUCANIA, Thourioi. AR Nomos
Circa 400-350 BC
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 7.35 grams
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla holding rudder over shoulder
Reverse: Bull butting right; below, dolphin right in waves
Reference: HN Italy 1794b; SNG ANS 1048
Other: 8h … VF, toned, rough




SIDENOTE: I love the sweet coins from Lucania ... they're nice big AR babies with very cool artistic style ... and although I was on a tight coin-budget during 2016, I scored this beautiful addition with an entry-bid, so I was thrilled when nobody else wanted to jump on-board (I love the obverse & reverse of this pleasing coin)

 

Yeah, I have to be honest with you Stevex6, I'm not sure that coin really fits in with your collection, it just doesn't seem "you".

Luckily there is a solution. I'd be willing to take it off your hands for... let's say $20? No need to thank me, I'm just a swell unselfish pal.

 

LOVE it!!! That Nomos definitely prefers the 'milder' climate of the US eastern seaboard

 

I really like this coin. I am the same about you with Animals on coins, I love their depiction. This is another great one with a Bull.

I wish today ALL coins had ALL political figures (past or present), removed from coins and only depicted Ideals or cool animals.

 

Another great coin. I really would like to have one of these, but mainly for the ridiculously cool helmet with the Skylla... It's just such an over the top design! I realise an alternative is to just try and buy a helmet like that so I can actually wear it, but as it is I have trouble getting my four year old to take me seriously half the time.

 

LOL, Do you HONESTLY think your Four-Year-Old is already taking you seriously NOW???

 

Z-Bro => 4 year olds love "all" hats ... just dance around and act silly and you'll be a total winner!! (I've always lived that life-model)

Wow => "both" of those are such amazingly cool ideas, eh?

=> yup, there will definitely be some sort of combination for this year's Canada Day croquet drunk-off!!

 

That has a really great reverse!

 

Each Steve coin gets more and more interesting. I predict great things are yet to come (excellent chance since i remember several of his posts from this year).

 

(December 20th)

#6

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. Æ Drachm
AD 117-138
Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1)
Diameter: 33 mm
Weight: 26.84 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Hadrian standing left, holding scepter, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears and kissing emperor’s extended hand; [L]–IE (date) across field
Reference: Köln 1035; Dattari (Savio) 7545; K&G 32.508; Emmett 964.15
Other: 12h … green-brown patina with a few patches of red




SIDENOTE: I purchased this winner right at the end of the 2016 coin season ... I put-down a decent bid thinking that I'd certainly be CLIO'd, but voila => I won the sweet prize!! (I think this baby has great eye-appeal ... great portrait and outstanding reverse)

=> Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress (man, that never gets old, eh?)

 

Nice. Big. Honkin. Drachm! Well centered, well struck! Great!

 

DANG!!! Steve and TIF always seem to find the most interesting coins

 

yah, she's got great coin-taste!!

 

I just can't imagine the personnification of Alexandria arriving in north Manitoba just wearing an elephant skin. Poor thing, someone should tell her how it is !!

Again, a wonderful acquisition @stevex6
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I may not collect bronze, but I'd be willing to give up one of my sweet silvers for a coin like yours. It's got so much eye appeal that I'm quite jealous...in a good way.

 

Lawyer => I really like your coins ... hmmm, but I have no idea why you don't want to collect bronze, copper, or lead coins? (why are you such a silver snob?)

Hey, I like silver too, but I know enough to also appreciate coins of "different" alloys ... are you an alloy judger? (hey, try not to judge a whole denomination because of their alloy)





just jokes, coin-bro ... keep-up the good coin-work

(don't get all fish on me) ... cheers

 

Yeah, I've been rethinking the whose silver only-thing, especially now that I'm starting to get more and more into billon coins.

So let me announce here and now that this year I am expanding into bronze and other metals. I can't justify my silver-only stance anymore.

I've been dying to find out what a big chunky sestertius feels like in the hand.

 

Congrats on your coin-breakthrough ... I look forward to seeing your 2017 additions (it sounds like it's gonna be fun)