My last Ancient coin acqisition for 2016

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  1. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    A common coin type/Ruler....

    AR Denarius 3.54g. 19mm. mint in Sicily/crude strike
    Sextus Pompeus
    Roman Civil Wars
    obv. Pompeius Magnus
    rev. Neptune standing/ between brothers Anapias/Amphinomus 2637164l.jpg
     
    panzerman, Dec 20, 2016
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  3. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Oooooh.... very nice, Panzerman!
     
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  4. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Wonderful! Love the reverse.
     
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  5. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    A superb portrait of Pompey the Great. That was a very talented celator. A true coin-sized masterpiece.
     
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  6. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    :rolleyes:

    Cha-ching => now, that's a fricken sweetie!!

    => yup, I like that better than most of your goldies ...

    ... it just looks so much "more awesome"

    It looks like the ancient coins that "I" like to collect ... funny ... for some reason the goldies don't seem to catch "my" eye the way they seem to attract a few of you, eh?


    ... maybe I'm a gold snob?! (gawd, I'm a coin-hypocrite!!) ... I'm a judger

    :bag:
     
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  7. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    What a way to the end the year! A superb coin.
     
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  8. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Thanks for all the support! I hope to start the New Year with a bang! That last Pompey coin/ along with the AV 1633 K-B Dukat/Hungary Ferdinand II will be my Christmas present from my wife;);););););););). I still like the latter coin better/ looks almost prooflike. 2503940l (3).jpg
     
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  9. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Well if Pompey is a disappointment, send him my way :D
    FAB-U-LOUS, both coins but especially Pompey.
     
    Pishpash, Dec 20, 2016
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  10. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

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  11. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice Pompey @panzerman ! AND, your Wife has wonderful taste in coins...
     
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  12. Ajax

    Ajax Well-Known Member

    What a fantastic coin!
     
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  13. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    Both are great coins.
     
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  14. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    Took this photo for you in the Mission Museum in Steyl (NL), Panzerman, as a compliment. Butterflies Steyl.jpg
     
    Pellinore, Dec 20, 2016
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  15. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Morphos are pretty butterflies, I never collected that genus/just like with coins you have to be selective. Some of the morphos are really dimorphic meaning females and males are very different in colours/patterns/wing shape. Even with ancient coins 650BC to 1200AD you could blow 40 Billion US$ and still be far from complete. Many Roman coins esp. AV ones are in 6 figures, esp. in mint state quality. Ten years ago, I had one of the best swallowtail (Papilionidae) butterfly collections, most of my 12,000 specimens were AI quality=mint state in coins. I sold off 400K of them so far/ put $ into worldwide AV coinage. I still have 3/4 of my stuff to sell off, most will be in trade off vs mintstate Roman Aurei. Rest will be for a frame off restored 1967 Corvette 427/400HP/Powerglide/Factory Sidepipes!:)
     
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  16. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    With that Pompey you are ending the year with a BANG!
     
    Aethelred, Dec 20, 2016
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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Collecting for 49 years Moderator

    Wow, as always.
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 21, 2016
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  18. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    This thread was going so great until the butterflies showed up and my butterfly phobia kicked in. :eek:
     
    Sallent, Dec 21, 2016
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  19. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Fantastic coin!
     
    randygeki, Dec 21, 2016
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  20. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    Magnificient Pompey !
    The yellow one isn't bad either :D

    Q
     
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  21. Carthago

    Carthago Does this look infected to you?

    That is a very nice Sextus Pompey! Do I need to be concerned about where you're going with this, Panzer? I mean, you're supposed to stay in the Gold lane and leave the HQ Roman Republican Silver lane to Carthago! ;)
     
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