A small Triskeles victory

I went into the Triskels auction looking to score a lion and a wolf. Plus a couple of other cool coins.
While on break at work I saw a list of emails. The cool lion Cherronesos I was was after had closed and someone out bid me. Meh.
But when I saw the cool wolf had ended and I had absolutely no oppostion.
I imagine I felt a little like @stevex6
Hammer at opening bid ca-#$*ching

Ya thats right, a cool "LITTLE" wolfie coin for $60
Lykaonia, Laranda AR obol
10mm, .69g, 12h, 324/3 BC
Head of Harackles facing slightly right. Wearing lionskin head dress club over shoulder
Forepart of wolf right, star above.
SNG BN-;cf - rare
Lighly toned extremely fine


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Nice!! Those seem hard to come by in good condition. Yours has a much better strike and centering than the ones I recall seeing

Okay

I picked up my first scarab in the recent CNG auction. I've wanted one for some time but really don't know much about them-- including how to distinguish authentic from fake. CNG has scarabs once a year or so and I figured the likelihood of a fake is less with them, plus this one has more of a pedigree than some.

I've unsuccessfully tried to win scarabs in past CNG auctions but this time stuck. It was the only one I bid on and I was very happy to win it and for less than estimate and with only one incremental bid. I like the unmistakable depiction of Isis and the sentiment expressed by the cartouche.

Seller's images.


Blue glazed steatite scarab. Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC. Face engraved with winged Isis standing right before a solar disk and a cartouche containing r’nfr, or “may beauty exist”; below, the hieroglyph n’b or “lord” (14x10mm). Crack down center with some very minor loss of material on back.
Ex Christie’s London ‘Fine Antiquities,’ 10 July 1991, lot 85 (part of).

 

I looked at several scarabs at CNG as well. I don't have any but I want some.
Yours is really nice @TIF.
I know I've seen Erin @Johndakerftw post some in the past.

 

Your new wolf and my new wolf from Argos can play

ARGOLIS, ARGOS
AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Forepart of a wolf left
REVERSE: Large "A", eagle below "I-E/P-W/NO-S" = Hieron (Magistrate)
Struck at Argos,90-40 BC
2.25g, 15.5mm
BCD Peloponnesos 1177
Ex Aegean Numismatics

 

Thats a nice example Bing.
An Argos is on my want list. So many coins I want.

 

Wow, Smojo => congrats on bagging that cool wolf!! (it is a very sharp example)



Lycaonia, Laranda, AR Obol
Date: 4th cent. BC
Diameter: 10.6 mm
Weight: 0.4 grams
Obverse: Baal seated, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and scepter
Reverse: Forepart of wolf, crescent above



My example has a different obverse subject (I find it a bit difficult to make-out Baal seated, etc, etc) ... but I still love the wolf!! ($90, delivered)

 

@Smojo: Outstanding little coin that, somehow, missed when I browsed through the catalog! Didn't even know that there were front facing Heracles coins, especially this small. I grab a few coins in that auction, like this one:

Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Drachm, Magnesia on the Maeander (Price 2009)

Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram; in exergue, maeander pattern




@TIF: Congrats on that scarab. I was one of the early bidders on that one, but the dreaded work kept me from bidding on the scarabs, again. So, I lost all of them

I did, however, manage to snag this:

Qebehsenuef: Late Period (ca. 664-332 BCE) Blue-Green Faience Amulet (Petrie, Amulets pl. XXXII, 182e)

 

Oh, and fantastic Scarab score, TIF ... I love the Isis with wings (super cool)

As you probably know, I only have these two scarab examples ... just in case you were wanting coin-thread additions (here they are)

Back-to-back crocodiles



Antelope and palm branch

 

I have nothing like yours @Smojo ... what a great win at Triskels!

I have THIS WOLF to offer:


Roman Republic
Anon AE Sextans 217-215 BCE
She-Wolf Twins
Eagle
Syd 95 Craw 39/3 Sear 609

 

Oooow, sweet => Q-Geek => man, I love the amulet (very, very cool addition)

 

Thanks stevex6! Funny your profile pic was one of the other coins I bid on, but got called away at around that time . Was extremely busy that day, but did manage to sneak a bid or two...

BTW, all those scarabs are making me jealous, definitely need to get one...

 

I feel your pain. Wednesday is the busiest workday for me and it has become difficult or sometimes impossible to babysit the CNG auctions. I dropped the one-increment bid on this scarab at ~5 a.m. and was too busy to see if I won until hours after the auction ended. I hate having to bid that far ahead of closing! I was happily shocked to have won, so I'm glad you didn't rebid


Cool amulet!

 

KILLER SCARAB, ESPECIALLY your first! Congrats!

Like you, be careful. Stay with reputable dealers or auctions. I have been reading several books on these, and you still have to be careful...

You know I chase these, and I was frustrated that the ones I was going after went far above even my estimates... It got stooopid, so I fell out, licked my wounds, and was satisfied with the bigger money that I have been recently spending.

But here are a couple:



Egypt Amenhotep III stone scarab IN-HAND
Egypt Amenhotep III Scarab 1390-1352 BCE cartouch Neb Maat Ra 43.37g 45mm ex Gustave Mustake (This is a HUGE Scarab, but I understand that this is not a Heart Scarab... could have fooled me by its size!)

Fairly common Pharaoh:

Egypt SCARAB Thuthmosis III ca 1504-1450 BCE ex CNG ex Hendin


Tough Pharaoh to find:

Egypt SCARAB Seti I ca 1291-1278 BCE 19th Dynasty ex Zuzim


Everyone seems to key in on wanting to look at this one:

Egypt SCARAB Middle Kingdom 2065-1650 BCE Scarabaeus Sphinx

And, I have a few more...

 

Super 'Triskeles'/CNG wins guys!!

I threw a late bid on a RR denarius that was in rough condition but a bidder went a bid higher. Now, I'm both relieved and disappointed LOL

ME too!!!

 

Q-Geek => sorry if I stole your coin-target (Ummm, but I love Wednesday auctions!!)



... is your bidding handle Quant.Geek? (I would never bid against one of you CoinTalk dudes) ... I often have PM-conversations with members and we decide who wants the example more than the other (etc)

=> sorry if I wrecked your Wednesday

 

Congrats, Smojo! That is a very attractive little wolf. I got lucky and won something at Triskeles too, and I really thought I was going to get lucky and be able to get it near the opening bid until I woke up Friday morning and saw that another well-known RR bronze collector I know was bidding on it. I ended up winning it, but at a few increments over estimate. I'll be sure to share it when it finally shows up.

 

Nice "little" wolf score smojo

Jon Snow approves...

 

Don't worry about it. Its all part of the game Actually, I don't use Quant.Geek as my bidding handle and its not clio either

 

Hey, I just noticed that scarabs look like human skulls viewed from the top. Part of the mystique to ancient Egyptians??

 

Ummm, I guess ... oh, and they also look a bit like turkeys covered in bacon