What's the most aesthetically pleasing ancient coin in your collection?

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  1. PMONNEY

    PMONNEY Flaminivs

    Here it is (used as my "avatar"),Pyrrhus in Sicily.
     

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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Well, everyone's responses to this certainly turned it into quite the "eyecandy" thread, didn't they?

    This was not a difficult choice for me to make at all.

    (It has of course been posted many times before, so apologies for the rerun.)

    Though it's quite a small coin, this is one of my top favorites. Many thanks to @AncientJoe for having given me such a good deal on it a few years ago.

    Ancient Greece (Kingdom of Macedon), silver "Mercenaries" drachm of King Perseus, ca. 175-170 BC

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    Obverse: head of Helios, three-quarter facing right.
    Reverse: rose, bud right.

    2.54 g. NGC Choice Mint State (Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5), cert. #4166130-001. Ex-Colosseo Collection, March, 2014. Prior provenance to Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Buy or Bid Sale #186, Lot 90, with description"Ex-Philip Davis Collection. Some iridescent toning. Choice Mint State."

    A brief bit of history: "Although the attribution of this issue has been debated, it seems likely that it was struck by Perseus to pay Cretan mercenaries, who would have been familiar with Rhodian issues, in the Third Macedonian War against the Romans (see R. Ashton, NC 1988, pp. 29-30)."
     
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    Puckles Cat Whisperer

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  5. non_cents

    non_cents Well-Known Member

    W O W
     
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  6. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    I am very partial to this coin:
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    Islands off Ionia, SAMOS, AR Didrachm, 6.57 gm, circa 310-300 BC.
    Obverse: Lion scalp
    Reverse NANISKOS, Forepart of an ox charging right, SA, olive spray.
    Very rare. Barron 22,6. HGC 1229. Ex Jean Elsen Brussel V, 1981
    The photo really captures its true appearance.

    John
     
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  7. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    :rolleyes:

    Wow, that's a great coin, Theo (John)
     
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  8. Smojo

    Smojo dreamliner

    Love that one.
    Easily the nicest I've seen, great detail. Been and will remain on my want list.
     
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  9. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Thanks, it has super nice surfaces that really make it attractive.

    It was a Christmas present from my wife last year.

    :)
     
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  10. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    If you are a fan of lightly cleaned coins with plenty of original dirt and hoard patina still clinging to the coin, there you go: My Victoriatus.

    Might not win a beauty contest, but I personally find the 2,200 year old dirt and deep dark toning aesthetically beautiful.

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  11. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    My most attractive European ancient:

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    A couple nice runner-ups:

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    The most beautiful Chinese coin ever made:

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    Though a nice Qi knife is not something to sneeze at (not mine; don't have the $10000 to pony up :( ):

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    A runner up:

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