Coingrats! And another wonderful video I really enjoy watching coins in living color My Demetrius is missing his nose like your Athena!.. though, as you said, gotta stay within budget: Already shared this in my year end top ten, but you asked My favorite coin from 2020: ROMAN REPUBLIC. Anonymous. AE Aes Grave Triens (92.37 gms), Rome Mint, ca. 225-217 B.C. VERY FINE. Cr-35/3a; TV-53. Obverse: Helmeted head of Minerva left; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk; Reverse: Prow right; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk. A pleasing specimen despite its crudeness, with charming green surfaces. A test cut across Minerva's face is noted for completeness. Ex Stacks & Bowers
Got your nose! Yours still has wonderful detail, not always the case with the smaller denominations of seleucid coinage. Woah! I tried searching for you top 10 thread but to no avail, is that a republican as/semis? I noticed its missing a value mark. Very nice!
Pardon the laziness. ROMAN REPUBLIC. Anonymous. AE Aes Grave Triens (92.37 gms), Rome Mint, ca. 225-217 B.C. VERY FINE. Cr-35/3a; TV-53. Obverse: Helmeted head of Minerva left; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk; Reverse: Prow right; four pellets (mark of value) below; all set upon raised disk. A pleasing specimen despite its crudeness, with charming green surfaces. A test cut across Minerva's face is noted for completeness. Ex Stacks & Bowers And here's the thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ryros-shields-down-glasses-up-2020s-almost-over-top-10.372326/
Nice coins! Glad you like Seleukid coinage, they are one of my collecting areas. Here some coins of Demetrios I: Demetrios I Soter (162-150 B.C.) AE Denomination A. uncertain mint "83", possibly in Cilicia or somewhere in northern Syria. Struck ca. 155-150 B.C. Obverse: Head of a lion with open jaws to left. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ Head of a boar to right; behind, monogram. Reference: CSE 2, 415. HGC 9, 823. SC 1660.a. 14.79g; 25mm Demetrios I Soter (162-150 B.C.) AR Drachm. Ekbatana mint, 155-150 B.C. Obverse: Diademed head right of Demetrios I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ (“of King Demetrios the Saviour”) Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow. Reference: SC 1735.5. 4.13g; 17mm Demetrios I Soter (161-150 B.C.) Serrate AE, Denomination A (Quadruple). Antioch mint. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY (“of King Demetrios”). Tripod. Reference: SC 1644. 16.30g; 25mm
He is one of mine... Roman Republic Anonymous. Aes Grave Triens 46mm 90.3g 9.3mm thick 280-276 BCE Thunderbolt / Dolphin. Rome. Obv: Thunderbolt; •• •• across field. Rev. Dolphin right; •••• below. Crawford 14/3; Haeberlin pl. 39, 7-10. Thurlow & Vecchi 3;
Fantastic pieces. Never seen the lion/boar type, seleucid bronze is criminally underrated! Thanks! Glad you liked it! Many thanks!
