1st Coin o de year...1st Authentic Man Faced Bull...

Just got this in today(i won it on the 2nd)..you will remember in the past i'd bought a replica coin of an MFB(man-faced-bull), while this one is bronze and lil worn, i can still see him in there and for a nice price too..

POST YOUR COINS N COMMENTS PEEPS! View attachment 1422094 Campania Neapolis, 275-250BC... Laureate head of Apollo obverse, Nike crowning MFB reverse, 18mm, 3.92gms

 

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Great example of the type. The bronzes seem scarce compared to the silver. Nice catch!

 

thank you Sir!

 

Nice! I bid on one of these (and lost) that ended on the 2nd...
If it is the one I was bidding on, you definitely got it at a good price.
I was bidding for the Nike. The mfb is pretty cool too

 

Very nice hard to get AE MFB of Campania, @ominus1 !!!

AR and AE


Campania Neapolis 320-300 BC AR Didrachm Nomos Nymph Achelous



Campania, Neapolis,
c. 275-250 BCE;
AE (g 4,99; mm 18; h 6);
NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo l.; r., Θ,
Rv. Man-faced bull advancing r. crowned by flying Nike, below IΣ.
Sambon 663; HNItaly 589; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG ANS 474.
Beautiful light green patina
PLATE COIN - Listed Potamikon pg 232 Plate 343

 

Nice catch, @ominus1! I only have the Ar version with nymph (Parthenope?). Rough surface, but a nice portrait underneath. And a runner on the flan.

 

..well, i hope you get one FF... i've been after one for quite some time :

 

..thank you friends! yours are nice too!

 

..you know your coins have always been an inspiration to me...

 

Thank you! I have been fortunate finding many of the from friends, and have been fortunate in my searches! You have built a comprehensive and wonderful collection yourself, which is fun to see!

 

another inspirational coin Bing!

 

When I purchased this coin, it was the depiction of Nike that caught my attention.

 

Love the MFB coins:

 

That's a nice-looking AE MFB, @ominus1.

CAMPANIA, Neapolis
AR Didrachm. 6.87g, 19.7mm. CAMPANIA, Neapolis, circa 290-270 BC. Cf. SNG France 917; cf. Sambon 490. O: Head of nymph Parthenope left, hair bound with band, wearing earring and necklace; uncertain symbol behind (Helle on a ram, trophy, shield?). R: Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowing bull; NEOΠOΛITΩN in exergue.
Ex Cardinal Joachim Meisner Collection, acquired from Friedrich Redder, Leipzig

 

Congratulations, ominus1 That is a nice coin! I have Bulls in my collection/ but no man/bull hybrids
John

 

..i wonder if the obverse isn't supposed to be the goddess Parthenope?..it sure is a lot different from other Apollo bust i've seen on Greek coins of the era...

 

Nice....great pic up, but deserves a better pic.

 

..yeah it does AA.....its a lil outa focus, the bottom pic... how's zat....?...

 

..i have seen some beautiful Greek coins here featuring the god Achelous ..and i am now aware of the other artistic flavors such as Nike being the seller for them...works of art indeed...