Nice big posthumous ATG tet. 32 mm. Love that little pegasus prancing past Zeus, there. Many thanks to @kazuma78.
Sharp! I’ll bet that relief really stands up off the fields, doesn’t it? You can bet they never stacked these!
L.M., This coin proves as the Classical Period in Greek art was near its end not all the engravers lost their skill .
This one has to be my Biggest Al Ar Tetradrachm of Temnos 151/0-143/2 BC In the name and types of Alexander of Macedon. Obv Head of beardless Herakles right in lion skin headdress. Rv Zeus Aetophoros seated left. Price 1690 16.71 grms and a rather broad 35 mm Photo by W. Hansen When I first started to collect Greek coins I noticed a rather odd phenomenon. Many of the coins minted during this period have remarkably broad flans. I am not certain as to why, but it is curious
Beautiful coin, congrats, Rob. My lifetime issue. Alexander III the Great (336 - 323 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm O: Head of Alexander as Hercules right, wearing lion-skin headdress. R: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, bow on left. Salamis mint, struck 332-323 B.C. 16.95g 25mm Price 3139 ; SNG Alpha Bank 662; Newell. Salamis 7. Lifetime Issue
It's way better in hand than the photos show. Great toning and I love the Pegasus. Also good style for a late Alexander tetradrachm.
Beautiful coin @lordmarcovan ! The previous owner, Brian Kritt is a great guy too. He lives right down the road from me and FFIVN and I really enjoyed going to see him at shows in Annapolis and Baltimore. Sadly, he stopped doing shows when Covid hit and after some email correspondence, I haven't heard from him in quite some time.
It's good that you put those two coins next to each other, so now I know how big a Kennedy half dollar is.
I must admit my friends you are fishing me in.....not exactly what I have collected, over the years...but you all have sparked my interest more and more...both the coins,and how you all roll....I truly appreciate reading and sharing your post ...teaching this old dog a few new tricks...thank you all
I do appreciate your invite..and do read a lot and enjoy all your post. Plus Furry Frog & son are very good friends of mine. Its always a pleasure to see them at a show.
Great example! My Alabanda has some kinda unsightly black crust, but these are big impressive coins no matter what, with great Pegasi and interesting Herakles-Alexanders with a nice scowl. Mine has different dies, but similar facial expression:
TMI....but makes note non dairy for the frog.... as the next UFO sighting may not be swamp gas...but a frog who just had a milk shake and ,whos butt is as water tight as on most frogs. That make a great National Geographic special filming frog farts in a Delmarva swamp.
I'm a big fan of Brian, too. The last time I saw him in Baltimore he was embarrassed to have such an awful coin so I got this one cheap. Brian tended only to have the very nice, the very interesting or the very rare. I really want to know if he knew it was a legionary type. I have shown it here several times. It is a favorite. It is occasionally best to buy the worst coins in a dealer's stock when that dealer is usually 'too good' to handle such 'garbage'. Latest: First (1997) I wanted to figure out the countermark but never did that I can recall: These things are changing now. It seems that many dealers are having a hard time buying stock. There are some uncharacteristically poor coins being included in sales by some 'name' houses. Some of them are selling like they were decent but others are not. I'm glad I'm not trying to feed a family as a coin dealer right now.
He definitely had some beautiful coins in his cases. He had a box, though, with lesser coins that he would pull out for FFIVN and I. They were still great coins to us
