Just showed up in the mail box... Greek Phoenicia Arados 138-43 BC.. AR Tetradrachm.. Ob. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right.. Rev. Nike standing left, holding a plustie and palm. Phoenician Date.Dated CY 160 (100/99) BC.. Letter and monagram in left field.. 29 mm x 14.97g. The bottom pics are my first purchase, we felt it wasn't a real coin. i sent it packing.. i pick this off vcoins,what do you think real or fake...
Huge difference. The new coin had great detail especially in the portrait. You dog, you. You know I have the thing for Tyche. Nice coin. Great weight and size. Well done. Two thumbs up.:thumb::thumb:
I agree with returning the other coin but do not know enough to say ancient or modern. Mine came from a trusted dealer in 1994. It is a different time, 85-84 BC, but seems to share the spirit of your new one.
Doug, your coin is a beauty as well. The features on the bust of the returned coin lacks any of the classic detail like yours and John's newer coin.
Why is it that most ancient coin collectors on cointalk have more likes than posts and other members never have that? Like this to show your support.
Good question...I am too new to the "Likes" to know, my guess would be that Ancient Coins, represent the extraordinary. Some rare/unique pieces that you may never see again and some common pieces you might see if you look around hard enough. As an ancients collector- the modern coins (US) included seem more like duplicates of each other with with a slight difference from year to year. The ancient coins are different, each one very different from the other. Each coin has its own history and set of "obvious" characteristics and this appeals to a lot of people, even people who have yet to take the plunge. The ancient collectors also represent a tight knit group (tribal confederacy/ hoard ) of people each one follows the threads of the others, kind of like a support group. Each person in the ancients area has different interests, but yet they all overlap in one way or another. The older and more obscure the better. Lets say if I post a coin, for discussion- I may get 10 comments and 30 likes, why maybe because, the coin is so old, so out of the ordinary, that people can't help but to like it. Many modern collectors are area specific and only have interest in that area, for example. US, Canada or British Commonwealths, some people are into tokens others are into medals, and interests are usually confined to a geographical region, a type or a time period. The same maybe true for Ancient collectors, but the geographical borders, cultures, styles, languages are always shifting through out time. I know of few collectors who collect coins of the 3rd century or only the 12 Caesars, those that do, often have a vast collection, spanning many centuries and regions. At least in the Ancient coins there is always something for everyone. That's why I think people "Like" them. Who could not "like" ancient coins, especially when you see a pair of Big Greek Tets and a nice Roman As?
I click the "like" button to acknowledge that I've read someone's post, or appreciated a coin they've offered, and I do it often - especially if I don't have an immediate comment on the coin. When you buy a new piece, you want to share the excitement of the acquisition with other collectors that understand your excitement. There's nothing more frustrating than to post a new coin and hear crickets.
I am quite familiar with crickets. There are maybe ten collectors worldwide who share my esoteric collecting interest.
I might not share your collecting interests, but I viewed your gallery and will happily take one of each.
Are you referring to the seal stones and impressions? Because if so, I very much enjoyed the last one you posted, and would be happy to see more, particularly if you would share your insights on them.
Anyway, perhaps US collectors tend to be "type A" personalities - one disagreement about a point in grade and all of a sudden everybody pulls out their ego and proceeds to fisticuffs. I started a few conversations that led other members into heated debates and it actually made me nervous - I felt like I had been the catalyst for a cage match. Somebody has to win and somebody has to lose, lol.
I collect both... I agree with the above! Good thing I can't grade.. nobody can tell me that I'm wrong (I do like Guess the Grade things, although I know I get most wrong)!
Awesome coin, Eng-dawg!! ... man, I've gotta grab myself one of these Tyche coins!! (they really are out-standing!!) :high5:
Thanks for the comments, i see likes from non Ancient's, i think they don't want to leave comments and just leave a like...which is ok with me..this is a great forum and happy to be here...:yes:
Has something to do with ancient coin collecting being tons of fun You should try it sometime. rofl nice one ancientnoob
