COWabunga, surf's up

Byzantion, Thrace


AR Half Siglos
357-340BC
ΠΥ
Heifer standing left on dolphin foreleg raised
(no legend)
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern, punched surfaces textured with dots
Sear GCV 1581



And, for your question:

David Sear wrote: "The reverse die, consisting merely of a square or oblong punch was employed simply to hold the blank firmly in position during the striking and to ensure that sufficient pressure was exerted to obtain a clear impression of the obverse die."

 

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atta-boy ... surfs-up dude!!

=> nice ride!!


Coincidentally, I just sent ten coins to David Sear's California Ranch ... geeesh, it brings a tear to my eyes, whenever I send-off one of my kids to Coin Camp!!

 

May I join the CT surfer cow coin club?
The Byzantion Bovine coin has been on my want list since I first saw the coin type.

It’s a bummer fer-sure that this gnarly coin lost some detail due to the off center strike but the goofy-foot bovine is still hanging ten with reasonable style. The price was set quite low by the seller apparently due to the off center strike. It shipped & is shooting the curl today. I’ll post my bodacious photos when the coin arrives.

This coin’s got me amped as this bitchin banzai bovine is getting into the barrel & about to be tubed with his boogie board dolphin buddy. (That is about all the surfing lingo that I can remember).

Obviously I would prefer a well centered, well struck example at a cheap price. Two out of three isn’t bad and it’s the full Siglos.

 

That's a fine-looking bovine, Collect! Nice 'shopping too, looks like she's about to get barreled.

 

Nice cow.

 

Mooooooo!!! (Nice cow coins everyone

 

At long last the coin has arrived. Here's my photo & label:


THRACE, Byzantion
AR Siglos (drachm)
340 - 320 B.C.

5.30 grams, 16 mm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin
swimming to left. Archaic Greek
monogram ΠΥ above.
Rev: Incuse granulated mill-sail pattern.
Grade: gVF or better with sharp strike
on good silver fabric. rY Monogram
above Heifer is partially off the flan.
Other: Surfer Cow Coin or boogie board bovine purchased from Sphinx May 2011. Ex Forum Numismatics

 

It's a very nice lookin' coin (congrats, cow brother)

 

very nice 10 haning' cow and dolphin buddy.

 

only way to travel

 

A jaw dropper! Congrats.