Ancients => any bids?? .... anybody? ... Bueller? ... stevex6!!

Ummm, so here is the poor lil' coin that had zero-love during the auction, so I snagged it for $60 (sure, plus taxes) ...

... but I mean seriously? => this poor lil' dawg is 2100 years old, full flan, nicely struck, and honestly => I may have bid if this baby was twice the price!! (I think this was a sweet and very cool pick-up)

... I hope that you folks like it too ...

CILICIA, Tarsos. Æ18
164-27 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.42 grams
Obverse: Club; MH-TPO (in monogram form) flanking; all within wreath
Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros seated left; star-in-crescent to left
Reference: SNG France 1362; SNG Levante 975
Other: 12h … attractive green-brown patina, a few adjustment marks on reverse

 

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Awesome coin Steve, nice round and i like the details and color...very nice for the wayward pup..

 

I love opening bids wins and this is a fantastic coin.

 

Steve Steve Steve... be glad I'm on that wagon. This one and your last one were both on my watch list even though I knew I wouldn't/shouldn't bid.

 

Nice pickup Steve - very nice indeed. Bidding depends on demand of course. Nobody wanted this coin at the moment, not because of its merits obviously, but because they were looking for other pieces. You were the lucky winner in that scenario.

 

burn wagon....buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn!



another sweet wagon buster stevex...pretty color also.

 

nice coin I honestly don't know what it is and it's value lol, but good score

 

thanks for the "yeeeehhhaaaaas" ...

=> yah, this coin was a no-brainer ($60 ... really?) => yes please!!

I love this coin and I'm gonna chuckle everytime that I gaze at it ...

"hello, friend ... hee-hee-haaa!!"

 

That was a good deal. The lots that sell for minimum bid are often not particularly good coins, but this one appears to have been genuinely missed. I would have expected bids at least to estimate.

 

Nice dawg Steve. Congrats.

Bruce

 

Very cool coin, I like the obverse design. I've had similar occurences were I had purchased a coin at opening bid, even though it should have gone for more. Nice catch!

Jeese

 

Sweet deal!

 

Fantastic coin and deal!

 

Great snag Stevex6!!

 

Wow that's a lovely coin, what a steal!

 

Thanks gang ...

Funny => this was the least expensive, yet it got the most "likes" ... apparently, it really was the rumt, yet winner of the ol' litter, eh?

Yah, I liked this coin a first glance ... it's kinda low-class classy

 

Another excellent coin. I suspect that coin may have been in the middle east at one time based on the color, if nearly the same in-hand.