Ancients => It's been a month => Obol-Diobol-Kebren-Kebren-Ram-Ram!!

Yes, after a very glutinous August, I've spent September sitting on the bench watching the rest of you all-stars posting winner after winner, after winner, after winner (you get the picture, right?) ... anyway ...

Yah, I saw these two lil' archaic ancients and I really didn't want to break-up the pair (kinda like breaking-up that sweet lil' sister and brother pair at the orphanage) ...

These babies also had that super-cool crystalized thingy goin' on (ummm, probably not everybody thinks that this is a selling feature, but I've always been drawn towards that sweet look) ...

Oh plus, in case you haven't noticed => they're totally awesome lookin' Rams!!!

I hope that you like 'em (I love adding to my already robust archaic collection) ... please welcome my two newest lil' sweeties to the dance!!

TROAS, Kebren, AR Diobol
5th century BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 1.16 grams
Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left
Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square
Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1086; SNG Copenhagen
Other: 9h … surfaces a bit granular





TROAS, Kebren, AR Obol
5th century BC
Diameter: 7 mm
Weight: 0.61 grams
Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left
Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square
Reference: Cf. SNG Ashmolean 1086 (diobol); SNG Copenhagen
Other: 11h … granular surfaces




=> oh, and please feel free to post any of your cool Ram coins, or Troas coins, or any pictures of your dogs, or any drawings from your Grade 2 art-class, etc ...... I don't really have too many rules ...

=> oh, except for one strict rule!! => you'd better be having fun!!

 

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Great couple of rams! I particularly like that second one.

 

=> thanks, brother-Z .... yah, that lil' winner kinda looks like it's a 3-D animal coin!!

amazingly => the estimate was $150 (so I threw-down a stevex6 bid of $255) ... and I got it for its entrance-fee ($90)

... I was giddy (I think the coin rocks!!)

 

Those are fabulous . I love the craquelure texture on archaic coins.

You should buy more coins to keep us entertained. It's your duty, brother! Do your duty

 

=> Roger that, strict sista!!

 

Ummm, maybe I'll start us off with a good ol' Ram-coin ...

Ionia, Klazomenai. Æ19
Mid-late 4th century B.C.
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 4.63 grams
Obverse: Bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet
Reverse: KLAΖOME/NIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy
Reference: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86
Other: 5 h … Mottled red, tan and green patina

 

I like your Klazo Athena/ram better than mine.



Here's another interesting ram. I bought it thinking it was an issue of Egyptian pharaoh Nektanebo only to have my bubble burst. It's still interesting but not as interesting.

 

Sweet!! => yah, both examples are fricken awesome!! (thanks for playin' along ... man, I like you)

 

LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater
Circa 478-455 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 2.48 grams
Obverse: Ram’s head right
Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right
Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954
Other: 12h

 

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Grats on the steal too, then. Great ram portrait, that guy looks like he has some attitude!

 

awesome little coins...not that's some stevex style goats!





the archaic head is very cool also really. i was trying to figure out what it reminded me of when i ran across this article involving ancient greek art of the period......and goats!

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/03/28/police-recovers-ancient-statue-from-goat-pen‎/

 

Hey chrsmat => maybe I'm related to that statue stealin' dude?

... thanks for posting

 

Awesome coin Steve! This type usually doesn't catch my eye but those are a couple good looking rams. Hopefully you can resist the temptation to make the Rams fight by knocking the coins together!

 

Very nice coins lil brother. Here are my coins with ram:

ELAGABALUS AE 30
OBVERSE: AVT KAI M APAVP ANTWNEINOC CE, laureate bust right
REVERSE: ANTIOXEWN MHT KOL, city-goddess seated left on rock, holding ears of corn, River-god Orontes swimming at her feet, above ram running left. In field S C , D E , and sta
Struck at Antioch ad Orontem, Syria, 218-222 AD
14.6g, 30mm
SGI 3097


VOLUSIAN AE25
OBVERSE: AVTOK K G AFIN GAL OVEND OVOLOCCIANOC CEB, radiate and draped bust right
REVERSE: ANTIOXEWN MHTRO KOLWN D-e, SC below, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple, the river-god Orontes swimming beneath her, ram leaping right above
Struck at Syria-Antioch, 251-253 AD
17.1g, 30mm
SNGCop 295

 

Those are great little silvers, Steve! I like the crystallized surfaces also. You don't really see them in hand, unless you're using a loupe. They reflect the light in interesting ways.

 

Thanks for the coin-compliments, my friends ...

Yah, I really like archaic coins ... they always look so "manually made" ... I suppose that is because they really were made by hand, eh? (and they were made such a long, long time ago) ... fascinating!

... now let's see a few more of your cool coins!

 

Steve, I think you're smart getting these little silvers from CNG. I've been looking at a few myself, in their shop - some of the more counterfeited types, and I'm planning to collect some, but only from CNG. I just don't trust myself well enough to spot the fakes.

As far as adding to this thread goes, I don't have any rams, but I do have a coin from the region of Troas, but from Alexandreia, and from a much later time period. I've over-posted this coin, but it remains one of my favorite provincial Romans.

Valerian I of Alexandreia Troas
AE20; Alexandreia Troas
Obv.: IMP LIC VARERIANVS AV; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r.
Rev.: COL AVG; grazing horse r. // TROA
Reference: SNG von Aulock 7573 var (ending of both legends)

 

TIF said: It's your duty, brother! Do your duty

 

=> thanks JA, you're the first person in a while that's called me "smart" (I will send you $5 as promised for your efforts)