Slowly winding down in the year and probably the last coin for the year. The rest may not arrive until 2015, but anyway here is another coin. Kyzikos, Mysia AR10 Hemiobol 0.76 grams O: Forepart of running boar left, retrograde E on shoulder, tunny fish swimming upwards behind. R: Head of roaring lion left in shallow incuse square
hi like mine. some weeks ago MYSIA. Kyzikos. Obol (Circa 450-400 BC). Obv: Forepart of boar left, E (retrograde) on shoulder; tunny behind. Rev: Head of roaring lion left. SNG France 378.
Nice. I've posted my example too often lately, but here it goes again... It seems like everyone on the forum bought an example of this type recently. The coin is deservedly popular. Closer to the actual size...
Sweet pickup, icerain (very cool addition) ... Yah, I have a lower-end example of this type ... ... but man, I always smile when I see the cool retro-grade "K" ...
Oh, and I also have this very cool Mysia Kyzikos example ... Mysia, Kyzikos, AE24 200-100 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 5.44 grams Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch Reverse: Bull butting right
There is some scholarship which suggests certain ancient civilizations had magnifying lens technology, which was lost over time and not rediscovered until the Renaissance. My totally unprovable theory is that ancient die engravers were extremely near-sighted, as I am. In fact, if I take out my contact lenses, I can examine the detail on my coins much better than if I use a loupe. Near-sighted people had to have something to do in the ancient world - you couldn't ask them to be archers.
LOL...no doubt, that was more a benefit for engravers of dies--or the related business of intaglio carving (signets)
Apparently there's plenty of room on the wagon. Everybody seems to be shopping like it's going out of style.
lol, I'm going to take a mini break. The coin show is coming up soon, don't want to go a bit too overboard.
Thanks...I've always needed to be a good swimmer. While I haven't bought any new ancients recently, I've developed a way to render and display coins in 3D. Below is my work on just one coin--sorry for being OT:
