Ancients => sadly, it's wagon-time for this cow-poke (but here is my 2015-to-date)

Yah, I blasted-out of the coin-blocks and sprinted directly into the dog-house!!!

=> "8" coins in January!! (yah, I thought that I was doin' so well) ...

Apparently, my coin-spend has been a bit too excessive for January, so I'm gonna be "Ridin'-the-pines" for a couple of months (yup, I've been benched by the owner) ... luckily, I love her full-heartedly and she is always correct!!

... anyway ...

I thought since it's already February 1st (incredible, where does the time go?!!) that I'd post my January-2015 purchases ... yup, I won't be posting anymore examples for quite a while (*sigh*)

1) => January 10th =>
Achaean League, Pallantion AR Tetrobol
1st Century BC
Diameter: 15.1 mm
Weight: 2.3 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus
Reverse: Monogram of the Achaian League



2) => January 14th =>
BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. AR Litra
Circa 445-435 BC
Diameter: 13 mm
Weight: 0.71 grams
Obverse: Facing lion’s scalp
Reverse: RECI within wreath



3) => January 14th =>
Arcadius, AR Siliqua
Quinquennalia issue, Mediolanum (Milan) mint
383-408 AD
Struck AD 388
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 1.43 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VOT V/MVLT X in four lines within wreath



4) => January 15th =>
Galeria Valeria. Augusta, Æ Follis
Cyzicus mint, 4th officina
Struck circa AD 308
293(?)-311 AD
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 6.34 grams
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right
Reverse: Venus standing facing, head left, lifting dress and holding apple; MKΔ



5) => January 19th =>
NABATAEAN, ARETAS IV & SHUQAILAT, AE17
9BC – 40 AD
Diameter: 17 mm (19mm measure)
Weight: ??? 5.09 grams
Obverse: jugate busts of Aretas IV & Shuqailat
Reverse: Crossed Cornucopias, Petra



6) => January 22nd =>
Gordian III, Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia AE21
238-244 AD
Dated RY 4 (AD 240/1)
Diameter: AE21
Weight: 8.24 g
Obverse: AV K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate head right
Reverse: MHT PO KAI B N, calathus containing five grain ears



7) => January 28th =>
TROAS, Kebren, Æ9
Circa 400-387 BC
Diameter: 9 mm
Weight: 0.69 grams
Obverse: Head of female right (or Apollo?)
Reverse: Head of ram right



8) => January 29th =>
PONTOS, Amisos. temp. Mithradates VI, Æ21
Circa 85-65 BC
Diameter: 20.5mm
Weight: 11.05 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Perseus right
Reverse: Pegasos grazing left; two monograms in exergue




=>>> yup, I thought that it was a pretty sweet start to the year ... lesson learned (Tortoise & The Hare)

 

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Sweet coins Steve, but your full of Crap!!, you'll be showin' another new coin in no time, love you Bro!!!

 

Ain't that the truth.

 

I'm on your heels with 7 coins this year. I just missed a big one in today's Pecunem but suspect the high bidder had an astronomic maximum (it was clearly worth far more than estimate).

 

Definitely worth a couple of nights in the dog house

 

Couple of months, or couple of days?

I got 8 in Jan. as well, but I'm still looking forward in picking up more cheapies.

 

Gee, you sure can pick them, Steve. Just a great bunch of coins! But I'm with Eng, show your new one already .

 

Thanks for the coinpliments, fellas!!

=> ahaha, nope not this time, fellas (sadly, this time I'd better step-back and smell the roses for a while rather than buy another purdy bouquet!!)

=> hey, the Super-bowl is only an hour away ... sadly, my favourite team (The 49ers) didn't make it through to today's final, but I'm still gonna throw my annual stevex6 Super-bowl party (they should be knockin' on the door, "soon") ...

Curious => do any of you coiners have the NFL bug in ya? ... in other words are any of you going to watch today's game?

=> I have $20 riding-on Brady => hmmm, I wonder how they'll try to cheat today, eh? ....... clever as a fox (Crooked as a dog's hind leg!!)

 

You know I have the bug and I'm going for anyone who plays against Brady.

 

Nice junk steve... jk!
lol, seriously though, those are nice.

 

Watching the game now, not a fan of either team though.

 

wow, what a great month stevex!

i only picked up two bargain bin coins this month that were ancients (i picked up a couple of world coins), haven't made a large purchase in over a month. I'm somewhat on the wagon, but get go big on an ancient in a couple more weeks.

here are my two ancient coins for the month.





pretty good ball game hu? didn't have a horse in that race, and am not even into football all that much...but enjoyed watching it.

 

Very nice stevex6! Was a great January for ya. Great coins and ya added another mithridates VI as well which is also a major plus. I need to get out of the gate and add to my lonely one. Especially been searching for a perseus/medusa headless one. And Steelers fan here, but was a very good super bowl.

 

Lynch should have run that ball instead of the pass turned interception. What a lousy call!

Nice coins Chris.

 

Now that you have a cool 20 clams in your pocket, you could buy a new coin with it.

 

Yes a lousy call Bing I agree, but also a great interception too. He saw it coming right from the get go.

 

No, I'm not taking anything away from the Pats, but the game was the Seahawks to loose at that point. I say it again. What a lousy call!!!!

 

I don't disagree at all Bing. Got a great running back and just feet from the endzone. Should've ran it for sure. Just saying the kid made a great read on the play and broke for the play before the ball was even thrown and made the play is all.

 

Pete Carroll will be hearing about that bad decision for a very long time.

 

$20 => cha-chinnnnnnnggg ... thanks Pete (nice play selection)



He's no Joe Montana, but Brady is pretty darn good!!