Ancients => Gawd, not anutha one?!! => yup, a 3/4 facing (I love those, eh?)

SATRAPS OF CARIA, MAUSSOLLOS
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Head of Apollo facing slightly to the right
REVERSE: Zeus standing right, holding labrys and spear
Struck at Caria 377-353 BC
3.50g, 14mm
Sear 4956

 

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a real coin ? an ancient coin.... well lets see the grade of ancient bee coin I would want hmmmmm = 30-40 toned coins hmmmm = not yet my friend lol someday... 5 years from now.

 

very nicecoin stevex, the bust is great for being on less than 10 mm of flan.
the reverse stellate pattern is cool as well.

i don't have a 3/4 facing coin!

i did get a couple mini-greeks recently, i'll post soon.

 

Here is a bit of another coin-theme for this tread o' mine ...

=> "coins with cool patterns" ... please post 'em, if you've got 'em

 

Coins with cool patterns? Excellent-- I don't get many opportunities to show off this fabulous coin


CARIA, Kindya
510-480 BCE
AR tetrobol, 2.18 gm, 11 mm, Samian standard
Obv: head of ketos right
Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square
Ref: Kagan and Kritt, 'The Coinage of Kindya,' NC 1995, 1 var. (head left); SNG Keckman 920 var. (same); SNG Kayhan 815; "Asyut Hoard" 688
from Roma, Auction VII lot 690, March 2014
ex Goldberg auction 69 lot 3156, 15 May 2012

 

Wow, love the pattern on the reverse TIF.

 

Great sea monster, coin-princess



... sadly, my version (above) looks a bit more like a chicken than a sea monster!!

 

But your reverse is top-notch

 

... thanks

 

Excellent choice of coins steve. Even better price, great scores! I have seen both types for sale rather inexpensively recently. Glad you picked these up, they very neat specimens.

 

A very awesome coin.

 

Like this one:

CARIAN ISLANDS, Rhodes.
AR Hemidrachm
167-88 B.C.
1.29 grams, 13 mm
Obv: Radiate head of Helios
facing slightly to right.
Rev: Rose w/ magistrate ΛΡΤΕΜΩΝ
above, P and club to left, O to right,
all within incuse square.
Grade: Perfectly centered Fine coin with
fine facial features (resembling Rocky Balboa)
full nose and attractive old toning.
Other: Aegean Island off west coast of
modern day Turkey.

 

I love these coins but the descriptions are all Greek to me.

 

Nice!

 

Another winner Steve, the 3/4 facing coins are very cool, some day i need to beef up these to!!

 

Holy Cats. Beauty.

 

Steve, that's astonishingly good detail on a bust that fits onto such a small coin. The engraver was definitely an artist. I'll drag out one forward-facing bust, of Honorius. The low-relief on these late Romans does not help the design one bit. Usually the face is smashed and indistinct. This is one of the better examples, except I wish the reverse had struck up fully.

 

=> I know, right?



... quite amazing for a 9.5 mm palette

 

Yes, and not only is it detailed, but it's EXPRESSIVE as well - a true miniature work of art.

 

thanks man (yah, I totally agree) ... total score

... Magic Wednesday!! (I am thrilled with both coin-pickups)

I hope that you have a great weekend, brother

WARNING: the wife is outta town again