@TIF I was jokingly commenting on the cool Pentagram on the reverse of Mat's posting. It is a cool feature contrasting todays pop culture. no insult ever intended.
LOL, I have a couple of these Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm that Bing posted. Bing's and Mat's are gorgeous examples. I love the devices on both their reverses and Mat's star or pentagram was new to me. Struck me as a Cherronesos Hallowe'en special mintage of 350 BCE!
I would really like a lizard or a pentagram, but I just have to put up with this one Thrace, Chersonesos Coin: good VF Silver Hemidrachm None - Forepart of lion right, head left None - Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and AΓ monogram in one sunken quarter, star in the other. Mint: Chersonesos (Circa 386-338 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 2.41g / 13.5mm / - References: McClean 4089–94 var. (symbol) SNG Copenhagen 840 var. (letter). Weber 2430
I have a lizard and a pentagram. I wondered if the pentagram was authentic but posting it to Forvm didn't draw any concerns. I still have some doubts about the lizard but am leaning towards authentic.
Here are the six Cherronesos Hemidrachm in my collection. These are not expensive coins, at least not in this condition. The average of prices paid for the six was $30 including shipping.
This is a fascinating series, one which shows an incredible number of variations, many of them unpublished. And to boot, most are around $50 and under! If one wanted to do a study, this is one in which the fruit is ripe for picking!
on the list.. it's a nice example of the type bing! i would have never got that it was an amphora without seeing those pics from TIF.
Who knows? Age, environmental conditions. It can be applied artificially, I have no reason to think that this is not natural.
