ancients => Drink-drink-drink-drink!!

Aaaaahhhhh!!! (that feels soooo good!!)

Wow, it's been several weeks since I scored myself a sweet coin .... *cha-ching*

=> Sixty Dolla (below the initial estimate) => Holla!!

Yah, I love these cool ol' Kantharos examples ...

It's party-time => drink-drink-drink-drink!!



CALABRIA, Tarentum, AR Obol
Circa 280-228 BC
Diameter: 8.5 mm
Weight: 0.53 grams
Obverse: Kantharos; five pellets around
Reverse: Kantharos; five pellets around
Reference: Vlasto 1655-6; HN Italy 1076



... this is an amazingly cool symmetric coin for being so small, eh?

Man, I never get over just how cool these lil' sweeties are ... 8.5 mm and 0.53 grams!! (super fricken cool, right?)

Cheers!!!



=> please feel free to post your underpants .... ummm, or any coins from Calabria, coins with Kantharos, etc, dogs, wives, kids doing street-stunts, wives doing street stunts, etc, etc

I like you guys (good times)

 

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Yea, I looked at that one. You got it cheap. Sometimes it amazes me how cheaply some lots go. A nice coin, and with toning that I really like.

 

Cool mate

 

cool double kantharos! X2 the wine! it's nice to break a dry spell with a neat coin.

"coin with a kantharos" and "coin from magna graecia" are both on my list...but i currently have nothin' to share.

 

I love it when they go cheaply!!

 

Way to end the dry spell, Steve. Double the kantharos, double the fun . Cheers!

 

Nice little coin, Steve.


Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, (350 - 300 B.C.)
AE dichalkon
O: Horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys.
R: “KR-AN/NO”, hydria (water carrying vessel) mounted on cart.
Krannon mint
4.605
17.4
Rogers Thessaly 197, SNG Cop 43, SGCV I 2073

 

Thanks fellas ... oh, and great thread additions (I appreciate it, big-time)

 

Here is my other Calabria example ...

=> it didn't go quite as cheaply!!



=> oh, but notice that it does have another partial kantharos addition!!



Man, apparently those dudes loved drinkin' and riding dolphins (good times)

 

Very nice looking coin little brother. Very nice indeed.

TARAS, CALABRIA
AR Diobol
OBVERSE: Head of Athena in crested helmet left decorated with Skylla
REVERSE: Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion
Struck at Taras 380-334 BC
1.2g, 11mm
Vlasto 1316


BOEOTIA FEDERAL COINAGE
AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Boeotian shield
REVERSE: Kantheros, club of Herakles above, BO to left, I and crescent to right
Struck at Thespiae mint 336-315 BC
1.9g, 14mm
SNG Copenhagen 176-177

 

Thanks Big-Bro ... great Boetia coin-addition

 

Ummm, I also happen to have a couple of fairly cool Boetia coins ... wanna see 'em?

Boeotia, Thebes AR Stater
Date: 363-338 BC
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Weight: 11.8 grams
Obverse: Boeotian shield
Reverse: Amphora, KA-LLI across field; all within incuse concave circle
Reference: BCD Boiotia 555


BOEOTIA, Tanagra. AR Obol
Early-mid 4th century BC
Diameter: 11.5 mm
Weight: 0.83 grams
Obverse: Boeotian shield
Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Τ above, Α before; all within incuse flat circle with curved edge
Reference: BCD Boiotia 291 (this coin); HGC 4, 1292

 

Here is one of my favourite "kantharos" coins ...

Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm
Obverse: Griffin.
Reverse: Kantharos, magistrate name across, lyre right.
Date: 4th cent. BC
Diameter: 12.8 mm.
Weight: 1.3 grams

 

Great coin, but let's see the other side!

 

How about a kantharos with only one handle?

AEOLIS, Kyme
AR Tetradrachm
ca. 165 BC

15.55 grams, 29 mm.
Obv: Head of Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon.
Rev: Horse pacing right, one-handled vase at feet; KYMAIΩN to right, KAΛΛIAΣ in exergue, all within laurel wreath.
Grade: a gEF coin, well centered, well struck, & beautiful.
Other: Sear 4183. NS.4183, BMC Troas 73, Oakley ANSMN 27 pl. 4, 17. SNG Cop. 103, SNG vonAulock 1636. Ex McHugh collection, ex Nobel sale 103 lot 4653 Nov 2013. From Del Parker Jan 2014.

 

Sweet coin Steve, sounds like you how a great time with your Dad. glad your back.

 

Fantastic Obol, @stevex6 ! Double Jugs!


Cherronesos AR Hemi-Drachm - TriObol Seaby-Sear Vol I 1606

"X" Marks the spot, and you win a JUG of WINE underneath the X !

Drink Drink Drink...

 

Yup, double jugs => aka, two fistin'

 

ALWAYS! Always love double entendre!

 

Hi, Ardy (or anybody coin-clever) ...

=> curious, are the 5 dots associated with this coin's denomination? ... I've seen 1, 3, 4, and 6 pellets (but 5 dots seems a bit odd, no?)

... or maybe the dots are merely sweet decoration?

Thanks (in advance)