Ancients => Lorraine => Yup, another fricken sweet Lorraine!!

Happy Black Friday! I'm putting together the online shopping list today.

Some black or blackish toned coins:


AEOLIS, Grynion (alt. spellings: Gryneion, Gyrnion, Grynium, others)
4th century BC
Æ 17 mm, 3.7 gm
Obi: laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left
Rev: ΓΥΡΝΗΙΩΝ; mussel shell
Ref: SNG Ashmolean 1445-6; SNG Copenhagen 202-4


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa, Augusta
CE 218-224/5
AE 27, 12.71g (11h)
Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue
Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408


THRACE, Byzantion
340-320 BCE
AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left
Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern
Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21


Roman Republic, C. Egnatius Cn. f. Cn. n Maxsumus
75 BCE
AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.82 gm
Obv: bust of Cupid right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; behind, MAXSVMVS downwards
Rev: distyle temple with figures of draped Jupiter and Libertas standing facing within; C EGNATIVS CN F below, CN N upwards to right, control to left
Ref: Crawford 391/2; Sydenham 788
ex Andrew McCabe
ex Vecchi Auction 15, 15 June 1999, lot 738


PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
145-116 BCE, Alexandreia mint
AE28, 29.1 gm
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left
Ref: Svoronos 1424B (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Weiser 142 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 308-310 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Noeske 212-5 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII); Lorber & Faucher Series 7C


IONIA, Klazomenai
4th century BC
AE10.7, 1.53 gm.
Obv: head of Athena right
Rev: ram lying left, winged boar above, Φ in left field; ANOK (ANOY?) below
Ref: Not in literature consulted, including Imhoof-Blumer, F., Kleinasiatische Münzen.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Hey Granger ... I love you and your coins, but for some reason I can't see your last two examples (I'm sure that it's the network's fault, for you seem so smart it's fricken stupid)

 

Hmm. The last two pictures were linked from my website rather than from old CoinTalk posts. The pictures are showing as broken links.

Checking the actual image URL right now, it looks like my web host platform has changed they way the images are addressed and they no longer end in ".jpg". GRRR! Does this mean every image I've ever linked from my website will now show as a broken link? I'd better browse some old posts to see.

If this is the case I will be furious.

 

Those are some of my dream coins @TIF. Love 'em all.

 

Man, I'm glad that I'm not in charge of your new web host platform ... sounds like that dick is gonna get an ear-full!!

 

I'm still investigating so the reaming is on hold for now

I fixed the last two pictures by (on my website) opening the images in a new tab and copying the address to the .jpg, deleting a ridiculously long string of junk afterwards.

If this change has affected other images I'd previously linked on CoinTalk, the the reaming will commence.

For most new coins I upload the images but there are times when I just right-click copy/paste from my website. We shall see...

 

Well, I guess we both hope that things turn out right, eh?



TIF => you're a whole lotta fun (please keep that sh*t up!!)

 

Puppy love?

 

ahahaha, I totally admit ... I almost understand internet-romance

Luckily, I have a real chick that also brings-it!!

=> but again, it's no surprise that I (and everybody) thinks that TIF rocks (good for her!!)

Great coins and great coin-knowledge => 100%

Granger rocks!!

 

=> who rocks?

... yah, we rock!!

 

Florijn Deventer 1686

Detect find in 2014

40 mm
13.7 gr

 

Rijderschelling/ Groningen 1691

Detect find in 2014

3.41 gr
28 mm

 

Rijderschelling of statenschelling Zwolle 6 stuiver 1680

 

Steve, your side collection IS cool!

~Doug

 

Well, it is black and almost like money.

Or you can use it to point to the right.

 

Thanks again for all of your posts ... curious, is Saturday also a Thanksgiving thing? (like, check your check-book day?)



=> post any coins that you regret buying and/or accidentally paid a bit too much

 

Hmmm, I have no examples ... I love all of my coins and I remember why I bought most of 'em (carry-on, nuthin' to see here)

Cheers

 

Nice addition!

 

My BLACK coin:


Meainon, Sicily (Subject to Syracuse)
AE , g Hexas
210-150 BCE
Obv: Hermes in petasos
Rev: ΜΕΝΑΙ/ΝΩΝ, kerykeion (caduceus), two pellets lower left
Sear-Greek 1131 AE Hexas; BMC 2.4;Calciati III p. 189, 13; BMC Sicily p. 97, 4; SNG ANS -; SNG Cop -; SNG Morcom
Very rare
Ex: @John Anthony Fine Black Wares Company!