Ancients => Skylla & Owl => ya gotta love Wednesday

Yup, I always love Wednesdays!!

Somehow, I accidentally won "5" coins today (*yikes*) ...

=> man, the wife ain't gonna like that stat!!

... anyway ...

This was one of my primary targets (the only primary that I managed to score!)

Sure, it's not a total show-pony, but I love it ... Skylla rocks and the owl made me sad (so cute)

CALABRIA, Tarentum. AR Drachm
Circa 302-280 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 3.23 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; ZOP and olive branch to right
Reference: Vlasto 1047; HN Italy 975
Other: 12h … VF, toned, struck with worn reverse die






... I hope you guys like it as much as I do!

Cheers

 

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Whoa-whoa-whoa, stevex!! ... c'mon man ... be polite!! (geesh)

=> oh yeah => "please" post away ladies & gents!!

Calabria, Skylla, Owls, Athena, underpants ... * whatev*

 

Well, I'm gonna run with scissors and be the first dude to post some miscellaneous additions ...

=> I am a total fan of coins from Calabria ... yah, these dudes seemed like pretty sharp coin-artists!

 

Cool addition, sweet victory.
I bombed out today but I only bid modestly on 4 coins.
But I'm glad to know someone that came out on top.

 

Only 5 coins in a single auction? That doesn't seem like a lot. I'm seriously worried about you @stevex6 . You are not burning out, are you?

Nice owl, man. I still just have the one...and it shall remain so for a while as I'm now focusing on bronze coins to make up for my two year diet of nothing but silver coins.

 

Auctions? I knew there was something I was missing. I haven't bid in an auction, except for JA's weekly auctions, in 4 months. Been mostly buying from dealer websites.

 

VERY nice @stevex6 ! That sad owl is really cool.

I lost 2 in the very last seconds.

No biggie. I am going to the Chicago Coin Expo next week...

Here is an Athena and Eeyore:


RR Prv Macedon Province 168-166 BC Tamios Quaestor Athena Cow - Eeyore

 

Cool owl, Sallent ... thanks for posting

Oh, and thanks Gandalf, for posting your sad donkey (*sigh*)

=> ummm, how 'bout a couple more Skylla examples ...

 

Is this Owl ok?


Sicily Kalakte AE unit 2nd C BCE Head Athena in Helmet - Owl rev RARE


Skylla... is that near Skyfall?

 

Yeah well, I'm a sucker for an auction, lol. But only if the hammer plus fee's is the same or less I can buy it for. Some exceptions apply.

 

Alrighty then => it's owl-time!!

=> here are a couple of extra owls ...



You dudes rock ... show your "schtuff"!!

 

Its owl time? Ok, here is the rest of my extensive flock of owls...


Owl at Minerva's feet on the reverse.

And....



Yeah, sorry, that's it. I'm not a cool big boy like @stevex6 with his massive collection of animals.

I guess we can't all be cool Canadians.

 

Cool winna Steve...or as Artie would say..."Very Interesting!"



And here's Athena with an owl

 

cool new coin stevex, can't wait to see the other 4!

nice toning, cool owl...crazy helmet.

fist bump for the awesome helmet...

 

Sweet addition

 

Just tell your wife you won them in a contest that @Sallent was holding.

I don't have an owl coin yet, and looking by the way I'm buying up other stuff now it may be a next year thing.

 

Nice... can't wait to see the other four. This one looks like it has some really lovely toning. A Tarentum drachm is definitely on The List.

I failed to score my main targets in the auction, but did come away with this last-second snipe that was looking slightly under-loved to me. I've always wanted one of these Segestean hounds and this little doggie hit the price/condition sweet spot.


SICILY, Segesta
Circa 440/35-420/16 BC
AR Didrachm. 8.16g, 21.5mm. Hurter, Didrachmenprägung 129 (V39/R73); HGC 2, 1135. O: Hound standing left. R: Head of the nymph Segesta right within linear circle.

 

Super sweet new acquisition! Here's my Athena/Owl, well... bull with a tiny owl.


Mysia, Pergamon. Ae (310-282 BC).
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: ΠΕΡΓΑ. Forepart of bull right; to left, owl standing right, head facing; ivy leaf above.
SNG France 1572.

 

Nice coin lil bro. Very nice to be exact.

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

 

Wow gang, thanks for the coinpliments and thanks for posting your cool examples ... they're awesome!

Z-Bro => I was watching that coin as well, but your "sweet-spot" is a tad higher than mine! (that's a fantastic doggie didrachm!)