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  1. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    Thanks. I completely forgot/left out the dolphin riders.
     
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    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    If nothing else, we are getting to see some absolutely gorgeous coins here. Feel free to post anything that you consider fascinating/awesome, preferably non human coins.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    MYSIA Kyzikos A.jpg
    MYSIA
    AR Hemiobol
    OBVERSE: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward
    REVERSE: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above
    Struck at Kyzikos, 480-450BC
    0.41 g, 9.5 mm
    Sear 3850
     
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  5. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    Thanks. I would never have guessed that was a goat.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  6. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    You might think of coins with incuse square designs on the reverse. I find them fascinating.
    AEOLIS, KYME.jpg
    THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES.jpg
     
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    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    That would be a possibility, and I've seen some turtles with incused designs also. (I think) very, very expensive if memory serves.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  8. I_v_a_n

    I_v_a_n Well-Known Member

    I think the best match for TS purposes is an archaic Mytilene hektes field. They are cool electrum and in average with $500+ budget they can be realy fascinating. And there are a lot of types - great field for collecting.

    Lion Calf Hekte_FINAL.jpg Mytilene Hekte Bull.jpg Mytilene Hekte Winged Lion Cocke.jpg Ram_Lion Hekte.jpg
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    This has multiple critters (and acts of predation) on both sides.

    I paid $100-and-something for this coin, as I recall, so with a $500 budget, you could theoretically find a nicer one out there.

    (If you do, and choose not to buy it, gimme a heads-up if you don't mind. I myself would like to find a nicer example of this type.)

    Sicily, Akragas: silver hemidrachm, ca. 410-406 BC

    Obverse: eagle right, clutching dead hare in its talons, barley grain behind.
    Reverse: Crab, with ketos (sea monster) below, swimming left with fish in its jaws.

    16 mm, 1.8 g. SNG ANS 1012. Ex-Gitbud-Naumann, Germany, through VCoins store, 5/28/2014.

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    You could certainly do worse for <$500 with an electrum hekte. They're extremely tiny, of course, but cute little things.

    I just bought my first one this month, for $391.20.

    (Kudos to Germania Inferior Numismatics for excellent service.)

    Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC

    [​IMG]
     
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  12. moneycostingmemoney

    moneycostingmemoney Yukon Coriolis

    I hear ya, but the lion alone makes me want one
     
    moneycostingmemoney, Jun 22, 2017
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  13. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    Thanks, will do.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  14. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    I feel ya.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  15. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    I feel ya.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  16. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    I feel ya.
     
    Johndoe2000$, Jun 22, 2017
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  17. moneycostingmemoney

    moneycostingmemoney Yukon Coriolis

    The more I think about it, I kinda like that it has a lion and a dove. Dove representing peace and prosperity and the lion representing strength wisdom and fortitude. I think this thread has talked me into hunting one down haha.
     
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  18. LaCointessa

    LaCointessa Well-Known Member

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  19. wrappedinsky

    wrappedinsky Active Member

    Incuse on the reverse, a couple of wild animals on the obverse...
    [​IMG]
    Tahahaha.
     
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  20. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Hard to beat , 6 animals on this coin:

    P1160017.JPG

    You can acquire one for way under $500 imho.
     
    Andres2, Jun 22, 2017
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Wow! I like that one as much as the Akragas AR I posted! That one is sharp!

    I love the Akragas "crabby coins" but can't afford one of their tetradrachms. The hemidrachm I posted and @Andres2's Æ are good alternatives. I love the tiny octopus on his.

    Some fantastic designs sure came out of ancient Sicily. I'd love to spend a month or a year metal detecting there.

    (Yeah, I know - that's probably extremely illegal there, and I couldn't afford to go anyway. But a fella can dream...)
     
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  22. moneycostingmemoney

    moneycostingmemoney Yukon Coriolis

    Theres always the "dumb tourist" card to play:stop::woot:
     
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