This coin is too big to fit in one photograph! – THRACE Byzantion AR Tetradrachm surfer cow

Golly, this tet just arrived & it is too big to fit into one photograph !



OK, Expert photographic techniques were used & we got the entire coin depicted in one photo! To bad that the bull’s horns go off the flan. On the other hand, all the cow’s tasty features (filet mignon, T-Bone, Flank, Porterhouse, Sirloin, etc are all boldly struck.


THRACE, Byzantion.
AR Tetradrachm
357-340 BC
14.61 gram, 22 mm
Obv: Bull standing left on dolphin left,
PY above and Φ monogram
between bull’s forelegs
Rev: quadripartite incuse square
with plethora of dots.
Grade: EF very well struck with fantastic surfaces on a nice thick flan. Bull’s horns off the flan. Gently toned with zero distracting cleaning marks.
Other: Byzantine is present day Istanbul of the Bosporus Turkey. Sear 1580; BMC Black Sea 3.12. Infamous surfer cow coin. Negotiated private sale from Pars Coins 6/17. Numismatik Lanz Munich Auction 163 Lot 29 12/16.

Here’s the new Tet’s little brother (Siglos). Little Siglos has been in the collection for awhile.


COWabunga little siglos:



To see more surfer-cows, please check-out TIF’s great thread:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowabunga-surfs-up.235825/




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For perspective, here is the new Tet and his little brother Siglos depicted together.

 

Oh WOW, that is a beauty!

I have a darkly toned siglos (below) and a very nice half siglos on the way-- should arrive this week. A tet is on the list.... someday


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

 

kool coins!..ya gotta dig a cow the surfs and was a inspiration for Lassies stance

 

Super coin!!! Congrats!!

 

I have a weakness for bad jokes, so that gets a "Like". Plus it's a nice coin

 

Lol

Awesome new Tetradrachm @Collect89!

 

Gorgeous examples of the 'surfing cow' !!!! Congrats @Collect89 ...and @TIF !!

 

I have to confess being surfin'bull-less, but I can show a bull actually considering how he could manage to jump on a dolphin's back for surfing :



Syracuse Agathokles 317-289 BC
SYPAKOSYWN. Head of Kore left
Bull butting left, two dolphins and linked VA in field
6.0 gr, 20 mm
Ref : Sear #1195 var

Q

 

Sweet coin!

 

Nice chunky slab of beef, collect. Love the incuse with plethora of dots.

 

Very nice @Collect89 ! Nice little package with the two!

I have the LITTLE Baby Brother: 1/2 Siglos...


Thrace, Byzantion
AR Half-Siglos, c. 340-320 BC
Obv.: Bull standing left on dolphin / ΠY
Rev.: Incuse granulated mill-sail pattern.
Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 21; SNG Copenhagen 47

 

Thanks for all the kind coin complements everybody. COWabunga dudes.

 

Sacred cows!

 

Nice surfing cows!

That tetradrachm is particularly sweet.

 

It appears that the Reverse on the OP's coin was a practice run for the steak meat pounder.

 

Fire up the barby.

 

Collect89, sweet new coin. Also it's little brother is just as nice. My bull is missing it's head.

~Doug

 

A good thread title would be "surf & turf" or "surfin' turf"