A package just arrived from Italy. I was not 100% sure how to treat / disinfect it. I used a Clorox wipe, let it dry and called it good. My minnow came with 3 other coins. I really wanted the cast semis and bought 3 others to spread the cost of postage. I will post the others later. The small struck dolphin goes with a cast dolphin from the same town. I now have 3 coins with 3 right swimmers and 3 left swimmers. The fish are split about like congress. The small coins are struck. Italy, Northern Apulia, Salapia. bronze, 3.5 to 4.0 grams, 14 mm, 275-250 BC. Obv - Dolphin right in coin 1 and left in coin 2; above ΣAΛΑΠΙΝΩΝ. The lettering is below the dolphin on some coins. Rev - Dolphin right. HNItaly 689 Rutter 689 The larger one is cast. I saw a larger example of this coin at NYINC. Greek Italy, Northern Apulia, Venusia. AE Cast Biunx, 215 BC. Obv - Dolphin left; below, [two pellets]. Rev - Dolphin left; above, VE ligate; below, [two pellets]. Vecchi ICC 356; HN Italy 712 17.85 grams 27.0 mm RR. Very rare. Earthen emerald green patina. VF. The shipping package. You can see I am researching the prow left semis.
Those are all great examples. My favorite though, is that massive Janus. The one with the vase, below it, is pretty cool too. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed! That Janus looks like a real hunk of history! ps, most peer reviewed articles I’ve read say 3 days, just in case. So, things from overseas that I receive sit in purgatory. Though, I should probably revisit this policy as we know have not confirmed cases then any other country in the world... I should probably show a Janus to keep things on the level: