Just seriously geeked out

Here is a group lot I noticed something in. I waited until I got it in hand to check myself. Knowing me, anyone care to guess what I noticed in the following group lot?



It is a group lot that has 4 Parthians, 4 Sasanian lead coins, and 3 Sasanian copper coins.

 

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..is that good?...

 

I have no clue, however, I am beginning to take an interest in Ancients.

 

Bigger pictures would help, of course.

 

I dunno, @medoraman ... The upper left-hand corner is flipping the bird; the one below is a lighthouse, or flipping the bird. Did I win???

 

Not sure if I see anything there.

 

Your avatar? Is it in the middle? But is it AE? Pb?

 

VERY close. Keep looking.....

 

That's the sweet way to see it...I thought it looked phallic

 

No idea

 

(me too lol)

 

or min-like

 

Looks like two phallic coins, and I don't know nuthin about these . . . .

Z


Oh, late to the party I see . . . .

 

I was being “good”,

 

In the upper right of the picture is a lead unit coin of Vahran II just like my avatar. In person it is clearer, the whitish color of lead patina washes it out in this pic. This have never been published as existing, but it is the same size and weight as a lead unit coin of Narse, the next emperor after Vahran II.

I was taking a risk, since I did not have an up close pic, nor was it described as such, but in person its easy to make out this is what it is. So, my favorite coin I just got in a group lot that I have never seen for sale before, heck never read that it even EXISTED.

This is why I am seriously geeked right now. I had to share it with this group, since this would be greeted with a yawn from my wife.

 

One of us has gotta be or they'd run us out of town:


Ps, is it Shapur II?
It's all not Greek to me
*EDIT: I meant Vahran II, I swear
Anyway, coingrats on an ultra cool find.
I know that feeling of thinking I see more than the picture shows... but having to wait until the coin shows up

 

Wow, congrats, that's an amazing find!!! The phalluses are cool too!

 

@medoraman, you apparently won this lot, too, after you showed a few others that I bid on in recent auctions. Thanks for showing, and congrats to you! I'm glad they ended up in the collection of a serious and knowledgeable seller. I was particularly taken with the Varhran II at Frank Robinson's auction, where the prince offers a wreath to his parents (?) and that stout and stately pair are fanning the fire altar, what a delicious style!

This lot I bid on, too. I thought it's well worth its while, including the four lead Sasanians (coins that were very rare until recently, probably some hoard may have been found). Maybe we are in for some more plumbum surprises in the near future, I hope so.
I was wondering at the two larger coins at the left: that should be a king's head on the obverse, but where is the face? I hope you will be showing detail pictures of these Sasanians some time.

 

That which we had no idea existed is always the top item on a want list. Much is made out of coins only known in one example but ancient coins with surviving population zero before one is discovered is a great thrill. How many wonderful things once existed but are, today, unknown? Tomorrow? It might be depressing to know just how many things once were but are no more.

 

Yes, those are unusual pieces sir. I believe, (just a thought at first sight), that these would be local imitations. They really do have the main features, the base at the bottom the king's bust, the vertical column where the king's neck, face, and crown would be, and the two or three round objects behind representing the balls of hair shown on early Sassanian coins.

Look at the one to the immediate right of these two. You can easily see the prototype. Therefor, I would guess an Eastern imitative, maybe Kushan or Hunnic related, or simply a local issue.

Btw, sorry if we were bidding on some same lots. I always feel bad if I outbid a fellow CTer.