First coin of 2021

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by panzerman, Jan 5, 2021.

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  1. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Just in from Lansky Auction...
    AV 20 Litrae ND struck 405-400BC Syracuse Mint
    Dionysios I 405-367BC
    1.16g. 11mm.
    Head of Herakles wearing Lion skin
    Quadripartite Incuse Square/ E-Y-P-A/ Head of Arethusa
    ex: Sadijas Collection/ Milon Cornette de Saint Cyr 2009 sicily-syracuse-405-400-bc-av-6649290-XL.jpg
     
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  3. rrdenarius

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio

    Great coin @panzerman - the face of Herakles, his lion skin cap and club show amazing detail for a 11 mm coin. Congrats!
     
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  4. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Wow, I like this one a lot, very nice. Nice details on it.
     
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  5. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Thanks guys! I was "multi-tasking" doing weights/ plus keeping an eye on auction progress. I have gotten four coins from Bru/ Wellco, Gallery 51/ Lansky all same auction house! Their grading is ultra conservation:) really love their auctions.
    John
     
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  6. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    That's a wonderful portrait of Herakles for any size coin, let alone 11 mm.!
     
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  7. happy_collector

    happy_collector Well-Known Member

    Very beautiful portrait. A gem.
     
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  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I really like this coin, John. Very nice. Great detail, interesting reverse. Congrats for the first 2021!
     
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  9. Limes

    Limes Well-Known Member

    Now I'm thinking of this:
    athlete.jpg
     
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  10. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ...o wow!...great way to start! :)
     
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  11. Sidney Osborne

    Sidney Osborne Well-Known Member

    No nothing about these...appreciate the aesthetics though..!
     
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  12. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Nice one John and another great addition to your collection of gold pieces.
     
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  13. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    This is my first coin with a "Tyrant" as ruler;) Wonder if he used the "Brazen Bull" to kill his enemies....
     
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  14. svessien

    svessien Senior Member

    Oh, it's always a blast when the Panzerman gets a new gold coin. :)
    Congratulations, I like it a lot!
     
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  15. +VGO.DVCKS

    +VGO.DVCKS Well-Known Member

    Really remarkable, @panzerman. ...I'm still getting over the notion of a coin anticipating the Alexandrian motif by that much.
     
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  16. AuldFartte

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  17. rrdenarius

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio

    when I see that statue, I think of this pic
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  18. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Amazing coin and a great way to start off the year @panzerman !
     
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  19. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Thanks all for nice comments, hope 2021 will bring great coins for everyone here on CT.:)
    John
     
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  20. Romancollector

    Romancollector Well-Known Member

    The details are incredible for such a small coin @panzerman !!! :jawdrop: You certainly had a great start to 2021!
     
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  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Some of my best quality coins came from Lansky/Gallery51/ BruWellco all same firm. I was going for the AR Denarius of Philip I (Lion reverse) but ran low on $$$$:(
    John
     
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