That's a fantastic little fractional, Z! The details in the satyr's musculature and the grumpy expression on his face are superb. Nice find!
100 Proof.
Yes. You can get these in any size you want, as long as it's an AE4. :)
That works too.
As far as AE4's go, the two-victories types are the common ones. This coin is no longer in my collection - sold it to a fellow forum member......
Super relief on that coin. Somebody sledgehammered that strike.
...and rarely in such a high grade. In fact, I've never seen one this nice. RIC VIII Siscia 180 var. B (Victory walking left, looking right),...
Somebody's got a girlfriend!
There's nothing like a fat, erudite numismatic tome! I don't collect so many tets that I would hunt the volume down myself, so I'll just mooch off...
Careful. They'll beat you death with their slabs.
Nice pick-up Steve! Superb detail for such a tiny coin.
Yeah, lol. That miserly spendthrift! :greedy:
A word to the wise: if you have questions about a specific coin that you're interested in buying, ask the questions by PM! All of us regulars have...
Nice coin, Doucet! Marsyas is definitely on my list - still looking for a coin with enough detail that fits into the budget.
It wasn't me, but I might have been tempted into some bad form with that coin.
It's a good question, but her association with the owl is strongest in Athens, and it seems to dissipate the further away you get. Syncretic...
Yours appears to be on a bigger flan, Doug. I'm completely missing the magistrate on mine.
Maybe, but 13 to 15 grams seems normal for the small denomination. Bing's, at 25 is obviously a double. Or maybe his is a unit and yours are...
This is another example of interesting Apameian portraiture. Tyche's face is expressive in a style that's unique to these coins. The best word I...
That coin doesn't belong in this thread at all - it's very nice!
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