Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Seated J, post: 7785603, member: 102873&quot;]I went a little nuts and ended up with 13 lots! But since I&#039;m a beginner in ancients it is less a question of filling collection holes and more of just getting cool coins. I did miss out on the lot I wanted the most, that great little Parion hemidrachm with the Gorgon face.</p><p>Here&#039;s some of the wins:</p><p><img src="https://media.biddr.com/media/img/auction_lots/1857/2023929_1624958927.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion, Philotas and Meniskos (magistrates) c. 229-100 BCE. AR drachm, 3.00g, 16mm.</p><p>Obv: ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ; cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf, torch before, hound running right below</p><p>Rev: ΔΥΡ ΦΙΛΩΤΑ, legend in four segments around double-lined quadrilateral containing stellate pattern.</p><p>A. Maier, Die Silberprägung von Apollonia und Dyrrhachion 396. </p><p>From the Shea19 collection, ex. Savoca 6th Blue Auction, 07.04.2018, lot 276.</p><p><img src="https://media.biddr.com/media/img/auction_lots/1857/2023986_1624959019.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>PERSIS: Vahšīr (Oxathres), 1st century BCE – 1st century CE, AR Hemidrachm (Type 1). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint, 1.81g, 14.5mm.</p><p>Obv: Bearded bust left, wearing diadem with three ties and torque with three segments; monogram to left</p><p>Rev: Vahšīr (Oxathres) standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar to left.</p><p>K&amp;M –; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 114-5; Alram 580; Sunrise 603.</p><p>From the arnoldoe collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in