Ancient => SCORPION KING!! (yah, I'm lovin' this sweet lil coin!!)

How about this little baby:

Claudius AE Quadran

 

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Is that "The Scales" (or a scorpion?) ... my eyes are bad, but your coin is nice!!

Hey dawg ... thanks for playin'

Cheers

:cheers:

 

Ummm scales??? Kinda like the State Farm commercial: "What ya wearin' Jake from State Farm. Ummmm, khakis?"

 

Nice scales, my ol' crusty friend!! => well done ...


:hail:

 

Bing => so do you have Aquarius as well? ........ ummmm sadly, I wasn't even sure what a "water bearer" actually was?

 

Ummm Bing, what's on top of the scales?


:nerd:

 

It's a hand holding the scales.

 

No, no water bearer. I do, however, have an "amphora", a two handled jar. But that is the closest I have.

 

Thanks for the coin-kudos, Windchild (you're an awesome coin buddy!!)

:high5:


curious though => Ummm hey, have "you, yourself" been able to save enough cash to buy-up any coins lately? (or I'm guessing that being a teen has other expenses as well, eh?)

 

I bid on a coin last CNG Auction but didn't win... (so yes to both )

 

Closest I have is a Phoenician Stater with a boat with 3 wavy lines under it, does that count, I also have an Amphora.

 

So nobody has an actual Aquarius water bearer coin, eh?


=> curious? ... ummm, does anybody know if there actually is an example(s) of this type of Greek coin?

 

I got a sweet little scorpion yesterday. That's some nice detail for such a tiny canvas.


CARIA, Mylasa.
Hemiobol (Circa 450-400 BC).
Weight: 0.5 g.
Diameter: 9 mm.
Obv: Facing forepart of lion.
Rev: Scorpion within incuse square.
SNG von Aulock 7803; Klein 429 (Milet).

 

Sweet Scorpion ... I have an example as well (I'll post it when I get home)

=> yah TIF, I love those lil' winners!! (congrats)

 

great scorpions!

 

Good stuff. I missed this thread over the summer, so thanks for bumping it.

 

Since we're bumping this thread, I notice that I didn't include my other scorpion (I admit that it is a mere bit-player in this coin, but a scorpion none-the-less)

M.Aemilius Scaurus AR-Denarius
58 BC
3.8 grams
Obv: King Aretas of Nabataea kneeling in supplication, beside camel, giving an olive branch. M SCAVR / AED CVR above, S C in r. field
Reverse: Jupitur in quadriga l., scorpion below horses. PHVPSAE/ AED CVR above horses, CAPTV in r. field and in ex. C HVPAE COS/PREIVER
Reference: S-379 Var., Craw 422
Other: A very busy little coin

 

ohhhhhhhhhh....i see him, that took a bit of lookin'.

 

he's shy