Ancients => Budget-schmudget => Bring-on PAN & Syrinx!!

Zeus s

 

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no idea? ... but I fricken love it!!

Thanks for the rock-photo (very cool)

 

zeus rocks....

 

He certainly does!!

 

man, you guys picked up some awesome coins at the auction. i still haven't bid at one of these, kind of feels out of my league still.

some awesome greek pan coins!

i didn't know the "pan flute" was called a syrinx..shame on me.

i don't have musical pan coin, but check out this guys carrot syrinx!

 

Sweet coin Steve, the reverse very cool, AR reverse Randy going to love this coin!!

 

=> ahaha, exactly ........... I bet that dude is one of PAN's ancestors?!

=> he's workin' that home-made syrinx outta veggies ... kinda like makin' a pipe out of a toilet-paper-roll and a piece of tin-foil ...

ahhh, the good ol' daze!!

 

Hey, don't judge the God ... he liked chicks and he played a mean syrinx ...

=> sure, that whole goat-thingy was a bit of a stain on his rep ... but we all know that he somehow got around that, right?

... ummmm, *whateva* ...

=> PAN rocks, my friends!!

 

Budget-Schmudget yourself steve!... lol nice pickup though.
And excellent pieces y'all.

 

I love your new coin. Here's its brother


ARKADIA, Arkadian League
340-330 BC, Megalopolis mint
AR Obol, 11 mm, 0.77 g
Obv: head of Pan left
Rev: large Arkadian League monogram; syrinx below
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos (Megalopolis) 1517-8; HGC 5, 930
ex BCD Collection. Ex Vinchon (11-13 April 1988), lot 463.

 

Curious? ... hey, do you sweet ancient-coin collectors like the unique/antique look of the crystalization that happens on some of these old examples, or is it a detriment?

... ummm, I am a huge fan of this sweet occurence ... fricken yummy!!

Oh, but I will/do understand that there are folks that want coins in "Minty-Perfect" state (I like those rare-babies too)

 

Pan's my man


KINGS OF MACEDON, Antigonos II Gonatas
277/6-239 BCE, struck after 270 BCE, Amphipolis mint
AR tetradrachm, 31mm, 17.06 g
Obv: head of Pan in center of Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with stars within crescents
Rev: BASILEWS ANTIGONOU, Athena Alkidemos walking left, brandishing thunderbolt and shield; helmet left, EMP monogram right
Ref: SNGCop 1200v, EMP (maybe); R. Martin, "A Third-Century B.C. Hoard from Thessaly at the ANS," ANSMN 26, 536 (same obv. die).
ex Demetrios Armounta Collection

 

I don't mind the reticulated look of ancient silver-- often I find it very attractive, especially when it is uniform in consistency (like your coin).

 

wow => look at you go, eh?

Coin Princess, you are always my favourite and you always manage to produce "total winners"!!

Nice

... hey, what do they call that crystalization gain? (I always forget) .. .thanks, coin-dawg

 

Reticulation?

 

ahaha, ooops

man, you had me at "reticulated"




... thanks my sweet coin-friend

 

Hello Lady Tif,

Did you win any at CNG?
I am a bid down, No rare Hadrian's for me, i was "overstruck" by bigger dino.

hah ...

 

Hey, why is your chick Antigonos II throwin' South-paw? (does she have an injury?)

... just comments (I am merely bugging you because your artist seems to have twisted perspective a tad) ... I like your lefty-version

I took the afternoon off (*hic*)



... arrrgghhh ... my posts always end-up this way!!

I love it!!

Cheers, coin-bros!!

 

I ignored today's CNG because I have some budget-busting targets in upcoming auctions.

Were you Clio'd today?

It's like an Escher print-- is she throwing the lightning bolt with her right hand or her left? I think the intent was for a right-handed throw but the elbow was engraved wrong. The cape probably drapes on her back rather than her front.

 

I wish i was, he was the bad guy haha