Ancients => Castulo Sphinx => hey, no world-coin guys!!

Hmmm? ...

Yah, I've always loved the looks of these uber-cool Spanish ancients (they're sweet, sweet coins) ...

So I finally decided to dive-in and join the cool-guy-club!!!

Please post your cool examples ...

Cheers

SPAIN, AE AS CASTULO (LINARES, JAÉN)
CRESCENT CASTELE SERIES. SPHINX
180 BC
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 15,77 gm
Obverse: Bust diademed right, (crescent before)
Reverse: sphinx right, star before. In exergue legend Iberian Castele
Refernce: FAB 702
Other: Very attractive, nice green patina

 

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that's one of the nicer ones ive seen stevex, details are super sharp. great color also. that's an awesome ancient coin score.

here's mine...i was thinking of posting it in the "ugly" thread...

 

Nice coin little brother, but mine is bigger than yours.


IBERIAN AE As
OBVERSE: Diademed male head right.
REVERSE: Sphinx standing right, raising forepaw; star above paw, letter below Struck at Castulo Early 2d century BC
33mm, 25.3g
CNH pg. 332, 9; Burgos 697

 

Ummm, nice => yup, that's a good lookin' coin ya big Lug!!



... very sweet lookin' coin, my friend (top-drawer) ... your example has great exergue "stuff" (great example)

 

Hmmm ... Spain, eh? ... very cool

SPAIN, Celsa. Augustus. Æ As
L. Baggius and Mn. Flavius Festus, duoviri
27 BC-AD 14
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 11.40 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Bull standing right, head facing





... the Spanish coins seem to have a very unique look about them, yes (very cool)

 

I have a couple others from Castulo w/o the sphinx:

IBERIAN Æ Half Unit
OBVERSE: Diademed head right; palm frond to right.
REVERSE: Iberian legend KaSTiLO; Bull standing right; crescent above
Struck at Castulo Late 2d Century BC
28mm, 7.7g
SNG BM Spain 1345


IBERIAN AE Semis
OBVERSE: Young male head right, Phoenician letter before REVERSE: Bull right, crescent above, two Phoenicial letters below Struck at Castulo Late 1st century BC
15.6mm, 1.8g
Burgos 897

 

Love the sandy highlights, great detail, very nice coin Steve, how's life below zero,went back fishing end of last week, iceing up my the eyes on my fishing pole. very cold, but we killed them..

 

Cool coins, Bing ... awesome

Thanks for the coin-compliments, Eng (John) ... yah, we're finally socked-in (it's been minus 20 celsius for the last few mornings ... and it'll be heading towards minus 40 before Christmas)

=> run Toto, run!! ....... awww, Toto ... Mum, Toto is frozen again!!

 

Huh? ... wow, these really are big hunks of bronze, eh? (27-33 mm of big bronze!!)

Sweet coins .... hey Eng, we could certainly get 10-to-20 skips outta these bad-boys, eh?!! (yup, these big-ones feel pretty sweet in the ol' paws!!)

 

Oh my ... I'm getting pretty close to "10,000" likes ...

 

ahahaha => thanks Batman => you gave me my 10,000th "like"

how fitting, my awesome friend

=> cheers, brother!!





... ummm, now what do we do? ...

 

Great, problem-free coin Steve!
Kind of disappointed with myself for still not having at least one of these pre-Roman ancients of my ancestors' land. Hopefully I can get around to getting one or two in the near future.

 

Wow, you got yourself a super nice one! Congrats on finally getting one of these.

Mine seems to be the runt of the litter at 13.1g and 26mm. I'll still count it as one of my favorite coins.

 

Great coin, Z-bro ... awesome details

 

Man, Steve... that is a gorgeous example! I want one

 

Got one too. Could be a bottle opener all the same though....



Castulo, Spain, AE As - 2nd century BC
Virile head right, a hand before
Sphinx walking right. Iberian for KASTILO at exergue
15.9 gr
Ref : Sear GIC #15, Catalogue 38 and 39 CNH (CORPVS NVMMUM HISPANIAE, L. Villaronga)

Q

 

I had to throw down a "like."

 

Man, now this coin is awesome. Looks at the spine of the sphinx. Wowzers!

 

Love the color on that Cucumbor

 

Thanks folks

Q