ancients => Drink-drink-drink-drink!!

I have two Quincunx one for Rome, one for Luceria with 5 pellets on them. Odd denom of 5/12 of an As or 5 Uncia from pre-denarii period. The Roman Quincunx is relatively scarce and hard to find (at least for me.)

 

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Awesome addition Steve!

It will be easy to find an appropriate way to celebrate your new coin.

 

Thanks, Gandalf ... interesting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincunx_(Roman_coin)

 

Well played, V70 ... good thinkin'

 

I was using my iPhone when I originally responded. I am at my desk now:

(You already know / have this one...)

Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx - Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Obv-Rev Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699


This is the tough to find ROMAN Quincunx... Taint purdy, but I FOUND it after 5 years searching...

Roman Republic AE 23 Quincunx 6-96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99-4 Syd 309 S 910

WHAT in the HADES would you do with such an ODD denomination???
5/12ths of an As?

 

yah, that baby is fricken awesome

... I need to know about AR examples (I guess I'll snoop-around tonight or tomorrow)

 

Really nice coins on this post, particularly the OP example. Here's the Tarentum owl, one of my favorite types:

Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 302-281 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.2gms)

Ox: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rx: Owl standing facing on branch.

 

Some go cheaply, Steve, and some are simply ridiculous. I've been trying to buy a nice Larissa drachm with the foal and mare reverse for awhile, but I think I will stop looking. CNG has offered several in their ongoing "Further selections from the BCD collection." This one was in today's auction, admittedly underestimated at $150, and it sold for $2,300!!

 

I'd love one of these too, but if even you can't get one, @ancientnut, I think my chances are close to nil.

 

Super posts everyone.....Great posts Steve!! Glad to have you back where you belong!!!

Jeez, I seem to lack any with a Kantharos, Amphora or 'Jugs' Must be getting old, I can't seem to recall what I only bid on to what I actually won

I do have a drunken Satyr

 

I don't have any Kantharos, jug or wife coins.

But, I do have a symmetrical coin I haven't posted yet. Its not ancient, more medieval and rather odd.



Which side is the obverse and which side is the reverse?

 

The side with the 3 of Clubs on it...

 

what is that IR?

 

Hey ancientnut, one of these drachm's has just gone on sale on vcoins for $495, not bad, but no where as good as that one, might be worth a look https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/130/7/5/7QwbnDK46x5AzP3fX2kFDaC89T9sW5.jpg

 

Ancient Aussie => I really like that one ...




=> it looks a bit like Sly Stallone, eh?

 

Yea I won't tell you the vcoin store in case you pinch it from poor ancientnut.

 

Ummm, it wouldn't be too hard to track-down ... but I'm not that guy, plus I don't have a cent to my name at this coin-point

 

Yea I'm a bit the same, but it's good to look and fantasize that you can afford it.....

 

When the auction was first published I put that on the watch list. I'm generally not a huge fan of these facing-head Larissa drachms but the type deserves representation in my and many people's collections. This one was more appealing than most.

The estimate did look absurdly low, but when I checked the day before closing and it was already up to $1600, I crossed it off the watch list.

It's a beautiful coin and apparently at least two bidders found it extremely appealing.