Ancients => Great Skot, nice hat!!

Man, I absolutely "love" this new coin ... I paid through the nostrils for it, but I know that once the capital-purchase sting wears off, they'll be nuthin' but good feelings remaining!!

=> I hope that you enjoy my new favourite coin!!

THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm
Early-mid 4th century BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die)
Other: 12 h ... VF, granular surfaces
From the BCD Collection

 

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Nice take on the Herakles bust. Nice to see one before Alex3 played it out.

 

Great grab, love both sides. One of a favorites you have gotten in awhile.

 

Looking at this piece further, I am interested in the surface, I would love to know how the textile type texture formed n the surface. Is t as pronounced in hand?

 

Love the coin in total, but it would have been the reverse that sold me. Congrats.

 

=> Hi Noob ... I don't actually have this baby in-hand, yet (just won it today => yah-yah, I know about the Doug-jinx ... Homie don't roll that way!!)



... anyway ...

I'm sure hoping that it is as pronounced in-hand (I seem to hunt coins with this cool texture, and they have never let me down in the past)

Here are a couple of sweet examples:

 

All very cool.

 

Wow, this one is even better! The nostrils will recover, the coin is forever .

 

Lovely coin. I particularly like the way the horse is waving goodbye to your budget.

 

=> I know, eh? => this is my new favourite coin

... I love "everything" about this coin!!

I love the Herakles-theme with the "amazing" lion-skin head-dress, the super-cool coin fabric, the uber-cool horse!! .... sweet flan, great centering

=> yup, it's the total package, my friend!! (thanks for noticing)

cheers

 

=> ahaha => good one, "friend"



Yah, I asked your advice about this coin a couple of weeks ago and you said that I'm probably gonna pay too much, but that I'll be happy with my purchase (and once again, you were 100% correct)

... thanks for your help ...

hey, in my defence => the coin-Gods smiled on me and gave me that other coin for a smile (I believe in coin-karma!!)

 

Agreed... all kinds of good stuff going on with this coin. I've been noticing Skotoussa issues this year, but haven't gotten myself one yet. Must rectify next year...

 

Another great coin, Steve! I don't know how that sort of surface texture happens, but my experience is that you don't really see it on small coins unless you pull out the magnifying glass. It looks quite dramatic in big images, but not so much in real life - it just sort of adds a shimmer to the coin.

 

Nice new piece!

Steve, remind me never to sell anything to you fer cash...

 

Bad-ass and totally awesome coin!

 

=> that's too bad, JA (you should buy better coins, my friend)



There definitely ain't no shine on dem Naboteanees!!

 

I can't argue with that. One of these days I'll play in your league, hopefully. For now, just look for me in the dumpster.

 

Move over to your corner of the dumpster. I got here first.

 

=> Every dog has its day, my friend => Merry X-mas, Dumpty (2015 is your year, my friend)

Bing => you're merely cheap (dust-off that wallet and buy yourself a 2015 AJ-coin!!)

 

Another sweet coin