Ancients => My Half-Assed Coin

I love this cute lil' bugger ... and I scored it for a $70 Hammer!! (Cha-Ching!!)

Yah, the sweet Ass-obverse followed by the cool Kantharos-reverse => simply awesome!!

I know these coins are definitely "stevex6-ish" examples ... but I hope a few of you coiners think that they're pretty cool as well ...

MACEDON, Mende. AR Hemiobol
Circa 460-423 BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 0.33 grams
Obverse: Forepart of ass right
Reverse: Kantharos within incuse square
Reference: AMNG III/2, 18; HGC 3.1, 566
Other: 11h … NGC photo certified XF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5

 

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haha! half assed... find a coin with the other end on it and...SHAZAM!><

 

Mmm, mighty fine ass!

 

LOL

Steve, I bet you just couldn't wait to post this one and use that opening title

Super cool coin !!!

 

ahahaha => yah, I hate to admit it, but Doug actually gets total credit for the half-assed joke (he used it first in one of our conversations)

... yah, apparently I can't do anything without him, eh?

 

Would rather call that a Mid-ass

Finding such a coin with that ass-tounding ass-pect is a prou-ass (yeah I'm a bit of a smart ass )

Q

 

As per usual, I was rude and I didn't ask you dudes to post your coin-stuff ...

=> well, "please" post your coin stuff ...

Ass coins, Kantharos coins, Macedonian coins, underpants, supper-photos, whatev

=> oh, or maybe post one of you're crystalline types (we haven't done that for a while, eh?)

 

Okay, I have an obvious thread addition ...

=> another Macedon Mende example!!

MACEDON, Mende. AR Tritartemorion
Circa 460-423 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.62 grams
Obverse: Ass standing right
Reverse: Crow standing left within incuse square
Reference: SNG ANS 358 (same obverse die)
Other: 11h … toned. Good metal






... one of my all-time favourite coins

 

LOL

 

Beautiful coin!

Don't forget that he was the best "Power Utility Vehicle" available!

 

Mighty fine half ass you got there, Steve-O

You thought you were making a joke, but...



G&M232 lot 183
GRIECHEN
ATTIKA
ATHEN

Wappenmünze. Drachme (3,96g). 545 - 525/15 v. Chr. Vs.: Rundschild, darauf Pferdehinterteil n. r. Rs.: Quadratum incusum, durch zwei Balken viergeteilt mit unregelmäßigen Feldern. Seltman Taf. 4, η; Svoronos Taf. I, 28.

(It's the south end of a northbound horse... close enough )
Sadly, not my coin.

 

That's awesome => what was the price-tag on that 1/2-arsed winna?

Ooops sorry => 13,000 euros!! (wow ... my $70 hammer is looking better all the time, eh?)

But wow, that's an awesome coin (the horse's ass coin is a total keeper)

 

Is this like heads I win tails you loose?

 

This COULD be an Ass of an Ass, and possibly the RARE AR As denomination... How many Asses is that???

 

Another question is this like where the term half ass comes from?
You can tell King Solomon may had something to do with this.... he was big on cutting things in half.....

 

LOL! My favorite expression, I confess!

 

TIFF has the powerrrr!

 

This is starting to look like a Seinfeld episode.....next thing you know is Steveo is going to be known as "the @$$ man"

Never knew that Steve was a protologist.....
Vanity plates on the Steveo mobile eh @$$Man

 

Worse, it is not mine. There are many front half animals on Greek coins but the rear end is woefully underrepresented.

 

Okay @TIF that just became my FAVORITE numismatic motif of all time!

All Time!