Ancients => Oitaioi => man, what a horrible bunch of SCRABBLE letters, eh?

Indeed both nice coins!

 

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=> just curious, my friend (I wasn't sure if you merely made a typo, or whether your example really is an outier from a different era)

 

Steve-o. Sorry, I forgot to reply! There are actually two issues of hemidrachms of the Oitaioi, mine being the later of the two. Dating is from BCD Thessaly.

 

Hey, lookie here-- my Oitaioi is a perfect die match! What are the odds?

This little lion has a new home. (Thanks, @Ardatirion !)


THESSALY, The Oitaioi. Circa 167-146 BC.
AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)
Herakleia Trachinia mint
Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws
OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands
Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)
Privately acquired from Ardatirion
Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57;Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199; Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483; M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239; R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023; Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764

Nice pedigree

 

Excellent TIF

 

Wow => Ardy sold it to ya, eh? (well it's good that it stayed within our little CT-family!!)

=> very cool (yah, I love that sweet coin-type)

 

One more line on the coin's rich curriculum vitae. Nice acquisition TIF

Q

 

Terrific coins guys!!! I also have none to compare them to......and like Bing, I see a lion smoking a cigar !!! I have to get another eye exam SOON!! LOL

Steve, I have not only fallen off the wagon, but have just about blown my monthly budget already. Just one more winning bid on three pending and I'm done for April..

Great posts everyone.

 

Take good care of her now, y'hear?