Ancients => Stamp on that Crab!! => Sweet Akragas CNG-score

Yah, I've been watching this cool example for weeks (yah, I must admit that I even pulled-in TIF and Doug for coin back-up)

I was expecting to pay 3 x estimate for this cool counter-stamped example, so I was very pleased when I scored it for its initial estimate price ($100 hammer)

Hey, I love Sicily coins, so this baby falls right into my cool collection ... I love animals and I adore counter-stamps so I'm thinking that this CNG score is a total winner!!

cheers, either way ...

SICILY, Akragas. Æ Tetras (Hemilitron?)
Late 5th century BC
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 14.71 grams
Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare
Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse
Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM

 

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Great coin Steve. I don't see any pellets on mine, but as it only cost 4GBP I can't complain


Sicily, Akragus
Coin: Bronze Tetras
AKPA - Eagle with head lowered standing right on hare
- Crab, crayfish left below, mussel between claws no pellets
Mint: (425-406BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.84g / 22mm / -
Notes: No access to Calciati to identify.

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Neat addition to your zoo Steve!

 

Nice score! That's a Steve coin, alright... Herakles barging in on a Sicilian surf and turf party.

 

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Never mind, I got Clio'd. I wonder how that happened. My bid was recorded as the winning bid, and it appeared in my User Services as a win. Then I check back and it went to Clio.

 

ahahaha, JA => yah, I was also Clio'd on my second attempt ... *whatev*

=> he actually saves me coin-cash, for if I'm actually bidding up in his neck-of-the-woods, then I'm kinda glad that he whacks me back down to my comfortable below-the-salt station!!

 

Yeah well, it's not a big deal. I guess you have to wait a minute or two for the system to calculate everything out. I'm accustomed to losing 10 times as many coins as I win.

 

Very cool!

 

Zoo-meister!

 

gratz on that well centered countermark

I got this below their estimate and my brother paid 2.5X the amount for one that's maybe 20% better on Ebay few weeks ago.

 

Neat addition, Steve!

 

nice l Like eagles

 

Well I went 0 for 6 today, lol.

 

here is mine need cleaning

 

At least you tried. I gave up after all of my possible targets saw unexpectedly heavy bidding well before hammer time.

Congrats on the win, SteveO! It was a tough CNG Wednesday and you did well

 

I scored this counter-stamp baby for $100-hammer and I snagged my Orbiana for $110-hammer ...

=> yup, I think I spent my coin-cash very well today (nice for a change, eh?)

 

I can't even remember the last coin I won

 

Hey => please post your counter-stamps and/or your Akragas examples (or whatever, whenever)

... thanks for your comments and likes, gang (this baby was today's primary target => I am very happy that I scored it as low as I did)

 

I saw the OP coin in CNG e-367, Steve, and was attracted to it. I used to own several C/M Akragas bronzes. I don't collect them anymore, but I liked how this one had so much of the original devices remaining on both sides. I'm glad I didn't bid now. Congratulations!