Ancients => stevex6 => TOP 10 coin-countdown to Christmas

I find some of my Bronzes can be MUCH more expensive than my Silvers...

 

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Super winner. That coin has surfaces that we wish for many Alexandrian coins but see on so few.

 

(December 21st)

#5

PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. AR Obol
Circa 478-460 BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 0.81 grams
Obverse: Facing head of bull
Reverse: Forepart of boar left within incuse square
Reference: Williams –; BCD Lokris 208 (this coin); HGC 4, 1062
Other: 7h … toned. Rare
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex BCD Collection (Numismatic Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 208, purchased from Peus, May 1978



SIDENOTE: It was love at first sight with his lil' toned beauty and I still have a huge crush on it!! I like the Far-side cow, but I absolutely love the sneaky angry boar (it makes me smile every time I see it)

 

Yeah that bull head is neat, but this coin could be blank on the obverse and still be ridiculously cool. Angry boar wins!

 

GREAT Bull & Pissed-PIG!

LOL, We should have a Far-Side cartoon for EVERY coin...

 

I agree => a cartoon could/should be added every now and then (BC, Herman, Far Side, Andy Capp, Dilbert ... all winners)

 

Cool coin. I would have thought the Boar is looking left though...

Q

 

Noted & appended (thanks, Qude)

 

(December 22nd)

#4

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain (Ionia?). PB Tessera
1st-3rd centuries AD
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 3.07 grams
Obverse: Ant, ΓA IOV around
Reverse: Blank
Reference: Gülbay & Kireç



SIDENOTE: Ardy got me interested in these cool Pb-tessera examples ...

=> thanks for that, my cool CNG-friend (they're total winners)

This is my only ant-example ... yup, another love at first sight thingy!!

 

Is there an animal you do not have? Nice coin.

 

That a very cool tessera!

 

Thanks guys ...

Sadly, "yes" ... there are still quite a few animals missing from my menagerie

 

Well, there are only 3 more coins until it's Christmas, kids!!

Oh my, it's starting to get exciting, eh?

... will I make everybody happy, or make everybody disappointed?

Yah, it's pretty hard to please everybody, but I'll certainly try!!



Not "that" coin?!

 

Don't tease us. Show us the goods. You know what we came here for.

 

Coolest ant ever.

Q

 

... slow and steady, my young lawyer-friend

 

Let me be the first to say I really like #1 and #2 but wonder if they are separate coins or if you will be showing a double strike giving credits to each strike.

 

Mentor ... ummm, you won't be really sad if you're wrong, will you?

... three coins to go ...

gawd!! (the fricken pressure!!)



... yah, yah, Sep-Sev ... I get it already!!

 

Hmmm? ... which coins to pick?

 

Man, I wish that there were more numbers between ten and one!!