Anonymous Coin #1 – CEHGG 2017 (Guess the Owner of This Coin)

Nobody else has said it, so I will: fourrée!

 

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Beautiful TET Jwt708, great surfaces.

 

I have to guess Zumbly as well because I feel it fits his collecting interests. That or this coin and writeup are a big misdirection.

 

I couldn't make up my mind who to pick so I used the mouse to point at the choices and Ben the cat chose @H8_modern

Here's a coin I just purchased....from one of our own---@Ancientnoob

Kingdom of Thrace and Pontus
Thrace, Odessos
Mithradates VI Eupator (Megas)
AR Tetradrachm (s.BC 83/2)
30 mm x 15.70 grams
Obv. Head of Mithradates VI as Alexander III as Hercules wearing Lionskin headdress right.
Rev. Zeus enthroned holding a Scepter and holding an Eagle out stretched. Greek script- BASILEWS / ALEXANDPOY. LAKW in left field. WDH in ex.
Ref. Price 1193

 

Is it a fouree?

 

@H8_modern is my man on this one, because, well, IDK, just because I feel he might be the owner of this beauty

My coin, is a french royal minted under Philippe IV "le Bel". Why this one ?
Instant feeling I guess


Philippe IV "Le Bel" (1285-1314) - Gros tournois a l'O rond Atelier de Lille ? (2 petits points a droite du lis superieur du revers)
+ BNDICTV SIT NOME DNI NRI DEI IhV XPI dans le cercle exterieur, +PHILIPPVS REX dans le cercle interieur, croix au centre
TVRONVS CIVIS + dans le cercle interieur, chatel tournois au centre, bordure de douze fleurs de lis a l'exterieur
4.13 gr
Ref : Ciani # 203

Q

 

That's a really nicely styled fourree as well. I imagine it fooled its fair share of merchants in its day. I've often wondered that we see so many genuine (i.e. good metal) examples with test cuts but I don't recall ever seeing a fourree with a test cut. Such a thing would make me wonder just how the conversation immediately preceding the coin going in the trash heap went down...

 

I'm thinking @zumbly because the little self-written blurb is written in his style.

My less-than-supurb Alex lifetime tet, but I don't think anyone can beat the negative $25 I paid for it.

 

I think is is Fitz, cuz if I remember right he can translate greek on those coins.

 

So that "extra chance" to win. Is that like a second guess for that particular round? Will you @Curtisimo be informing us if we have an extra chance?

 

The extra chance is like an extra slip of paper in the hat for a drawing. For example if you get 3 chances your name is in the drawing three times. I will tell everyone how many right answers they got and how many chances they earned at the end of all 5 rounds so that it doesn't give away any info on who was correct before all coins have been shown.

 

I will be posting round number 2 this afternoon so anyone who hasn't had an opportunity to make a guess and enter this round please feel free to do so now

After I post the second round anyone is still invited to post to the thread but only the guesses registered before the second round is posted will be counted as entries in the game.

 

I think it's @Curtisimo because it sounds like his sense of humor.

This is my coin - it is a Zeus that just looks like Alexander - sort of.

I still think it is Curtisimo.

 

That's it for round 1 you guys. But don't worry if you missed out on this go-round as our round 2 coin thread is now up and running.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/anonymous-coin-2-–-cehgg-2017-guess-the-owner-of-this-coin.306634/

A big thanks to all who participated in this round.

 

But what... what...what does this mean??!??! Hmmm??

 

Me too, @Curtisimo! I'm a YN too because I have only been learning and collecting ancient coins since April of this year! That makes me a mere 8 months old - maybe the youngest YN on CT.
Huh? yeah? huh?

(Well, you can't blame a girl for trying).

 

Sometimes I type before I read

Oka... waaaait a minute...

 

I believe Zumbly owns this coin; he loves ancient warriors and believes in mythology whole heartedly.

 

I'm afraid you're a bit late to enter this contest... it ended a year ago. And it's actually my coin.

 

Yup, I do love ancient warriors and believe in mythology wholeheartedly.

I’d also like to believe that that wonderful coin is mine, though of course it belongs to Sev, a fact that still causes me some consternation on occasion.