Anyone having luck in the NN auction today? I picked up one lot. It was not the lot(s) I targeted. I have a few of these already, but in retrospect the coin looks pretty good. Apulia, Luceria Biunx circa 217-212, Æ Aes Grave Obv - Scallop shell Rev - Knucklebone; above, two pellets and below, L Very Fine, Nice green patina, both obverse and reverse have excellent details, I have not seen a shell this well formed. The two dots are weak. The L is often missing, but is well formed on this coin. With grade inflation, I do not see why this coin isn’t at least gVF. 15.52 grams 25.6 mm Haeberlin pl. 71. Sydenham AG 141. Thurlow-Vecchi 284. ICC 348. Historia Numorum Italy 677d. I am a fan of cast shells and knucklebones. Two of the coins are the earlier and larger ones. The bottom pic of the sides of the coins is from an article I will have published in the March Texas Numismatic Association magazine. You can find the magazine on the TNA web site. On Mon 2/22/2021 at 12:00 PM central time I will give a talk on Cast Bronze Money from the Roman Republic and Central Italy. You can find a link to the talk on the ANA website. You can register here - money.org/elearning
I got this - I threw in a few bids earlier and got distracted from the live part - though it's still on, of course! ATB, Aidan. Q. Fabius Maximus. Denarius circa 82-80, AR 17mm., 3.86g. Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, ROMA; below, Q MAX; before, lyre and mark of value. Rev. Cornucopia superimposed on thunderbolt; all within wreath. Babelon Fabia 6. Sydenham 718. RBW 1391. Crawford 371/1. Nicely toned, Very Fine. Ex Künker sale 193, 2011, 417.
Excellent wins both of you! @rrdenarius another amazing coin! I just posted my other main mark in my androgeny thread, but very happy to pick up this; My "hands down" best example of caestus (I've three now and will obviously need a forth to cover my fighters fists). The other example, with not as much detail on the caestus,IMHO, but did have a palm leaf coming out of the glove and a dotted border around another, not as beautiful Apollo went for 200 euros. very pleased with this grab: IONIA. Smyrna. Ae (Circa 115-105 BC). Paramonos, magistrate. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev: ΠAPAMO ΣΜΥΡΝΑΙ. Hand in caestus; palm to right. Milne 1927, 239. Condition: Good very fine. Weight: 1.91 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
@Ryro Your coin has all 5 fingers. Excellent! My caestus coin looks a bit like a Texas Longhorn fan. Triens Tuder - Obv - hand wearing caestus; Rev - Two clubs
