Chersonese, Thrace, AR hemidrachm

Chersonese, Thrace, AR hemidrachm, 480-350 BC, Forepart
of lion right, head turned. / Quadripartite incuse square, pellet
and bunch of grapes in sunken quarters

Another favorite of mine. Thought I would share

 

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Yeah I like em too.

 

Love the tone on your coin TJC. Yours too Rip. I have this one, but will have to wait to post an image till later. Congrats on the pickup.

 

Nice coins! I don't have any Greek coinage just yet. Maybe in the future.

 

That's an outstanding example, TJC. Marvelous detail and perfectly centered. Great find. :thumb:

 

Dont own but that has a great lion. Many are worn.

 

Wow => that's a gorgeous lookin' coin, TJC!!

:thumb:

Here is my offering (not quite as gorgeous as yours, but I love it just as much as the rest of my "kids"!!)

 

Here are mine:

 

And one more:

 

This one is also magnificent. Be careful - stevex is going to want to take it out on a date.

 

Yeah, he's the kind of guy you don't let pet sit.

 

My little feline :flirty0wink:

Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm
(400-350 BC)
Obv.: Forepart of lion, head turned.
Rev.: Quadripartite incuse. Pellet / Crested helmet.
SNG Berry 502

 

Chersonesos/Kherson is a place I hope to visit this summer, located in Crimea near Sebastopol. There are extensive ruins there and they have only excavated a small portion. I have visited the ruins of Tyras, down a bit on the Black Sea south of Odessa and it is very fascinating - coins from there are scarcer than hen's teeth and it took a long time and lots of looking both in Ukraine and in Russia to find one.

 

I hope you have a great trip. I have visited many of Rome's ancient sites, but only Athens for the Greeks. I can spend days wondering around a small ruin, but my wife gets bored within the hour.

 

Wow, I laughed out loud at JA's comment (back at me ... very good)

... but Bing, c'mon man!! ... I'm a pet lover, not a *pet-lover* ...



=> my pets are my kids!!

 

That's what I'm talkin' about!

 

ahahahaha => yah, not my "biological" PAN-kids ...

=> man, if I was actually there my friend , I would kick your 70 year old arse!! (Chief)

 

You might try!!

 

Ahahaha, you sound like you're a wily ol' force to be reckoned with ... you rock, JWH

... ummm? ... and yah, I admit that I am not skilled and/or trained in man-to-old-man combat ... ummm, but I am a savvy mining engineer ...

=> so if in doubt, I have already asked Brett (a young & simple, yet loyal engineer-in-training) to merely throw dynamite at you (yah, I have no pride)


Bing ... man, I love bantering with you!!

Cheers

 

Likewise my lil buddy (maybe I should just call you Gilligan, eh?)