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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3233222, member: 56859"]Here's another type which was definitely sought out after seeing it on a coin forum. The first one I saw belonged to [USER=44140]@Ancientnoob[/USER] and I immediately started hunting. Fortunately they are not rare. Four years later I added a second one, the smaller denomination. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bet a lot of your bought your "cow surfer" after seeing these on Cointalk, frequently with the thread caption of "Cowabunga" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Who <i>wouldn't</i> want a coin that shows a cow using a dolphin as a surfboard?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flizditz.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fsurfing_cow.jpg&hash=b0d075d65ee3103eabedf951ad4c3722" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_520%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D6599a610d8376d52542a63a42ae6fd54%252526hash%25253D2d6d050905c9c97c78182a16d5c76cb2%2526hash%253D0c8a95a5a3a791840bc0426af6c2da7a%26hash%3D4e581bcb43eac25c7fa6f5bca43ad8de&hash=502989e77759269cbd954383d8bb287f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>340-320 BCE</p><p>AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm</p><p>Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left</p><p>Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/byzantion-halfsiglos-rt-jpg.714640/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>Circa 340-320 BCE</p><p>AR; Half Siglos; 14 mm, 2.53 gm</p><p>Obv: monogram; Bovine standing left on dolphin left</p><p>Rev: Quadripartite incuse square of mill sail pattern</p><p>Ref: Schönert-Geiss 291. SNG BM Black Sea 36–41[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3233222, member: 56859"]Here's another type which was definitely sought out after seeing it on a coin forum. The first one I saw belonged to [USER=44140]@Ancientnoob[/USER] and I immediately started hunting. Fortunately they are not rare. Four years later I added a second one, the smaller denomination. I bet a lot of your bought your "cow surfer" after seeing these on Cointalk, frequently with the thread caption of "Cowabunga" :D. Who [I]wouldn't[/I] want a coin that shows a cow using a dolphin as a surfboard? [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Flizditz.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fsurfing_cow.jpg&hash=b0d075d65ee3103eabedf951ad4c3722[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_520%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D6599a610d8376d52542a63a42ae6fd54%252526hash%25253D2d6d050905c9c97c78182a16d5c76cb2%2526hash%253D0c8a95a5a3a791840bc0426af6c2da7a%26hash%3D4e581bcb43eac25c7fa6f5bca43ad8de&hash=502989e77759269cbd954383d8bb287f[/IMG] [B]THRACE, Byzantion[/B] 340-320 BCE AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/byzantion-halfsiglos-rt-jpg.714640/[/IMG] [B]THRACE, Byzantion[/B] Circa 340-320 BCE AR; Half Siglos; 14 mm, 2.53 gm Obv: monogram; Bovine standing left on dolphin left Rev: Quadripartite incuse square of mill sail pattern Ref: Schönert-Geiss 291. SNG BM Black Sea 36–41[/QUOTE]
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