I’m hungry… show me your snacks!

Looks like a yummy spread Z. The first day I was in Athens I went to a restaurant and asked for hummus. The waiter didn't even know what that was!! I was shocked because Greek places in the US always have the best hummus. It's actually a middle eastern food so when I was in Israel... all the hummus I wanted

 

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My guess is fouree- you can see some of the core beneath Acheloios' beard. A nice (half) coin!

 

Fantastic snacks everyone!

I need to visit Ostia the next time I go. Great pics and great snack too AA

Very cool pics and snacks to you also @akeady

Lol... coin diet?

My guess would be fouree also.

 

When a foil type fourree is cut some silver can drag down like we see on the obverse making it look thicker than it is. When it comes, take a set of 'tell all' photos. 100% fourree like my Athenian tet where the knife entered from the obverse side.

 

Here are a couple of snacks from 2017!


A quadrans from the time of Claudius...





My only Greek coin of the year, a cute little 7 mm Lesbos dual porker!



Reverse is a incuse square.

 

Here's a tasty snack that arrived this week. $16 for this and another lesser Diocletian/Maximian Tetradrachm. It has a really great glossy chocolate brown patina.

Egypt, Alexandria
Diocletian
BI tetradrachm Dated year 2 = A.D. 286.
Ob: A K ΓOYA Λ ΔIOKLHTIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right
R: L B, Athena seated left on sheild, holding Nike who crowns her and scepter.
Milne 4765; Emmett 4032; Cutis 1958.

 

Beautiful coin, 16 bucks a great bargain.

 

Central Asian snack for a few bucks:


Chach: Nirtanak (7th-8th c.)

 

Last purchase for 2017, not bad for under a tenner. Sellers pic.


A Troas / Kebren AE9, from around the 4th to 3rd Century BC. Obverse shows head of Apollo, reverse shows ram's head. Good condition with dark toning. I think it is about 9mm.

 

Here is another snack from 2017 that I am finally getting around to posting now that the holidays are sadly in the rear view.

Roman Empire
Claudius II Gothicus (AD 268-270)
BI Antoninianus, Cyzicus mint
Obv.: IMP C M AVR CLAVDIVS AVG; Radiate, draped bust right
Rev.: FORTVNA REDVX; Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia
Ref.: RIC V:I 233 var. (Bust right not in RIC)
Ex John Anthony

RIC does not list a bust right variant for this type so this one turned out to be a tasty snack indeed! Only $11 delivered

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Great additions to the thread all. Please feel free to continue to post your snacks if you have a mind to