I shot a wolf!

I pulled the trigger on this wolf hemidrachm from Argos as a last purchase of 2016. You can see where I hit him on the neck.



Argos, Argolis. AR Hemidrachm
Obv: Forepart of wolf left.
Rev: A in shallow square incuse; below, pellet.
468-421 B.C.
SNG Cop 2

 

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Shooting the wolf is no big deal but catching the pellet as it exited the other side does seem special! I hit mine with a trident while he was going the other way.


Seriously, mine is much later than yours after they started adding magistrate (Damar) names. References call mine 2-1st century and yours 5th with other magistrates filling the 3rd making me wonder what they used in the 4th. Research time. I know there are a lot of wolves out there.

 

Nice coin Doug! I've been wanting one of these for a while not as much for the coin but the city, one of the oldest continually inhabited.

 

Very nice Doug. Heres a guy in NY. that has a few of the on ebay. Here is one of the a lihttp://www.ebay.com/itm/ARGOLIS-Argos-330-270-BC-Silver-Triobol-Wolf-Large-A-ex-BCD/221223004474?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D626c0a79ea15411e94eba998a03d8f83%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D221662006447stings. :

 

I'm envious. Nice wolf @ancientone

 

Thank you Bing!

 

Lovely example of that coin, @ancientone

 

Thanks RC! I may start up my Greek AR and quit provincials. Nah!