Lets see your favorite tetradrachms!

It would probably be best if you started a thread for that coin - it will probably have a better chance of being seen.

 

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It comes in at a fraction of the cost of some of my coins but the style on BOTH sides, the centering and the strength of the strike always makes this one a favorite to hold and look at. I have yet to find one since that I have liked as much (and I have seen hundreds since)



THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm


THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.52 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aetophoros -(Zeus carrying and eagle) seated left; in inner left field, ΠPO above crested Corinthian helmet right; HPA below throne. Karayotov I 127 (O44/R122); Topalov, Messambria 18; Price 1084. EF, lightly toned, tiny die break in field on obverse Ex CNG Triton XVII Lot 98

 

My Tets from favorite to least favorite

#1: Trajan Melqart Tet from Tyre



#2: Athenian Owl



#3: Alexander III (Babylon under Seleukos)



#4: Probus Tet from Alexandria


#5 Philip I Tet from Antioch



#6: Gallienus Tet from Alexandria



Well, that's it. Only 6 Tets. I need a few more.

 

yes you do. that can be fixed.

I happen to gravitate toward tetras and have more than a few. I have a very nice Philip I


I have no plans on selling it.

btw I happen to need a Cuban painting. I have none.

 

Keep teasing me and I may actually take you up on the offer. Just a heads up, you've satisfied the requirements under Lucy vs. Zehmer, 84 S.E. 2d. 516 (1954) for a valid offer to contract based on outward appearances. All that is missing would be my acceptance.

PS: Jesus, I need a life. It's been 8 years since I've read that case and I can probably quote half of it verbatim.

 

You would be surprised how much I know about what I am saying here. I don't need the warning, although I know that you are best served to give it.

I am serious. I love your $25 cuban girl with the flag hidden in her sleeves. I just came back from cabo and could find nothing to compare. So yes, All I need is your acceptance.

Life is short, for all of us. For me, she'll make each day of it seem a little bit longer.

M

 

good. then we are not wasting our time here............other than the usual waste of time here.

btw I hear Philip calling in the distance, from the bank deposit box.........so lonely......

 

There is a Cuban saying that goes like this "Guerra avisada no mata soldados." The rough English translation is "Warnings of war don't kill soldiers." Of course, like most sayings in another language, a literal translation doesn't capture the accurate meaning. A truer to spirit translation to English is probably along the lines of "Fair warning prevents casualties / missunderstandings."

 

Done deal.............and one of the more fun ones I have been involved in.

Gracias senor. El gusto es mio.

 

Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type- Agora auction


Celtic Imitation Philip II AR Drachm Kugelwangel type - pecunum auction

 

Since it is flying south soon, I decided to rush to the bank so I could get some final quality time.

Tetradrachm Philip I Antioch Syria.

 

Here is what I don't get. If Antioch could produce this stunning quality of art:



How on earth did it ever produce this?



Not that I'm complaining about my current tet of Philip I, but compared to my future Tet of Philip I, the old one seems a little "clownish."

The top coin is easily recognizable as Philip I from a mile away, the bottom one might as well be a Northern Puffer Fish wearing a wig, laureate, and dressed in cuirass as far as anyone is concerned.

 

Hunting for one that looks like the first coin is most of the fun. At least it is for me. This has been in other collections and has a nice tone. Someone with a good eye spotted this long before I did. I looked for several years at this type before buying this one and I promised myself I would not sell it. I kept that promise.....technically, pero el amor es amor y yo debo tener a la chica cubana.

The heart wants what the heart wants.

btw don't diss your current example, you may want to sell it to buy another painting down the line.. ;-)

 

One could ask this about almost any issue. And that indeed it part of the fun - finding those coins which sing to you.

 

My one and only tet. But what a beauty!



Silver tetradrachm struck 323-317 BC at Babylon,
Mesopotamia, in the name of Alexander the Great

Head of young Herakles wearing lion’s skin headress
Zeus enthroned holding eagle and sceptre,
M to left, ΛY beneath throne.

Price 3692; Muller 1272; SNG Cop. 832

 

I think it is suggested that the "MONVRB" Tetradrachms were minted in Antioch from dies made in Rome

 

@Sallent @4to2centBC
So are we going to get to see this $25 Cuban girl that a beautiful Philip I Antioch tet was traded for?

 

it is in another thread, but here you go

btw not a bad trade IMO. I heard someone once offered a kingdom for a horse.

 

This is one of my favorites. I just love the obverse. The reverse is nothing to write home about but it is a really nice example of what is usually a pretty nasty coin it is a tetradrachm of Side circa 200 B.C.

 

I beg your pardon? The entire coin is beautiful