Necessary Addition to my Biblical Collection

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Yes, "stellate" = star-shaped.

    @Deacon Ray - now what's on your radar, now that you've gotten a "white whale" lashed to your longboat? :)

    I was just asking myself what my own "white whale" is.

    An acceptable aureus I can actually afford, I suppose.

    Such a creature is not yet proven to exist.

    (The "aureus" part, sure. The "that I can actually afford" part - not so much.)
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    @Aethelred (if you ever cease being a yeti) - this thread combines all of your hot-button topics!
     
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  4. RAGNAROK

    RAGNAROK Naebody chaws me wi impunitY

    My "white whale" is traveling in the mail. I'm waiting for her as a child to Santa... :)
     
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Ooh! Ooh! What is it? Whatisitwhatisitwhatisit?

    @Deacon Ray probably won't mind the brief thread hijack...

    Tell us! :D

    (If you already did, I've overlooked or forgotten it.)
     
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  6. RAGNAROK

    RAGNAROK Naebody chaws me wi impunitY

    :D
     
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  7. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    How about one with the stars in the shape of crosses.

    Caracalla - Nicopolis Crescent Stars Crosses 861.jpg CARACALLA
    Rare. AE17. 3.77g, 16.6mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum, circa AD 195-198 (as Caesar). cf. Varbanov 3020 (obv, rev legend, stars as crosses with one below crescent). O: AV KEC ANTΩN, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R: NIKOΠOΛI ΠROC ICTP, three stars within crescent, one below, stars in the shape of crosses.
     
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  8. ancientcoinguru

    ancientcoinguru Well-Known Member

    Another awesome coin presentation @Deacon Ray! And a very nice coin:)
     
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  9. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    The only ancient coins I go after are ones that depict Jesus Christ. I might someday widen that to biblical references and/or times. Thanks for sharing :)
     
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  10. Johnnie Black

    Johnnie Black Neither Gentleman Nor Scholar

    Very cool Deacon Ray. White Whale is an apt description.
     
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  11. Mike Margolis

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  12. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    It’s quite alright, Lord Marc! It’s all part of the discussion!
     
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  13. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the question, Lord Marc! I need to give it some thought! I was going to consult VCoins for some direction and inspiration but the site seems to be down.
     
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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I noticed VCoins was down, too. Thought it was my cheap tablet at first, but tried another device with the same result (or lack thereof).

    You see, all this talk of "white whales" got me to daydreaming about aureii, so I thought I'd go "window shopping"...
     
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  15. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Lord Marc—your question started me thinking and I’m not sure what direction to take now. My initial collection goals have been achieved several times over. I guess now—my greatest joy in ancients collecting is in helping beginning collectors. My most recent projects have been putting together starter collections for our young beginners who may not have the resources or finances to do much of anything on their own. I’ve acquired a lot of coins that don’t really fit into my original collecting design—My original goal was to put together a collection of coins from ancient Jerusalem that were in use during the lifetime of Jesus.
     
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  16. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Instead of a star, some have called the Alexander Jannaeus device a wheel and pointed out that there are Hebrew letters between the spokes.
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    My opinion is neither but I am no scholar.
     
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  17. RAGNAROK

    RAGNAROK Naebody chaws me wi impunitY

    "Deacon Ray Fundation" on the way... :happy:
     
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  18. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    That’s a beautiful example of one of these!
     
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  19. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    When you make a billion of something you get a few good ones. I'm sure I exaggerate but they made many, many, many millions.
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    What do the Hebrew letters spell?
     
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  20. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    YHNTN HMLK = “Yehonatan the king."
     
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  21. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Here's one of Alexander Jannaeus:

    Alexander Jannaeus Prutah.jpg
    Alexander Jannaeus
    AE Prutah 13 x 14 mm; 1.90 g
    103-76 BC
    Sear 6087; Hendin 1150
     
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