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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3275156, member: 57495"]I technically don't have a first, since my first ever purchase was for an order of 10 coins from the same vendor. I wanted a decent assortment of rulers and denominations, and after a few days of window shopping on VCoins, I settled on the ten below. If it counts for anything, the Nero bronze of Antioch has number 1 on my catalog spreadsheet. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864717[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm still waiting for two coin packages, but this one arrived on Friday, one of three more ex stevex6 coins I picked up. It's my first silver coin of Pharsalos, and it sure is sweet in hand. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864719[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>THESSALY, Pharsalos. </b>Late 5th-mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.87 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right; TH to left / Φ-A-[P-Σ] (partially retrograde), Thessalian cavalryman on horse rearing right, holding goad; T below; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 639; HGC 4, 624. VF, toned.</p><p><i>Ex stevex6 Collection; ex BCD Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3275156, member: 57495"]I technically don't have a first, since my first ever purchase was for an order of 10 coins from the same vendor. I wanted a decent assortment of rulers and denominations, and after a few days of window shopping on VCoins, I settled on the ten below. If it counts for anything, the Nero bronze of Antioch has number 1 on my catalog spreadsheet. [ATTACH=full]864717[/ATTACH] I'm still waiting for two coin packages, but this one arrived on Friday, one of three more ex stevex6 coins I picked up. It's my first silver coin of Pharsalos, and it sure is sweet in hand. :) [ATTACH=full]864719[/ATTACH] [B]THESSALY, Pharsalos. [/B]Late 5th-mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.87 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right; TH to left / Φ-A-[P-Σ] (partially retrograde), Thessalian cavalryman on horse rearing right, holding goad; T below; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 639; HGC 4, 624. VF, toned. [I]Ex stevex6 Collection; ex BCD Collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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