The FUN show was excellent, I thoroughly enjoyed myself got to meet one of our staff @ToughCOINS ! We had a nice chat, showed him my newps and so on. Had some nice talks with Pegasi, Herakles and Bill (Nilus) while I was there. Helped one of our members who couldn't attend purchase a lovely coin (no spoilers). And that was pretty much it. I'm really an odd ball, I do 100% of my coin buying at shows. I feel you get more out of it this way. Anyways, on to the coin! I bought three overall, but today will be the best one out of the lot. Drum roll please. Moesia Inferior........ (put it in the wrong flip) *ahem* Roman Egypt, Hadrian 117-138 A.D. Billon Tetradrachm (13.62 gm) Obv: Laureate head right Rev: Eagle standing, L and R in fields Ex. Hoffman Collection Does anyone know who Hoffman was?? Any info would be great. I acquired this from Pegasi, here's his photo for comparison: Post any relevant coins!!!
And what an AWESOME job you did for the member (yeah, I was clued in). Can't wait til they post it! VERY nice! NICE Tet from Hadrian! Well done, and a fun coin to have! I do agree with you about going to shows, MUCH better to speak, shop, and hold the coins in hand. Great people you spoke with. Ooops, forgot to fill your request: Here is an uncharacteristic "little guy" from Egypt: Egypt Ptolemy III 245-222 BCE AE 12mm 2.0g Chalkous Zeus-Ammon Eagle Tbolt SV 840 Righetti Col Roman Egypt: RI Otho 69 CE BI AR Tet 23mm Egypt Helmeted Roma
Thanks! Saw this and it was too good not to pass up! Thank you, thank you, I enjoyed the process a lot, was quite entertaining.
That tetradrachm has a pleasing tone in your photo. Any ideas what the L and R in the fields are? Regnal year? Very nice of you to go shopping for another member and I've never had the pleasure of attending a coin show.
Roman Egypt? You know that's got my approval Yours has good metal (in an era of often poor metal) and the eagle styling is lovely. I don't have my books at the office but it's going to be an A or B, not R (even though it looks like a R) and yes it is the regnal year (year 1 or 2). Here's a convocation of some of my Egyptian eagles: Ptolemaic eagle in silver: PTOLEMIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter Struck c. 300-285 BCE, Alexandreia mint AR tetradrachm, 28 mm, 13.92 gm Obv: diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny Δ behind ear Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram Ref: Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69; Noeske 40 Big honkin' Ptolemaic eagle: EGYPT, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 285-246 BCE AE 48 mm, 91.8 gm Obv: laureate head of Zeus Ammon right Rev: eagle standing left on thunderbolt looking right, wings partly spread, E monogram between eagle's legs Ref: Sear 7782, Svoronos 446 ex Professor James Eaton Collection, acquired by Professor Eaton in the 1800s. Itty bitty Ptolemaic eagle, on a large flan and well-struck: PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-221 BCE, Asia Minor (possibly Halicarnassus* in Caria) AE chalkous; 14 mm, 1.7 gm Obv: head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia. Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; eagle standing left on thunderbolt; trident to left. Ref: Svoronos 840. Biggest and littlest together: I have oodles of Roman Egypt eagles. Here are a couple: EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius year 17, CE 153/4 AE drachm Obv: [AVTKTAIΛAΔPANTωNINOCCEBEVC]; laureate bust right Rev: eagle standing facing, head left (wreath in beak?); L IZ Ref: Emmett 1496(17), R1; Dattari 3094 This is my "pocket piece" and traveling coin (although it stays in a flip in my purse) EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius II Gothicus year 1, CE 268 tetradrachm Obv: AVTKKΛAΔIOCCEB; laureate draped bust right Rev: eagle standing right, head left, wreath in beak; L- A in right field Ref: Emmett 3878(1), R1 purchased from a mostly non-ancient coin dealer at WFOM, Chicago, Aug. 2014.
Emmett lists the eagle as shown as #836 from years 8, 10 and 11 of which I could allow LH as most likely. The obverse legend is given for years 4-17 making it of no help in separating the three. Hoffmann (with two n's) was the name of prominent collections and dealers of France in the 19th century. I have no idea if that is what is quoted here. I see the name spelled both ways in this old listing: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=104933
Aha, thank you Doug I can see it does look like an H. @TIF A silver eagle is on my list, your coins are awesome!
Lovely example ...and your photo is far superior! Wonderful examples @TIF !! My favorite 'eagle' on a P-2 TET....with a P-1 portrait; EX-ANoob:
