Just a follow up from yesterday’s post…. Not as valuable as yesterday’s coins but nice none the less. the Macedon tet is ex Weber, de Sartiges and Rhosopoulos. Barry Murphy
Beautiful. Maybe it's just me, but these and the last thread, I prefer the silver over the gold pieces.
Those Carthage tets are excellent. I LOVE the one on the middle far right. I hope this is another consignment- I would love to see these come up for sale.
And what a stunning style on the Macedonian shield tet Is that bottom left Sicilian a fouree? I don't think I've seen a Sicilian fouree before A. Sure would enjoy seeing the other sides of these beauties
The Macedon is odd looking to me due to centering. I had thought of those as regularly very well centered perhaps because of the cup shape of the obverse dies. What is going on at 1-2 o'clock? Is that a remnant of a doublestrike or even an undertype? The coin is large and beautiful but I wonder what made it especially attractive to those 'named' collectors. The coin that appeals to me is the right coin in the middle row. It has all the dolphins on flan, a cute little shell and evenly aligned sprues that show how the blanks were made. Thanks for sharing. Do any of these groups include minor silver or was this collection only tets and better?
These boxes give me the same feeling I get when I see a Lamborghini while I'm waiting at the bus stop.
LOL - just like yesterday, I'm blown away. Those coins have such a rich, beautiful Hellenistic style... totally loving it... I would agree with @Mat , I definitely prefer the silver over the gold...
Hi Barry When you evaluate a coin for authenticity, what analytical tools do you use, beside determining weight? Do evaluate the metal content, such as specific gravity? I would assume that you have very sophisticated magnification devices, though probably not an electron microscope. Thanks
It looks like a major treasure trove to me! Any one of those outclasses all my ancients piled together. Good score.
