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<p>[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 3345345, member: 99531"]I must admit, I am a sucker for coins with a certain look.</p><p>Not clean and shiny. Not irridescent (although thats nice too!). Not 'perfect' in any conventional sense.</p><p>I'm talking about when some black hoard patina or deep toning and exposed/ worn high points on a silver piece interact in such a way that the details just pop. Sometimes that look is totally natural but often there is some 'skillful cleaning' involved.</p><p>Bronze coins of course can take on a huge array of colors and combinations, adding immeasurably to the eye appeal and overall character.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of coins I could not pass up for the above reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p> Please share your colorful gems!</p><p> </p><p><b>Greek, Macedon (Roman Protectorate, First Meris, ±167-149 B.C.) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]885977[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tetradrachm (±167-149 B.C.), Amphipolis</p><p>Obv.: Diademed bust of Artemis to the right, quiver over her shoulder, within an ornate Macedonian shield</p><p>Rev.: Horizontal club within oak wreath, thunderbolt to the left</p><p><br /></p><p>VF</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.alora.be/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alora.be/" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons-461-blacksmith.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> Ag (16.91 g, 29 mm, 12 h)</p><p><a href="https://www.alora.be/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alora.be/" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons_266_book_open.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> SNG Ashmolean 3296</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>Zengids of Mosul. Saif al-Din Ghazi II. 565-576/1170-1180. Æ dirhem. 568/1172-1173. VF, brown and blue-green patina.</b></font></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.vcoins.com/images/zoom.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Zengids of Mosul. Saif al-Din Ghazi II. 565-576/1170-1180. � dirhem (28 mm, 11.21 g, 3 h). 568/1172-1173. Draped male bust facing slightly left, prominent knot at forehead; above, two winged figures / Legend in five lines and in left and right margins. Spengler & Sayles Type 60.4. VF, brown and blue-green patina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nvb, post: 3345345, member: 99531"]I must admit, I am a sucker for coins with a certain look. Not clean and shiny. Not irridescent (although thats nice too!). Not 'perfect' in any conventional sense. I'm talking about when some black hoard patina or deep toning and exposed/ worn high points on a silver piece interact in such a way that the details just pop. Sometimes that look is totally natural but often there is some 'skillful cleaning' involved. Bronze coins of course can take on a huge array of colors and combinations, adding immeasurably to the eye appeal and overall character. Here are a couple of coins I could not pass up for the above reasons. Please share your colorful gems! [B]Greek, Macedon (Roman Protectorate, First Meris, ±167-149 B.C.) [/B] [ATTACH=full]885977[/ATTACH] Tetradrachm (±167-149 B.C.), Amphipolis Obv.: Diademed bust of Artemis to the right, quiver over her shoulder, within an ornate Macedonian shield Rev.: Horizontal club within oak wreath, thunderbolt to the left VF [URL='https://www.alora.be/'][IMG]https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons-461-blacksmith.png[/IMG][/URL] Ag (16.91 g, 29 mm, 12 h) [URL='https://www.alora.be/'][IMG]https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons_266_book_open.png[/IMG][/URL] SNG Ashmolean 3296 [SIZE=6][B]Zengids of Mosul. Saif al-Din Ghazi II. 565-576/1170-1180. Æ dirhem. 568/1172-1173. VF, brown and blue-green patina.[/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg'][IMG]https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/9/6/9YxPqRL2J5ofBNd3Z7Lw6gHpgC8jEs.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.vcoins.com/images/zoom.png[/IMG][/URL] Zengids of Mosul. Saif al-Din Ghazi II. 565-576/1170-1180. � dirhem (28 mm, 11.21 g, 3 h). 568/1172-1173. Draped male bust facing slightly left, prominent knot at forehead; above, two winged figures / Legend in five lines and in left and right margins. Spengler & Sayles Type 60.4. VF, brown and blue-green patina.[/QUOTE]
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