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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4003282, member: 91461"]A new coin of an ancient God, celebrated all the way from old kingdom Egypt, well into the Roman era. Often Ithyphallic<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":cyclops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053912[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>though mine isn't<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":muted:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. And that made it all the way from deep into the Persian empire to the fringes of the Celtic world with their God Karetepe,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But make no mistake, though God of sexuality, humor, fertility and war, this guy was most known as protector God of pregnant woman and children.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053911[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Standing over and protecting pregnant woman)</p><p>Also, keeping in mind that until within the last few decades the consensus was that he was a Nubian, Somalian or middle Eastern import, as his height of popularity in Egypt wasn't until around and past the time of Tutankhamun, until more recent evidence of him clearly as an old kingdom deity was evidently corroborated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ummm, yes please!</p><p>I was like, "Sign me up yesterday."</p><p>And then Nomos says, "Sorry. We won't be shipping coins won in the December 15th auction until January 7th<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>So, with much patience and much longing of the heart... It arrived today! My last coin of 2019, and the primary reason that I never put together a Best 10 list, finally arrived in 2020...</p><p>And boy was she worth the weight<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!!!</p><p>Originally up for sale in from Leu in Juno of 2018:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053938[/ATTACH]</p><p>Leu's pics</p><p>And went back up on da block when I nabbed her up from Nomos (same coin pic from Nomos)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053937[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA. Uncertain. Circa 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine.</p><p>Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14</p><p><br /></p><p>No offense to either auction house, but I prefer my pics to be far superior</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053949[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>But what can I say, I'm a perfectionister<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anywhoob, post anything you got with Bes, his wife Beset, that came late (that's what she said) in the year<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Or that makes you smile<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]99Op1TaXmCw[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>PS, almost forgot that he even made it to Spain! My first Bes:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053964[/ATTACH] </p><p>Spain, Ebusus</p><p>3rd-2nd cen. BCE; AE </p><p>Bes standing facing, Rv. </p><p>Same type of obverse. SNG </p><p>Copenahgen 88-91.</p><p>Countermarked,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4003282, member: 91461"]A new coin of an ancient God, celebrated all the way from old kingdom Egypt, well into the Roman era. Often Ithyphallic:cyclops:;) [ATTACH=full]1053912[/ATTACH] though mine isn't:(:muted:. And that made it all the way from deep into the Persian empire to the fringes of the Celtic world with their God Karetepe, [ATTACH=full]1053913[/ATTACH] But make no mistake, though God of sexuality, humor, fertility and war, this guy was most known as protector God of pregnant woman and children. [ATTACH=full]1053911[/ATTACH] (Standing over and protecting pregnant woman) Also, keeping in mind that until within the last few decades the consensus was that he was a Nubian, Somalian or middle Eastern import, as his height of popularity in Egypt wasn't until around and past the time of Tutankhamun, until more recent evidence of him clearly as an old kingdom deity was evidently corroborated. Ummm, yes please! I was like, "Sign me up yesterday." And then Nomos says, "Sorry. We won't be shipping coins won in the December 15th auction until January 7th:banghead::inpain::vomit: So, with much patience and much longing of the heart... It arrived today! My last coin of 2019, and the primary reason that I never put together a Best 10 list, finally arrived in 2020... And boy was she worth the weight:cigar:!!! Originally up for sale in from Leu in Juno of 2018: [ATTACH=full]1053938[/ATTACH] Leu's pics And went back up on da block when I nabbed her up from Nomos (same coin pic from Nomos) [ATTACH=full]1053937[/ATTACH] CILICIA. Uncertain. Circa 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine. Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14 No offense to either auction house, but I prefer my pics to be far superior [ATTACH=full]1053949[/ATTACH] But what can I say, I'm a perfectionister:troll: Anywhoob, post anything you got with Bes, his wife Beset, that came late (that's what she said) in the year:yawn: Or that makes you smile:p:D;):joyful::) [MEDIA=youtube]99Op1TaXmCw[/MEDIA] PS, almost forgot that he even made it to Spain! My first Bes: [ATTACH=full]1053964[/ATTACH] Spain, Ebusus 3rd-2nd cen. BCE; AE Bes standing facing, Rv. Same type of obverse. SNG Copenahgen 88-91. Countermarked,[/QUOTE]
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