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Pillar of the Community
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"Youth on horse right" just seemed so right, ya know? => I wasn't seriously looking to buy anything tonight, but if my lowball-bid of $25 skids through as the winning bid, then I'll take it!! ... and it did!! => $31 delivered!! Philip II Bronze 359-336 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 6.2 grams Obv.Head of Apollo right Rev.Youth on horse right   => $31 ... man, that's kinda like buying a dinner at McDonalds!! (I mean that it's cheap, not gross) |
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice details, they usually aren't in this good shape. Not a bad price either.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4944 Posts |
Steve, I keep seeing your posts with your new "Ancient Acquisitions" and have been looking at these types of coins more and more on ebay. Must resist the urge from the darkside!  |
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United States
3229 Posts |
Very nice pick up! Very nice price! Great Details!  |
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Canadian-Banknotes => "Back to the Future" Yah, I don't really know how it happened? ... there I was, collecting Dominion of Canada banknotes and then I got into my Delorean and "poof" I arrived back here in ancient Greece!!?  ... amazingly, once I bought my first ancient coin, I haven't purchased anything but ancient coins (I think they must have crack, or something addictive in 'em?) ... I'm sure that I'll return back to the future again, but for now I'm having a blast learning a new-side of the coin-world!! (or I guess I'm actually learning an old-side of the coin-world!?) ... => thanks for dropping-by (hey, you should buy an ancient coin and stay for a while!)  Edited by stevex6
06/17/2012 09:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
Nice coin stevex6. I like the details and color.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3499 Posts |
Very nice in both terms of condition and price!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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stevex6, Seeing this coin is 2348 yrs..23 hrs...56 sec. old, it looks like it was made yesterday. Very nice...  ...great color...is the reverse bowl shaped.. high relief obverse... super cool...  |
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United States
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Very nice coin. I don't have any ancient Greek coins yet, perhaps in the future.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1549 Posts |
I looked at that one but decided not to bid. I suspect that the harsh look in the photo and pits at the reverse top left will not be anything like as obvious when the coin is in hand. I was scared off by what I hope was bad photography and suspect that is why you got the coin for less than you might have thought. It has a good strong strike and clear minor type (spearpoint?) under the horse. I hope you will be posting later how pretty the coin actually is.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Nice one! I noticed the spearpoint too; there's a lot of variety to these Philip coins. |
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Canada
4944 Posts |
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thanks for dropping-by (hey, you should buy an ancient coin and stay for a while!) I have found a couple on ebay that I like. Who knows... I might be sticking around the ancients section for a while. |
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Nice => thanks for the favourable coin-comments, gang ...  => hey, cool lookin' new avatar, dougsmit (oh, and I'll try to get my camera out and start taking more "homemade" coin-photos) ... Canadian-Banknotes => "that's the spiit!" Edited by stevex6
06/17/2012 6:35 pm
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United States
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Just seemed so right, ya know Ya sure, you betcha! that's quite a beauty. Edited by w00zi
06/17/2012 6:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
422 Posts |
It's that Merlot (or maybe something stronger  ) and that cold Canadian air that is driving these late night buys Steve? Nice buy in this case though! |
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Pillar of the Community
3352 Posts |
oxos => ain't that the truth (never drink and e-bay!!) |
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Posted 06/16/2012 11:58 pm
