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I believe yours is a beautiful coin for a fair price. Mine is an ugly scab compared to yours and cost $121 in 1995. It does weigh 90.1g.  Someone here needs to buy a liberal as. They are common and average ones are only $2-3k for people who like big coins. |
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Thanks for the comment Martin ! I really like the style too on this one, obverse/reverse. What I find most interesting is the very detailed head of Zeus (wich doesn't perfectly show in my pic) compared with the overall elegant but not as elaborate/more "relaxed" engraving.
Doug, at 90 g, even in fair/fine condition, it still must be a heavy hitter when confronted with it !
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AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!! => IT'S A GIANT EAGLE!!  => wow, now even if we have a SMACKDOWN for the "biggest coin", then you're new huge monster is gonna beat-out my two 70 gram Philopator Brothers!! *sigh*  => oh, hey wait a minute => let's have a fat "twins" SMACKDOWN!! yeeesssssssssssssss!!  => just jokes ... man, that is an absolutely gorgeous coin!! |
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Batman => I'm a bit surprised that your Mega-coin doesn't have the usual lathe-marks? (maybe they don't all have lathe marks?)   |
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Oooowwww, how about this bad-boy!!? (not quite as big as your King Kong, but twice as many eagles on it!!)  => it's a "Philadelphus" PTOLEMY II Philadelphus Bronze Coin 285-246 BC Alexandria Mint Struck ca. 260 BC. Diameter: 41mm Weight: 71.56 grams 1/4 inch (7mm) thick! Obverse: Head of Zeus Ammon right with ram's horn, wearing taenia with basileion Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜÎ'ΙΟΥ Î'Î'ΣΙΛΕΩΣ. two eagles with closed wings standing left on two thunderbolts, Θ and ME between legs Reference: Svoronos 464, Scarce Other: Nice Fine, warm brown patina  .... mmmm, yummy, eh? Edited by stevex6
10/04/2012 8:48 pm
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Steve, the marks are probably worn off if any ever were that visible on this particular one. They are not always very apparent. Notice also that there is no evidence of the usual centering dimples, but it is quite clear that the flan was originally struck. Not bad the Philadelphus, but I'm sure that you could do [much] better... be patient my friend |
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I am loving the Antiochus VIII. I am a huge fan of the artistry of these people at this time. If you remember I posted the Leonardo Di vinci of engravers a while back. They really do great work, heads and tails above everyone else....and I hate when this happens when I see you guys super gorgeous coins.  Edited by Ancientnoob
10/04/2012 9:27 pm
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Ancientnoob, I saw your lovely Antiochos VII tet, had to pass out on one like that recently after exceedingly exceeding my limited budget in excess... At least I got this Antiochos VIII, who will keep company with my other Antiochos VIII (wich I absolutely love  )...  |
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Hey, no problem => "Patience" is my middle name ... Iaintgotno Patience Giddyuperson  |
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Like father like son, even in their coin type. The later did not seem to have inherited "Grypos" protuberance  |
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 All are very nice--I wish I had any ancients this large! Btw--47mm, 83.04 g--that's over 3 times the weight of a US Morgan dollar! I can't imagine carrying a bunch of these for trading purposes--silver would be much more practical. |
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... and the varying sizes of these ancients coins seems astounding!!Consider carrying around the following two coins:
=> the first coin is "140 times" heavier than the second coin!!Coin #1KINGS OF EGYPT, PTOLEMY IV PHILOPATOR 221-204 BC Diameter: 40mm
Weight:70.32 gramsObverse: diademed Zeus-Ammon head Reverse: eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopea before, monogram between legs  Coin #2Samos, Ionia, AR obolFourth century BC Diameter: 7.9 mm
Weight: 0.52 gramsObverse: Lion´s skin Reverse: Scorpion SNG Aulock 1817   "ummm, ummm, I know I have my obol here somewhere? ... ummm, Honey do you have my obol?"
"No Dear, all you gave me to carry was this 100 pound sack of philopators!!"Edited by stevex6
10/05/2012 07:38 am
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Nice coins Steve, I really like your obol As for the varying sizes in ancients, the extreme of the extremes (not my coins obviously)... An hemitetartemorion (0.07 g !!)...  And an Aes Grave Dupondius (82 mm, 589.22 g !!)...  |
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Posted 10/04/2012 4:34 pm
The Text is clear and beautiful although it was getting a bit 'pointy' at this point in history!...but today, today that is a a ......a..five fruit salute!Wildly Beautiful coins.
