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I just spent $80 bucks on three Greek coins (Shabammm!!)Coin #1
Macedonia, Under Philip V and Perseus AE16Date: 187-168 BC Diameter: 16.8 mm Weight: 3.7 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of the river god Strymon Reverse: Trident   Coin #2
Philippi AE17Date: 356-345 BC Diameter: 17.9 mm Weight: 5.4 grams Obverse: Head of Herakles covered with lion's skin Reverse: Tripod   Coin #3
Chersonesos AR HemidrachmDate: 4th cent. BC Diameter: 12.0 mm Weight: 2.0 gr Obverse: Forepart of lion Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with amphora/pellet A   => $80 ... eh, it's like a dinner-out at Boston Pizza!!? (cheap and easy)
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Pillar of the Community
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compensating for something steve?
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Ya betcha => three too many glasses of wine => I'm now in the vortex!
... I'm gonna step away from the keyboard
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.... oh, but before I go, I must admit that I thought my drunkem skilz were fairly sharp to get all three coins fro $80 (funny, because I find that when I buy in bulk, I can usually get the one coin that I really care about fer-free!!?) ... *hic* Have a great night, my coin friends ... you guys can be a pretty good time every now and then!!  |
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Good deal, the last one is worth the money on it's own.
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Pillar of the Community
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cool coins! I dig the trident. don't go on ebay after you've been drinking! TRUST ME ON THIS ONE! |
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Welcome back Jerry. I really like the Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm, but the others are nice as well. So since you got one for free, I'll take the Hemidrachm as a b-day gift? (it's not by birthday, but, hey, why not give it a try?)Oh, and btw, don't paint these.
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Yes, please! DO NOT PAINT A SASQUATCH ON THESE COINS!  |
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Oh, and btw, don't paint these.
"Glowing" advice IMO... |
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stevex6, Nice pickup, I love bogos !! steve I have a coin that I would like to send you, its a large coin, with an animal on it..email me your address if you want it.....  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's an interesting symbol on the hemidrach (amphora) Your coin has an edge test cut similar to mine. |
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Again Chilean or Australian? Enquiring minds want to know?  |
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oxos => hey friend, are you trying to flex your sasquatch knowledge? ... apparently you know a bit more about sasquatch than I do ... Yeti, Yowie, Big-Foot? => I think it's merely a good ol' Kokanee Beer sasquatch?  |
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I see the light! Just curious about that certain brand that had you click on that Buy It Now or last bid late into those Canadian nights? Now I know.   |
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Hi DVC ... how is summer treatin' ya? I agree that the amphora symbol is very interesting (ummm, I actually had to research it ... always a new word or lesson with these ancient coins, eh?) Quote:
An amphora is a type of vase-shaped, usually ceramic container with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body. The word amphora is Latin, derived from the Greek amphoreus, a compound word combining amphi- ("on both sides", "twain") plus phoreus ("carrier"), from pherein ("to carry"), referring to the vessel's two carrying handles on opposite sides.
Further, the term also stands for an ancient Roman unit of measurement for liquids. The volume of a Roman amphora was one cubic foot.  |
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Posted 06/23/2012 10:47 pm
