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Hate to see this thread come to an end, in the last thiry days I seen every coin that I want to have in my collection. I have just under six hundred ancients in my collection and none are of the quality than what I've seen in this thread. Congrats on a fantastic collection.
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well, I just bought myself a new coin!! (I have been drolling over it during the past month!!)
... it's now my "oldest" coin ...
=> please welcome my newest kid
MACEDON EION AR TrihemiobolCa. 460-400 BC. 12 mm 0.87 grams (just a wee lil' thing) Obverse: Goose standing right, head left; lizard above, H below. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Ref. SNG ANS 287. Ex CNG. Seaby Coins 5/93. Nice VF  .... ahhhhhhhh, that felt good!!
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Now I'm gonna go back on the wagon until after our summer vacation!! (*hopefully*)  |
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The part that you are probably interested in is:
Country: eastern Mediterranean area (Egypt or Syria)
DVC => so your other expert basically said the exact same thing, correct? Isn't it reassuring that both experts came to the same conclusion--a "Levantine" origin for this owl tetradrachm? It's worth sending this to David Sear to know for sure!  And, I'm glad that what I noticed didn't indicate a modern forgery but a contemporary imitative type--I learned something too, nice coin!  |
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oooops ... apparently I bought "2" coins ... ROMAN REPUBLIC
Mn Fonteius Cf AR Denarius Struck 85 BC. Rome Mint 20mm 3.88 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo Vejovis right, M FONTEI CF behind, thunderbolt below, ROMA monogram below chin. Reverse: infant Genius riding goat right, caps of the Dioscuri above, filleted thyrsos below. Ref. Fonteia 9; Cr353/1a; Syd 724. Scarce VF+  => okay, "now" I'm back on the wagon!
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That's a really nice coin. One day I'll get a Roman Republic coin as well. They are just too expensive for my budget, unfortunately. lol Or you can fall off the wagon again and collect a Roman Imperial emperor set. lol A good deal of them are much more affordable. That's what I'm doing. Just trying to give you more reasons to stick around, friend. The post was a lot of fun for everyone. |
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 Both of those are really nice! Those two are also an interesting contrast of style and die-making between Greek and Roman coins. Tool marks are more obvious on the republican coin--and they possibly re-used design elements such as the caps and leaves on the wreath--perhaps these were punches used on the die?  |
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"M FONTEI CF behind"
Note that the coin reads as you listed the type MN rather than M. It is another ligate form like the NT on this coin. Nice coin.
How long can you stay 'on the wagon'?
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Here is the final show-pony parade:DAY #1 => COIN #30  DAY#2 => COIN #29  DAY#3 => Coin #28  DAY #4 => COIN#27  DAY #5 => COIN#26  DAY #6 => COIN #25  DAY #7 => COIN #24  DAY #8 => COIN #23  DAY #9 => COIN #22 DAY #10 => COIN #21  DAY #11 => COIN #20  DAY #12 => COIN #19 DAY #13 => COINS #18(A&B)    DAY #14 => COIN #17  DAY #15 => COIN #16 
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DAY #16 => COIN #15  DAY #17 => COIN #14  DAY #18 => COIN #13 DAY #19 => COIN #12 DAY #20 => COIN #11  DAY #21 => COIN #10 DAY #22 => COIN #9  DAY #23 => COIN #8 DAY #24 => COIN #7  DAY #25 => COIN #6  DAY #26 => COIN #5  DAY #27 => COIN #4  DAY #28 => COIN #3  DAY #29 => COIN #2  DAY #30 => COIN #1   BONUS COINS 
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bobbyhelmet => we made 10,000 hits!!
=> well done, my ancient friends ... well done!!
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Wow what a great collection you have there. I like the edge shot of the owl tet.
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Wow over 10,000 hits on one thread. I believe this is the most hits on a single thread in the ancients section ever. As I said earlier beautiful coins. |
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