New Coins ......three Greek Bronzes

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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 5:58 pm The three other coins, along with the Istros Wheel, I picked up at a coin show last week . A little bronze version of the larger, silver Tets of Antiochus I. Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus I, 280-261 BC. AE 16mm (3.20 gm). Obv.: Diademed head of Antiochus right. Rev.: BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ ANTIOXOY, naked Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, monogram left field A pretty nice coin from Carthage with Tanit. Excellent engraving of a horse on this one I think. Zeugitania. Carthage. Ae 22mm 8.2g C. 218-201 BC. Obv; Wreathed head of Tanit left, Rev; Horse standing right head turned back; palmette standard behind. Have you ever bought a coin then kinda wish you would picked a different one? It looks good in hand, but on closer examination there are a couple of things about it I don't care for. THRACE: Lysimachos. 323-281 B.C. AE 14, 2.8g Obv: Young male head r. in crested Athenian helmet / Rev: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU Forepart of lion r, A/O monogram in l. field. Spear-head beneath lion. Report this Post to the Staff

dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 6:09 pm There is nothing to add but that the photos are nice, too. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 6:53 pm All nice coins. How do you change the background color black? Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 7:04 pm love the horse coin Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 7:17 pm Thanks Doug, I owe a good part to you from your web site. Quote: How do you change the background color black? I don't have a program to change the background, I just shoot on a black book (soon to be black velvet) with the coin elevated 3/4 in. But the way to make it dark black is by putting a 2 in. x 3/4 in. tall black ring around the coin, which kills the light within the ring around the coin. I got the idea from Doug Smith's site about coin photgraphy. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...2011ez3.html With my set up as you can see sometimes a little light gets in and when you put them side by side you can see the difference. I,m working on that. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 9:20 pm Great photos and nice detail on all 3! I especially like the Carthagian coin--I haven't found one yet for a good price. For some reason, bidding gets really high on those coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 04/21/2012 10:29 pm Thanks Jess, stevex6 and DVC. I may try to find some others from Carthage. Report this Post to the Staff
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