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Ummm, can anybody identify this Bull-coin? Apparently I bought it for $10 ... however, now that I own it, I can't seem to find any details about the coin? ... *whateva* => I admit that I wasn't thinkin' too straight when I bid on it, late last night (lesson learned) ... hey, no judging me!!   Thanks for your help ...  |
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Ummm, was that you judging me, or was that you doing the universal sign for what-the-fork?
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05/27/2012 9:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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... maybe it's merely an old piece of gum?
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Pillar of the Community
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... or maybe it's a bit more like Potato Jesus?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You didn't do bad for $10--it's a Greek/provincial with recognizable detail.  Nothing rings a bell for now. The first starting point might be the inscription, which I can't quite make out. |
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I thought it may be a Roman Republic coin, but I will defer to our trusted Greek specialist DVC.
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Hey, thanks for the response DVC ... Hi Yah, for $10 I may merely list it the "barn-yard animal" section of my ancients (I'm a total sucka for the animal coins!!)  |
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Ten Bucks! Unless it is a tourist knockoff, where can you get an old Greek anything for ten bucks?
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Thanks oxos ...
Well, you could probably get yourself a $10 Greek salad ... but yes, I agree (and I must having been thinking along those lines, late last night) ...
Hopefully one day, I'll be able to add a bit more info to barn-yard Bull-coin, but for now => thanks again!!
Well, I'm hitting the sack for the night (today was a nice, long, sunny day of golfing) ... "priceless"
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I thought it may be a Roman Republic coin JW, I also suspect it may be from the same time period, but the overall style looks more Greek--is the inscription too?  |
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Hi ... I don't mean to be a pest, but I'm merely asking one more time, just in case somebody was sleepin' out there last time ...
=> does anybody have any info regarding this poor ol' Bull-coin?
... anybody recognize it? ... anybody? ...
Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
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I haven't seen a match...yet. I suspect the inscription will help, but what I see doesn't remind me of anything yet. Perhaps when you receive it, you'll be able to see more of the inscription.
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Looks like a perfectly normal Greek bronze as issued by a thousands of cities in the last two centuries BC before Rome put a stop to most such issues. The city name should be above and below the bull but I do not recognize the type and can not read enough letters to name it. Perhaps a Greek bronze specialist would know it right off. I might try posting it on Forvm Ancients where more Greek collectors hang out.
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thanks, DVC (Kurt) ... Wow, it's now totally gnawing at me ... go figure, eh? => man, $10 bucks says that I end-up spending $50 bucks to send this $10 buck coin to David Sear!! (*sigh*) ... never drink and ebay-shop!! Thanks for responding, Dude (I hope that you're having a great spring/summer so far!!) |
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