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Yertle The Turtle

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 Posted 09/11/2012  10:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dionysos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Your coin should be dated 500-480 BC, like mine (After reviewing the article I'm not entirely sure that my coin falls in that category, could be earlier ?).

Dating is mainly made using the reverse incuse pattern.

From the figure below :

1-2 : 520-500 BC
3-5 : 500-480 BC (Yours being no 3...)
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 Posted 09/11/2012  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DavidUK to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yertle the Turtle is a song by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers containing many of thoe lines of poetry... I thought it was an original work until I saw that. (I recommend it anyway)

I enjoyed seeing these old turtles... incidently did you all know that when they were shipping back species to London from all around the world to be catalogued and defined giant tortoises were one of the last species to get done? This was because everytime one was transported back to London the sailors would be unable to resist eating the poor fellow.

Apperently the tastiest thing you can eat is a tortoise, I have never tried one and I believe it may be illegal to eat certain species if not all of them but anyone who has ever tried one would recommend it.
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 Posted 09/11/2012  11:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eng5858 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply


Steve,

What a awesome coin.......I'm sure Yertle is going to a great home.
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 Posted 09/12/2012  07:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Dionysos => that chart is very interesting/useful ...

DavidUK => I'm gonna try to listen to the Red Hot Chili Pepper tune (I've probably already heard it before, but just never listened closely enough to the lyrics?) ...

Thanks for all of your comments, gang!!

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 Posted 09/18/2012  6:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Man ... I "love" this yertle coin!!

Sure, it may only be 9mm in diameter, but it is almost 12 grams in weight

=> the thing is like a bullet!! (it's 2,500 year old awesome!!)



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 Posted 09/18/2012  7:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
that looks awesome! I LIKE TURTLES!
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 Posted 09/18/2012  8:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DavidUK to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Any coin I see with a 9mm diameter it really puts me off...but I have to say that is quite appealing simply because of the weight and robust design.

The way it is presented in the sellers photo the light really flattens it out but from your photo's it looks chunky and has some presence to it.

Cool coin, gratz
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 Posted 09/18/2012  9:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The fingers look chunky too
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 Posted 09/18/2012  11:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
... that's my nose
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 Posted 09/19/2012  09:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I need a turtle for my collection of ancient standards....
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