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Pillar of the Community
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I know it's not much to look at, but I've been eyeing this type of coin for some time. So, being a fan of the simple coins struck at Castulo, Spain, I couldn't pass this up when the price was in my range. It is an AE As, struck in the early 2nd Century BC. It measures 36mm and weighs in at 41g:   OBV: Diademed male head right REV: Sphinx standing right, raising forepaw; star above paw, letter below |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know anything about this coin, but its very large and looks great..awesome coin....  .....nice pickup...I like it...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not bad jw.
The portrait is good and most of the legend is there. That's a large one too.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks all. This is my third coin from Castulo. The other two have the bull reverse. These coins are not elaborate and, to me, are appealing because of their simplicity.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is an fantatic coin jw! I love those Spanish coins. And that sucker is huge....AWESOME!
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Pillar of the Community
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 *In this corner, weighing-in at 41 grams and standing 36mm tall* ... Sphinx => Leon Spinks => awesome coin, Bing!!  Edited by stevex6
09/25/2012 9:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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But it's a lightweight compared to that coin of yours at what was it? 72 gms? I guess your's is a Sumo  |
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 ahahaha ... Yes Bing, I think that you are correct ... I think if your Leon Sphinx coin took-on my PHILOPATOR, it would be a bit like the following:  ... hello, little man ... again => super cool coin, Bing!! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice sphynx! Is the alphabet Roman, Greek, or something else?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The legend is in "Iberian", but to me it looks very similar to Greek
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I wondered if it has some relation to Phoenician, but it's called Greco-Iberian.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow great coin JW I have a special place in my heart for coins of Iberia.
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 United States
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I don't have any coins from Spain in my collection. They are an interesting coin type, I'm going to have to see about acquiring some. Nice coin JW.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Carthaginians subjugated the tribes in Iberia, whom had long traded with the Greeks of Italy and Sicily, then eventually surrendered those territories to Rome.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Its a monster :)
You seem to collect quite a varied bunch of coins...always something new and interesting.
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Posted 09/25/2012 7:17 pm
