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This is one of my latest purchases. I DO believe Jerry is rubbing off on me (I wonder if there is a cure?). I find the artwork incredible on such a small flan.  AR Hemiobol, Sear 3850, struck 480-450 BC OBV: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward REV: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above 0.41 g, 9.5 mm As much as I like this coin, it also represents what I find most frustrating with Greek coins. If the seller had not identified this coin as a Mysia coin, I would have had absolutely no idea where to begin researching. As it was, the seller misattributed the coin, but gave enough information for me to begin researching. Now that is off my chest, I really do love this little coin. It's amazing!        |
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That coin really is nice for it's size and how old it is. Excellent find!
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Yes, a very nice, well centered coin  I also really like the "crystallized look", it give spirit to a coin imo  |
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United States
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I always wondered what people meant by a crystallized coin. To me it looks like tons of microcracks or whatever you want to call them.
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You need therapy now my friend! lol
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"...but please tell me I'm not turning into another steve6x" Some might consider this to be a sickness, others a recovery  |
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Wow => that's an awesome looking coin, Bing, my new Greek friend!! I have a similar coin (yours may be a bit better than mine), but mine is an "obol" ... I read that an obol weighs 0.6-0.72 grams and a hemiobol is 1/2 an obol and would therefore weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 0.3 to 0.36 grams ....... => here is my "less-centered" version ... sadly, a lot of my boar's mane has been cut-off ... Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol "Boar & Lion, K Before" Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. 525-475 BC. Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.73grams Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny behind. Reverse: Head of lion left, K before  Edited by stevex6
10/27/2012 5:38 pm
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Quote:A good page explaining crystallization here... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/mo...l_coins.html Great article! Perhaps it should be mentioned that some of these metal structure 'faults' are very hard to imitate when making modern fake coins. Even good casts have trouble with the textural patterns of crystallization so their presence on a coin can be reassuring. I'm sure that there are fakers out there that know this better than I and I am not claiming that this will protect you 100% of the time but it is another point that we might consider when deciding if a coin is 2000 years old or 20. |
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Oh, and I have yet to find a cure for becoming stevex6 ... You're turning into the ancient Coin World's version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ... => Dr.Jwharper and Mr.Stevex6 My edit => I deleted my awesome Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde theatre poster (just continuing to be a model citizen of the CCF) Edited by stevex6
10/28/2012 08:45 am
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Great Pick JW!  That coin is wicked old too LOVE IT! |
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Steve, it's more like the Nutty Professor  Thanks Anoob. I really like the artist's ability to put the wrinkle in the nose and the back of the jaw, and all on such a small area. |
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Hey Bing ... another cool "Mysia, Kyzikos" coin is the following: Mysia, Kyzikos. AE24200-100 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 5.44 grams Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch Reverse: Bull butting right BMC Mysia p.39, 164; SNG Cop 79 Nice tone. (Better in hand!!) ... and it really is better in hand ...  Kyzikos was an ancient town of Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey.
The city was said to have been founded by Pelasgians from Thessaly, according to tradition at the coming of the Argonauts... like the other Greek cities in Asia, it was made over to Persia. Alexander the Great later captured it from the Persians in 334 BC and was later claimed to be responsible for the land bridge connecting the island to the mainland. |
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Interesting coin. Is this your first Greek? I haven't taken the plunge yet, still sticking to Roman. I may be the last hold out.
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I don't collect Greek coins either. I can't afford most of them anyways.
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Posted 10/27/2012 4:56 pm
