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Sorry to read. We were very proactive, but ended up getting it about a year and a half ago. First time in the history of men and women that she was more sick than I was. Just rest and take it easy. We'll all be here eagerly awaiting your sharing the new coins in good health.

Also a bunch of Seleucids. Look out that one bottom center has a bad case of bronze disease and should be removed from the others and placed in distilled water.

Next: bird that's not an eagle nor an owl

What a bummer. Sorry to read. Thanks so much for sharing the resources. I'm trying to see if mine is on there now. Here's mine, picked up from Savoca a bit ago that I believe to be crystallized (hopefully this means it's legit): Macedonia, Neapolis, Hemidrachm, 424-350 BC (14 mm, 1,80 gr) Obverse: facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue Reverse: head of the nymph of Neapolis to right, her hair coiled around her head and with a bun at the back, around Ν-Ε / Ο-Π. Purchased from Savoca June 2021

CARIA, Halikarnassos (reassigned from Kindya) 499-497 BCE AR hektai, 1.78 gm, 11 mm, Milesian standard Obv: head of ketos right Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square Ref: Konuk Next: more mythological creatures

hopefully a winged serpent counts: Next: mythological creature

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Hey hey, excellent new coin! I do love the gorgoneion boss type. Here are just of few of the massive variety, not including any of the Seleucid Gorgons. I'll start with a double strike and end with a rarity minted at the Inn Of Pancakes *they weren't international back then:

Aww, shucks. You are more than welcome my friend! You have been so kind and giving in the past that I was excited to get to give you a few from my personal collection.

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Two excellent coins! I'm green with envy over the canopic Osiris ☺️ Here are some of mine from Alexander Town:

PHRYGIA, Hierapolis. Civic issue. Circa 2nd century AD. Æ 27mm (10.56 g). Head of youthful Dionysos right / Rape of Persephone: Hades in galloping quadriga right, carrying Persephone. SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 428; BMC -. Fine, dark grey-brown patina. Rare. Purchased from Savoca April 2023 Next: Dionysos

Here's a very rare shield von of Seleukos: Next: something rare

Excellent write up, as always! Pretty funny how they made a momma bird getting ready to regurgitate food into its baby's mouth look like a rocking party😄 Best I can offer is a sitting Ceres of Sabina: SABINA Dupondius, 136 CE Mint: Rome 26.3 mm, 10,2 g. Obverse legend : SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG PP, Obverse: Diadémé bust and drape of Sabina on the right, hair raised, artistically capped. Reverse: Veiled and draped Ceres, seated left on a basket, holding ears of corn in right hand and torch in left hand

LOVE THIS!!! Next time I spend too much on a coin I'll plead to my wife "that the act was that of a monomaniac ,". Not my fault sweetie. Damn monomania is acting up again. To keep it legit, here is a coin of Timoleon... the savior of Sicily, not the kid thief:

Thanks! I certainly like your Shekel's reverse more than mine. and that sweet Lesbian reminds me of mine: Lesbos, Methymna, Hemiobol, ca. 350-240 BC; AR (g 0,31; mm 7; h 9); Facing head of Silenos, Rv. Tortoise within incuse circle. Franke -. HGC 6, 900-901. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -.

That is incredible! And good on you for donating it. It reminds me that I forgot to add this little pez sized Bes, or should I say, Bez? That I won with a scarab:

One of my favorite gods not in the 12 on Olympus has got to be Egyptian, old kingdom period, Bes: God of sexuality, humor, fertility and war, this guy was most known as protector God of pregnant woman and children along his loving wife Beset. I was thrilled to find 3 of this very rare type for sale over the weekend. And am very pleased to say that I walked away with this, the 2nd best of the 3, new (slightly used) teeny tiny coin of such a BIG man/God. I have found only 1 other on AC search. SAMARIA Circa 375-333 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33 Gr. 6mm.) Head of Bes facing within incuse square punch Rev. Phoenician galley left, mast with partially furled sails. Meshorer & Qedar 152. Very Rare. Purchased from N&N London Feb 2024 Some of my other coins featuring this wild man/imal god CILICIA. Uncertain. Circa 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.58 g, 1 h). Female head facing, turned slightly to left, wearing earrings, necklace and flowing hair (Arethusa?). Rev. Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44. SNG Levante 233. SNG France 486. Fine metal and attractive on both sides. Very fine. Ex: Leu auction 4 Ex: Nomos Obolos 14 Spain, Ebusus 3rd-2nd cen. BCE; AE Bes standing facing, Rv. Same type of obverse. SNG Copenahgen 88-91. Countermarked Aaaand here is another, Besless, coin of Samaria: Samaria AR Obol. c. 375-333. Galley l., over waves / Persian king battling lion; O between; all within incuse square. Cf. Meshorer- Qedar 22, 199-201. 0.90g, 9mm, 6h. Toned, good VFCondition: Very Fine Ex: Zeus Thanks for taking a look. Please share your coins of the man/imal of the hour, Bes, coins from Samaria, strange and cool deities, or whatever keeps your galley afloat!

My Maesa like bubble gum: Next: die break or error

I don't watch football. So I don't know who this Taylor Swift is. But he sounds fast. Just kidding. Let's go sixty niners! 2 of these coins have hidden owls:

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Fonteius. Mn. Fonteius C.F. Denarius. 85 BC. Auxiliary mint of Rome. (Ffc-717). (Craw-353/1a). (Cal-589). Anv.: Laureate head of Vejovis right, mongram (of ROMA?), below chin, thunderbolt below head. MN. FONTEI. C.F. (MN y NTE interlace), behind. Rev.: Infant winged Genius seated on goat right, caps of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus below, all within laurel-wreath. Ag. 3,68 g. Centered struck. Almost VF. Purchased from Tauler & Fau 4/2021 The moneyer is perhaps the brother of the moneyer M. Fonteius (see Crawford 347) and not inconceivably the tribune featured on the reverse of Crawford 429/1 (see the coin of P. Fonteius P.f. Capito below).The reverse recalls that the god Jupiter was suckled by the she-goat Amaltheia on Mt. Ida during his infancy, and depicts a statue that was within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome Next: Dioscuri caps

Excellent write up! You had me in stitches. Do we all go through the same mental gymnastics when we see a coin outside of our general collecting area?? And I didn't know you were a bird lover!? My wife and I go birding often. Freakin archaic coins. They just love being so hard to say no to: