Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted May 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 9, 2023 Demetrius II - 129-125 (2nd reign) - AR Shekel Tyre 28mm, 12.39g uncleaned HGC9, 1122 SE 185 . partially uncleaned Although it's a shekel, it's close enough to a tetradrachm to cross that off the uncleaned list. I have at least one tet with probably original hoard patina, but it's not uncleaned. The Secret Saturnalia gift I gave made me want a type like that. Not paying too much attention, I thought this was a Demetrius I. Sadly, it doesn't have the cool 2nd reign beard of Demetrius II but this is a box-checker. Demetrius II is off the list. Antiochus VI Dionysos - 144-142 BC - AR Drachm - 17mm. ,3.85g Antioch mint HGC 9, 1036a F, pitted This is cleaned and not in the greatest shape, but I always have wanted a drachm of Antiochus VI. CONSTANTIUS GALLUS AE 3 FELTEMP SMNA partially uncleaned 18mm, 3.03g This is my first fallen horseman purchase in quite a while; probably since the 1990's. I had never gotten around to getting Constantius Gallus. I think I'll go back to the uncleaned well one last time and then pivot back to regular coins. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted May 9, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 9, 2023 I really like the contrasting patinas on the third coin. The first one, from Tyre, is also nice and I wouldn't clean it much further - again the contrast helps. Here's my Tyrian "tetradrachm", shekel weight, for Antiochus VII. It came from a hoard that was posted online in 2021. Antiochus VII Sidetes, tetradrachm, Tyre, 130–129 BC, year 183. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted May 9, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Very nice! I also enjoyed your recent coin store purchases. It's pretty tough to find tetradrachms in an uncleaned state. I possibly overpaid for it, but how many uncleaned tets does one find? I plan to leave all my uncleaneds as-is, both because I'm incompetent at cleaning and I bought them as an educational 'before' contrast to my regular coins. The only way I'd have one sent off to be cleaned would be for BD, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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