Benefactor kirispupis Posted June 30, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hello everyone. While perusing coins on Marc Breitspecher's site, I found this very rare bronze from Astypalaia. Curious, I researched it a bit to find the following. It was a major naval base for Ptolemy II and later The island is absolutely gorgeous, even by Greek standards SInce I haven't been there, I won't post someone else's photo, but I'm sure Marc doesn't mind me using his photo of the coin until I receive mine (which is already in the mail despite me ordering it just today). I've therefore made a resolution to visit this island and take some awesome photos. It will be part of an overall Greece trip that we'll do eventually. In the meantime, I picked up this souvenir to remind me. It's a bit pitted, but I like the details. Feel free to show your coins from places you want to go! 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted July 1, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, kirispupis said: Feel free to show your coins from places you want to go! That would be literally every coin I own! Spain is on my shortlist of places my wife and I will be visiting next. For the fun of it I would like to visit the site of Obulco. Spain, Obulco AE28, Obulco mint, struck mid II century BC Dia.: 28 mm Wt.: 16.83 g Obv.: OBVLCO; female head right Rev.: Celtic-Iberian legend: Magistrates names "Urkailtu" and "Neseltuko" between plow and grain ear. Ref.: CNH 17, page 344 Ex Deacon Ray I also have bought a few coins from Mark. Here is one from back in 2016. Roman Empire Elagabalus AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 218-222 Obv.: IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG; Laureate draped cuirassed bust right Rev.: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG; Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch Dia.: 20.29 mm Wt.: 3.26 g Ref.: RIC IV 153 Ex Bill Rosenblum mailbox sale 28F, Nov. 1998 Nice coin @kirispupis! Edited July 1, 2022 by Curtisimo 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted July 1, 2022 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Curtisimo said: That would be literally every coin I own! Spain is on my shortlist of places my wife and I will be visiting next. For the fun of it I would like to visit the site of Obulco. Nice coins! The Obulco is very interesting in particular. We travelled to Spain a few years ago and loved it. We didn't get to the site of Obulco, but we did go to Cordoba - which isn't far away. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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