panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 1/ Mysia/ Kyzikos EL Hemihekte ND (550-25BC) Bull/ Tuna Provenance back to Greta Shield Hackett coll. died 1941 Unpublished Lansky 2/ Kyrenaica/ Kyrene AV Obol ND Struck under Ptolemaic Governor Magas 308-5BC) Zeus Ammon R/ Arethusa R Noble Auction Unpublished 3/ Achaia/ Phliasia Philolaus Mint EL Myshemihekte ND 600-550BC Human Leg or "Z" =zorro Unpublished Shanna Schmitt 4/ Ionia/ Uncertain City State EL 1/48 Stater ND 600-575BC Human Leg/ Three Pellets Unpublished Hirsch Nachfolger 5/ Magna Graecia/ Etruria AV 10 Asses ND (3rd century BC) "X"/ Blank Unpublished 3-5 known Artemide LX 6/ Same AV As "1"/ blank Artemide LX Unpublished/ 2-3 known 7/ Ionia/ Uncertain/ Lydo-Milesian Standard EL Trite ND 625-600BC Blank/ "W" symbols CNG 8/ Cyprus/ Salamis AV 1/10 Stater ND Evagoras I 411-373BC Herakles/Lionheaddress/ Man-Headed Goat Roma Auction 9/ Mytilene/ Lesbos EL Hekte ND (387-50BC) Head of Io Left Leu Auction 10/ Lesbos/ Mytilene EL Hekte ND (378-56BC) Mytilene Mint Apollo Kernelos R/ Eagle CNG Please pick your fav. trio.... John Roman World after Christmas. 16 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 23, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2023 Beautiful coins, as always! 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Thank you CPK! This year I was able to add some really neat items from auction "unsold" aftermarket coins. Sometimes a coin that remains unsold in one auction/ could go 5X estimate in other more well known one like Künker/ CNG/ Leu/ Morton & Eden///// John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 I really like that last one. The eagle looks a bit like a parrot there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordoba Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 the Mytilene hekte is my favorite. great list! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted December 23, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2023 The last two are my favorites. I wouldn't mind having any of them though Q 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Nomos Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 Very nice coins of course. If I had to pick three, it would be the Kyrene obol, Salamis 1/10 stater and the trite from Ionia with the interesting reverse inscriptions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 7 hours ago, panzerman said: 1/ Mysia/ Kyzikos EL Hemihekte ND (550-25BC) Bull/ Tuna Provenance back to Greta Shield Hackett coll. died 1941 Unpublished Lansky 2/ Kyrenaica/ Kyrene AV Obol ND Struck under Ptolemaic Governor Magas 308-5BC) Zeus Ammon R/ Arethusa R Noble Auction Unpublished 3/ Achaia/ Phliasia Philolaus Mint EL Myshemihekte ND 600-550BC Human Leg or "Z" =zorro Unpublished Shanna Schmitt 4/ Ionia/ Uncertain City State EL 1/48 Stater ND 600-575BC Human Leg/ Three Pellets Unpublished Hirsch Nachfolger 5/ Magna Graecia/ Etruria AV 10 Asses ND (3rd century BC) "X"/ Blank Unpublished 3-5 known Artemide LX 6/ Same AV As "1"/ blank Artemide LX Unpublished/ 2-3 known 7/ Ionia/ Uncertain/ Lydo-Milesian Standard EL Trite ND 625-600BC Blank/ "W" symbols CNG 8/ Cyprus/ Salamis AV 1/10 Stater ND Evagoras I 411-373BC Herakles/Lionheaddress/ Man-Headed Goat Roma Auction 9/ Mytilene/ Lesbos EL Hekte ND (387-50BC) Head of Io Left Leu Auction 10/ Lesbos/ Mytilene EL Hekte ND (378-56BC) Mytilene Mint Apollo Kernelos R/ Eagle CNG Please pick your fav. trio.... John Roman World after Christmas. The last coin screams of details!! Very cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 The electrum hektes are so beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 9 hours ago, panzerman said: 1/ Mysia/ Kyzikos EL Hemihekte ND (550-25BC) Bull/ Tuna Provenance back to Greta Shield Hackett coll. died 1941 Unpublished Lansky 2/ Kyrenaica/ Kyrene AV Obol ND Struck under Ptolemaic Governor Magas 308-5BC) Zeus Ammon R/ Arethusa R Noble Auction Unpublished 3/ Achaia/ Phliasia Philolaus Mint EL Myshemihekte ND 600-550BC Human Leg or "Z" =zorro Unpublished Shanna Schmitt 4/ Ionia/ Uncertain City State EL 1/48 Stater ND 600-575BC Human Leg/ Three Pellets Unpublished Hirsch Nachfolger 5/ Magna Graecia/ Etruria AV 10 Asses ND (3rd century BC) "X"/ Blank Unpublished 3-5 known Artemide LX 6/ Same AV As "1"/ blank Artemide LX Unpublished/ 2-3 known 7/ Ionia/ Uncertain/ Lydo-Milesian Standard EL Trite ND 625-600BC Blank/ "W" symbols CNG 8/ Cyprus/ Salamis AV 1/10 Stater ND Evagoras I 411-373BC Herakles/Lionheaddress/ Man-Headed Goat Roma Auction 9/ Mytilene/ Lesbos EL Hekte ND (387-50BC) Head of Io Left Leu Auction 10/ Lesbos/ Mytilene EL Hekte ND (378-56BC) Mytilene Mint Apollo Kernelos R/ Eagle CNG Please pick your fav. trio.... John Roman World after Christmas. John, You've acquired some wonderful examples of the world's earliest coinage, & these 10 additions compliment that group 🤩! My favorites strictly for aesthetic reasons are #10, the electrum hekte with Apollo-Kernelos & Eagle, # 1, the electrum hemihekte with Bull & Tuna, & #9, the electrum hekte with the head of Dionysus facing left 😍. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 Champion League coins, who wouldn't like this... If I was to choose 3 favorites I would go for Kyrenaica/ Kyrene; Cyprus/ Salamis; Lesbos/ Mytilene with my favorite being Salamis. Just asking - is that a man headed goat or a "normal" goat? for me it looks normal and I checked for similar examples, they were described as forepoart of goat / he-goat recumbent/kneeling. Anyway if you don't like these coins and want to get rid of them (any), I volunteer myself to keep them, no problems on my side, I can send you my address. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_v_a_n Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 Congratulations, John! Your list and @AncientJoe are always the most desirable for me to see. Thank you for sharing! For me the most interesting coin is your No. 7 EL trite, this type was a subject for my studies with cuneiforms. Nos. 2 and 10 are also very beautiful for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 5 hours ago, ambr0zie said: Champion League coins, who wouldn't like this... If I was to choose 3 favorites I would go for Kyrenaica/ Kyrene; Cyprus/ Salamis; Lesbos/ Mytilene with my favorite being Salamis. Just asking - is that a man headed goat or a "normal" goat? for me it looks normal and I checked for similar examples, they were described as forepoart of goat / he-goat recumbent/kneeling. Anyway if you don't like these coins and want to get rid of them (any), I volunteer myself to keep them, no problems on my side, I can send you my address. Thank you ambr0zie! I went by Roma description (which stated it was a man-headed Goat????) Check out: Roma XXVII/ lot 317. However/ I think they are wrong/ you are right! I my have to make a correction on data label. I looked up on data base/ 4 Male goats/ 2 manheaded/goats=normal goats win! John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 All cool coins, @panzerman. Thanks for sharing. I like your bull/tuna hemihekte. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 17 hours ago, lordmarcovan said: I really like that last one. The eagle looks a bit like a parrot there. You know I never noticed that! Now that I looked at it/ it does look like an "African Grey"🙄 Here is reverse of a Transylvanian 1646 A-I AV Dukat/ to me it looked like a "chicken" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 17 hours ago, Cordoba said: the Mytilene hekte is my favorite. great list! Thanks/ mine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Qcumbor said: The last two are my favorites. I wouldn't mind having any of them though Q Thank you Q! You are a man of fine tastes! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Di Nomos said: Very nice coins of course. If I had to pick three, it would be the Kyrene obol, Salamis 1/10 stater and the trite from Ionia with the interesting reverse inscriptions. Thanks for nice comment! That Kyrene Obol caught my eye/ when I checked Noble site. Was not cheap though! Others wanted it too! John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted December 23, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2023 Beautiful coins as always John! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Al Kowsky said: John, You've acquired some wonderful examples of the world's earliest coinage, & these 10 additions compliment that group 🤩! My favorites strictly for aesthetic reasons are #10, the electrum hekte with Apollo-Kernelos & Eagle, # 1, the electrum hemihekte with Bull & Tuna, & #9, the electrum hekte with the head of Dionysus facing left 😍. Thanks Al/ I am really starting to get addicted to these electrum fractions/ time to go full bore and get a full Stater🙄 John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 8 hours ago, I_v_a_n said: Congratulations, John! Your list and @AncientJoe are always the most desirable for me to see. Thank you for sharing! For me the most interesting coin is your No. 7 EL trite, this type was a subject for my studies with cuneiforms. Nos. 2 and 10 are also very beautiful for me. Thanks so much I_v_a_n! I am always happy to share my coins with You and wonderfull forum members. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted December 23, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2023 Great list again @panzerman, all are fantastic coins. But that last one really stands out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Nomos Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, panzerman said: Thanks for nice comment! That Kyrene Obol caught my eye/ when I checked Noble site. Was not cheap though! Others wanted it too! John I thought I remembered that coin. I live in Australia and always take a close interest in the Noble sales. It's amazing how much cheaper things are when you don't have to convert the currency. The AUD sucks against everything (except the CAD maybe?). I have bought 3 nice coins for my collection from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 hours ago, happy_collector said: All cool coins, @panzerman. Thanks for sharing. I like your bull/tuna hemihekte. 🙂 Thanks! Always happy to share with You and all members! John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 23, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Limes said: Great list again @panzerman, all are fantastic coins. But that last one really stands out. Thank you Limes! Lordmarcovan pointed out that it looks like 'parrot" me thinks he maybe right!🙃 John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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