airhead1983 Posted August 16, 2022 · Member Share Posted August 16, 2022 Hi Everyone, Happy mid-August! It’s hard to believe the summer is almost over, it always goes by too fast. Well, my summer is ending on a high note with the coin that was at the top of my lizard list - the Eion Macedonian AR Diobol. I really like the lizard on this coin. 😃🦎 There are a few other lizard coins on my list. But, I can’t bring myself to get a Sicilian AE tetras with the owl holding the lizard. Poor thing. 😞 A while ago, I had posted about my brother looking for a Canaanite artifact. On his hunt, he found something that intrigued him even more - a brick with a faint inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II! 😮 It came in yesterday while I was at my parents and my aunt and uncle from Newfoundland were able to get in on the action. Although the inscription is pretty much illegible, the dimensions are perfectly in line with other Nebuchadnezzar bricks that have been found. It’s big and heavy, probably about 40-50lbs. There’s an example in the British Museum that’s very similar to this brick with a much clearer inscription. It will be displayed in my parent’s living room, maybe right next to my ancient lizard, Achoo (he’s 23 yrs old now). Anyway, feel free to post anything completely IRRELEVANT, as always. 24 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted August 17, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 17, 2022 A very cute lizard, and the bird is great too! I am intrigued by the brick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted August 17, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Thanks Donna! I, too, am intrigued by the brick! It’ll be a really good conversation piece when people go to visit my parents. Lol. I knew of the bricks, but, didn’t know that they ever came up for sale. My brother thinks this might have been a floor brick because the inscription is so worn. It’s still really cool! Erin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted August 18, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2022 kool Erin! :)...i have one hemidrachm from the 4th century Thrace, Chersoneses with a lizard on it.obverse forepart of a lion (a bit off center).i've had it so long the cardboard fused together... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helvius Pertinax Posted August 20, 2022 · Member Share Posted August 20, 2022 Wow, this is probably the most intrigued I've ever been by a brick 😅 And congrats on the nice lizard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted August 20, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Thanks so much! @ominus1 - that is an awesome hemidrachm! Here's mine that I got soon after I decided to seriously collect. Erin 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted August 21, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 That's amazing! congratulations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted August 21, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 hours ago, airhead1983 said: Thanks so much! @ominus1 - that is an awesome hemidrachm! Here's mine that I got soon after I decided to seriously collect. Erin O WOW!...you've already got one and its a nicer strike than mine...kool Erin exact same type too! ^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quant.geek Posted August 21, 2022 · Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Very nice coin and brick! I have been meaning to get a nice Nebuchadnezzar brick, but they always seem to be priced way out of my league (or at least what my wife will let me buy 😁). The last one that went on the auction block was this one, which I really wanted, but prohibitively expensive as the hammer price was 10,000 pounds 😲... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted August 21, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 Very cool! Mine has a hole and isn't nearly as detailed, nevertheless it's mine: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted August 21, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2022 Sicily, Kamarina. Circa 420-410 BC. Æ Tetras (14mm, 3.17g, 4h). Obv: Facing gorgoneion, tongue protruding. Rev: KAMA; Owl standing right, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Ref: CNS III, 21; SNG ANS 1225-7; HGC 2, 547. About Very Fine, nice green patina with highlights. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted August 21, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 @quant.geek - nice inscription, but, ouch on the price! I don't know how much my brother paid, but, I can guarantee that it's far less than that! @Ryro - your diobol is perfect just the way it is! @Edessa - that is a fine looking tetras! Thanks again, everyone! Erin 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted September 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 1, 2022 very nice coin. I have only a trihemiobol, a small coin, 10 mm, 1.19 gr, dated 470/460 BC, SNGAns 275 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted September 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 3:36 PM, airhead1983 said: Hi Everyone, Happy mid-August! It’s hard to believe the summer is almost over, it always goes by too fast. Well, my summer is ending on a high note with the coin that was at the top of my lizard list - the Eion Macedonian AR Diobol. I really like the lizard on this coin. 😃🦎 There are a few other lizard coins on my list. But, I can’t bring myself to get a Sicilian AE tetras with the owl holding the lizard. Poor thing. 😞 A while ago, I had posted about my brother looking for a Canaanite artifact. On his hunt, he found something that intrigued him even more - a brick with a faint inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II! 😮 It came in yesterday while I was at my parents and my aunt and uncle from Newfoundland were able to get in on the action. Although the inscription is pretty much illegible, the dimensions are perfectly in line with other Nebuchadnezzar bricks that have been found. It’s big and heavy, probably about 40-50lbs. There’s an example in the British Museum that’s very similar to this brick with a much clearer inscription. It will be displayed in my parent’s living room, maybe right next to my ancient lizard, Achoo (he’s 23 yrs old now). Anyway, feel free to post anything completely IRRELEVANT, as always. Hi Erin, Lovely lizard on your coin ☺️. It's good to see you on this website for a change 😎. I don't have any lizards on coins but will post the last lizard added to my collection inside a glass paperweight. Ken Rosenfeld made this Igama lizard weight last year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 1, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) On 8/16/2022 at 9:36 PM, airhead1983 said: Anyway, feel free to post anything completely IRRELEVANT, as always. Lovely coin and brick Erin... Here's my lizard with a shell 😉.....Her name is Schnapps!...She's around 10 years old now, the most laid back pet anyone could wish for! She even blinks in slow motion... Edited September 1, 2022 by Spaniard 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 1, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2022 And here are our two. Forgot to slide the mosquito screen open, 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead1983 Posted September 4, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 @Spaniard and @expat, I love your tortoises! Although not a tortoise, I’ve always wanted to adopt a red ear slider and give it the most awesome set up ever. They’re really neglected up here as pets, often given tanks that are way too small. @Al Kowsky, that is an awesome paperweight, such a colourful lizard! @antwerpen2306, your trihemiobol is really nice! Thanks again! Erin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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