Hoping to pick up my new favorite some time this week or next, but in the meantime, here is one of my runner-ups, a gold stater with a portrait of Alexander the Great:
<< <i>Alexander the Great?? Are you sure that is not his dad?? >>
While it is lacking the usual "anastole" shown on Alexander the Great, this specific type is known to depict him, rather than his father, Philip II. It was produced shortly posthumously: subsequent staters deviate from this portrait into a more abstract Apollo on the obverse.
For a comparison, here is a tetradrachm of Philip II (although depicted as Zeus in this case, but still with some features which are reflective of Philip II):
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I'm having a difficult time seeing what limits that Barber to a grade of 64+. Even on the large TrueView shots I'd guess much higher. Stunning. Gorgeous.
The gold stater is pretty darn impressive too. Do people realize how old that thing is???? There's a bunch of familiar coins here and a few new ones (to me). Great stuff everyone.
Here's one that I've perhaps shared too often, but it would be very difficult to part with:
<< <i>Hoping to pick up my new favorite some time this week or next, but in the meantime, here is one of my runner-ups, a gold stater with a portrait of Alexander the Great:
Spoiler alert! I don't have a favorite coin But if I did it would likely be whatever the last one I purchased was. The majority of my favorite coins or tokens are not the one's I paid much for. Hopefully I'm not "Throwing Shade" on this thread but a favorite that comes to mind is a token. I bought this from Broadstruck right after arriving here. And I'm still using his pictures
<< <i>Alexander the Great?? Are you sure that is not his dad?? >>
While it is lacking the usual "anastole" shown on Alexander the Great, this specific type is known to depict him, rather than his father, Philip II. It was produced shortly posthumously: subsequent staters deviate from this portrait into a more abstract Apollo on the obverse.
For a comparison, here is a tetradrachm of Philip II (although depicted as Zeus in this case, but still with some features which are reflective of Philip II):
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Thanks for the informative post and for the photos of these incredible coins!
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A PF65+ with out of the ordinary toning for a 1859 IHC.
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<< <i>For the time being, it is the one that I hope to have in hand in a few days.......
A PF65+ with out of the ordinary toning for a 1859 IHC.
OINK >>
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<< <i>Had my 1909 set on display at our table at Long Beach recently... hard to pick just one but probably this one
That too, would be my favorite if I owned it Mike!
Shylock, That OST just says old dusty trail to me. Great coin!
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This textile toned Morgan would run a close second.
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<< <i>Alexander the Great?? Are you sure that is not his dad?? >>
While it is lacking the usual "anastole" shown on Alexander the Great, this specific type is known to depict him, rather than his father, Philip II. It was produced shortly posthumously: subsequent staters deviate from this portrait into a more abstract Apollo on the obverse.
For a comparison, here is a tetradrachm of Philip II (although depicted as Zeus in this case, but still with some features which are reflective of Philip II):
<< <i>Probably my favorite coin. Actually more intense color in hand than what Phil captured.
This textile toned Morgan would run a close second.
Very nice Sr. BolivarS.....,
I hope that you keep those gems close at hand and have not relegated them to a SDB........
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The gold stater is pretty darn impressive too. Do people realize how old that thing is???? There's a bunch of familiar coins here and a few new ones (to me). Great stuff everyone.
Here's one that I've perhaps shared too often, but it would be very difficult to part with:
Here's one that I used to own and it's one of my all time favorites:
This is my current favorite for the month, fresh back from NGC with a perfect grade.
From the pictures and the other eyecandy posted in this thread, you'll quickly guess who I bought it from.
But I tend to be more sentimental about my detector finds than the stuff I've bought.
I had the excitement of digging this last November, in an Essex farm field in the UK.
Knowing I was the first person to touch it in about 700 years was a singular thrill.
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<< <i>Hoping to pick up my new favorite some time this week or next, but in the meantime, here is one of my runner-ups, a gold stater with a portrait of Alexander the Great:
Learn more here: Alexander the Great >>
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<< <i>Alexander the Great?? Are you sure that is not his dad?? >>
While it is lacking the usual "anastole" shown on Alexander the Great, this specific type is known to depict him, rather than his father, Philip II. It was produced shortly posthumously: subsequent staters deviate from this portrait into a more abstract Apollo on the obverse.
For a comparison, here is a tetradrachm of Philip II (although depicted as Zeus in this case, but still with some features which are reflective of Philip II):
Thanks for the informative post and for the photos of these incredible coins!
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