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My First Ancient Coin

StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭
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It has been a while since I have posted here regularly, but here is a NEWP and my first ancient coin!




Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.

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  • TitusFlaviusTitusFlavius Posts: 321 ✭✭✭

    Wow! That's a great first ancient! That's a gorgeous example of perhaps the most famous of ancient coins.

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  • savitalesavitale Posts: 1,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A beautifully centered example. Nice!

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TitusFlavius said:
    Wow! That's a great first ancient! That's a gorgeous example of perhaps the most famous of ancient coins.

    +1 An example of which was my first significant ancient acquisition after about a decade search for one.

  • StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TitusFlavius said:
    Wow! That's a great first ancient! That's a gorgeous example of perhaps the most famous of ancient coins.

    Thank you very much! I have always loved this design.

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  • StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @savitale Thank you!

    @SaorAlba Sometimes it takes a long time to find the right coin. I was lucky that there are a few nice ones out there right now.

    Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great pickup. I looked at many before buying my owl as well. Congrats!

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not familiar with ancients, but the strike on the owl is fantastic!

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  • StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you, @Zohar ! I am sure you picked out a nice one as well.

    @TwoKopeiki Thanks!

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  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You're off to a great start!

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Stella said:
    Thank you, @Zohar ! I am sure you picked out a nice one as well.

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,378 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm not even really into ancients, but I would buy that, too. Great coin!

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  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭

    Wow, you really jumped in head first. Nice pick up. May it be the first of many ancients. :smiley:

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  • StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you, everyone!

    @Zohar I really like yours as well. Nice coin!

    Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love the Owl. Great start on ancients. Congratulations

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  • happycollectinghappycollecting Posts: 264 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 30, 2019 9:48PM

    A very nice Owl, Stella. And yours is the rarer 455 BC Early Transitional Type. Wonderful! I love those early type. Hope to get one in the near future. So far, I am successful landing only the Classical. Here is mine, recently from Heritage.


  • StellaStella Posts: 732 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you, @Kkathyl .

    Agreed, @happycollecting . The earlier type was one of the reasons I picked this particular coin. Yours is a nice piece as well!

    Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
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