Phil Anthos Posted yesterday at 04:53 AM · Member Share Posted yesterday at 04:53 AM Taras, Calabria 272-240/35 BC (Period VIII - The Roman Alliance I) AR Didrachm (18.5mm, 6.50g) Iopyros magistrate. O: Nude youth on horseback right, placing wreath on horse's head; ΦI behind, I-ΩΠ-YPO-[Σ] (magistrate) below. R: Taras riding dolphin left, holding cornucopiae and trident; bee behind, Τ-ΑΡΑΣ below. D'Andrea XLIV, 1371; cfVlasto 855; Evans VIII, B2; McGill II, 99; Cote 490-92; cf HGC I, 889; HN Italy 1029; SNG Cop 919 ex Dr. Busso Peus; ex Germania Inferior Numismatics Evans calls the insect on this reverse a cicada, a very important symbol in ancient times (see J.C.B Petropolous’ marvelous work ‘Heat and Lust; Hesiod’s Midsummer Festival Scene Revisited’, a very insightful look at ancient agricultural and fertility practices). However Vlasto lists this as a bee, and I tend to think this is likely. It sure looks more like a bee to me. It’s a real pity that the obverse is struck off-center here, as the artistic and natural rendering of the horse is not typical of these late period didrachms. Next: unusual flan 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted yesterday at 06:15 AM · Member Share Posted yesterday at 06:15 AM Porcelain is unusual for a flan. There are some from Germany and Japan in the 20th century too Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) Private issues by Chinese gambling dens (gongsi ), used by the public for general circulation Circa mid 1800s Porcelain token O: Xing Fa 興發, yellow and green enamel pigments R: Qian (Salung) 錢, blue enamel pigment Weight: 4.2 grams Size: 21.9mm - 22.5mm - 6.1mm Hartill PGP #1621, posted to Zeno.ru 331448, shown on Wikipedia page Porcelain Money Next: another 'unusual' composition = no AE AR AV 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted yesterday at 06:23 AM · Supporter Share Posted yesterday at 06:23 AM Aluminium Manchukuo “Ruler": 康德, Kang De Year: 10 (1943) Av: top: 滿洲帝國, mǎn zhōu dì guó (Manchu Empire) center: 10, two dots bottom: 康德十年, kāng dé shí nián (Kang De, year 10) Rv: 壹角, yī jiǎo (1 jiao), wreath pattern Value: 1 Jiao Material: Aluminum, 1.01g, 21.9mm Literature: KM Y#14 Next: more Aluminium 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM · Member Share Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM 9 mm, 0,55 g. Cilicia, Tarsos. Balakros, satrap of Cilicia. AR obol. 333-323 BC. Head of Athena right / B, shield. SNG France 489. Balakros, son of Nikanor, who was one of Alexander's somatophylakes (bodyguards) and was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issos in 333 BC. Next - a coin connected to Alexander the Great. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted 23 hours ago · Supporter Share Posted 23 hours ago Aluminium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted 23 hours ago · Member Share Posted 23 hours ago 18 minutes ago, shanxi said: Aluminium? Of course not, just curious light 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted 18 hours ago · Member Share Posted 18 hours ago 6+ hours on aluminum, so will substitute for tin Palembang Sultanate Island of Sumatra (Indonesia) Circa 1600s or 1700s Tin cash pitis, octagon hole O: Shi Dan Li Bao 史丹利宝 R: Blank Weight: 0.3 grams Size: 15.8mm - 16.7mm - 0.5mm Posted to Zeno.ru 332513 Next: lets get another 'unusual' composition = no AE AR AV 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted 10 hours ago · Member Share Posted 10 hours ago @shanxi - apologies, I thought you were asking me if my Balakros is aluminum because of the weird color of the pic (and this would have indicated a bad modern fake). My Firefox is acting up and does not refresh the page even if I hit Refresh (typical for an IT person, my own computers are a mess). I replied to a request for a coin off the flan. I will post a coin that does't fit the current request (unusual composition) - related to a sultan, to have at least a link 19,4 mm, 2,79 g. Artuqids of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan, 1201-1239. AR hexagram dirham. Dunaysir mint. Ruler cited as al-Nasir, also his Ayyubid overlord al-Kamil Muhammad and the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir, date missing (late style). Though there is no firm agreement, the crude Dunaysir mint issues of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan dated AH 627-32 have been suggested to be Crusader issues. Album 1831.1. Next - star 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor jdmKY Posted 6 hours ago · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted 6 hours ago Antony and Ahenobarbus, 30 BC NEXT - Another celestial body 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzi Posted 1 hour ago · Member Share Posted 1 hour ago Chinese cash sometimes have dots and crescents on the reverse which are interpreted as suns and moons. They were primarily used during the Tang and Song dynasties, with some outliers of course Tang Dynasty of China Anonymous issue, late period, Type IVa Circa 762-907 AD AE Cash O: Kai Yuan Tong Bao 開元通寶 R: Two crescent moons above and below Weight: 4.9 grams Size: 23.7mm - 23.9mm - 1.5mm Hartill #14.7ac, posted to Zeno.ru 342245 Next: another crusty green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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