AncientOne Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 Phoenicia, Tyre. Time of Hadrian Æ24 Obv: Laureate bust of Melqarth right, lion skin tied around neck. Rev: Club surmounted by monogram of Tyre within wreath. Dated CY 258 (AD 132/3). Next: Club as main theme. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted August 15 · Supporter Author Share Posted August 15 Next: shield 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 Thebes, Boeotia 426-395 BC AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.51g) O: Boeotian shield. R: 0E - BH on either side of kantharos, club above, all within incuse square. SNG Cop 296; SNG Delepierre 1359; Sear 2385; BMC 8,78 ex Vaughn Rare Coin Gallery "The god commands us to expel from the land of Thebes An old defilement we are sheltering. It is a deathly thing, beyond cure; We must not let it feed upon us longer." ~ Kreon (Aeschylus, Oedipus Rex) Next: spearhead 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 (edited) 18 mm, 4,26 g. Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos 305-281 BC. Ӕ. Macedonian uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion springing right; caduceus, monogram, and spearhead below. SNG Copenhagen 1153; Müller 76. Next - Lysimachos Edited August 15 by ambr0zie 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted August 15 · Supporter Share Posted August 15 Thrace. Byzantion. Circa 90-81 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 15.57g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY; Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram to inner left, BY on throne; in exergue, ornate trident left. Ref: HGC 3 1407; Callataÿ Group 4; SNG Copenhagen 1138; SNG Tübingen 204. Good Very Fine. Ex Heritage 326 (29 May 2003), Lot 10045. Next: Thrace 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted August 15 · Supporter Share Posted August 15 A popular type due to the fun imagery... THRACE, Byzantion Circa 340-320 BCE AR; Half Siglos; 14 mm, 2.53 gm Obv: monogram; Bovine standing left on dolphin left Rev: Quadripartite incuse square of mill sail pattern Ref: Schönert-Geiss 291. SNG BM Black Sea 36–41 Next: dolphin 7 1 2 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted August 15 · Supporter Share Posted August 15 9mm dolphin Keramos Asia Minor, Caria 400 BC Obv.: Forepart of Bull right Rev.. Dolphin swimming right, below the carian letter ∇ = K AE, 0.86g, 8.90mm Ref.: Koray Konuk, "Coin Evidence for the Carian Name of Keramos", KADMOS XXXIX, p. 164, 1 Next: AE <10mm 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 8mm Unidentified AE8. 3/4 facing Next: Same <10mm. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 Taras, Calabria 425-415 BC AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.20g). O: Skyphos with single handle to left. R: Olive wreath, Γ within. D'Andrea XVII, 245; Vlasto 1744; Cote 448; SNG France 2224; HN Italy 867; Sear 360v Rare ex Savoca Coins A peculiar little coin with obscure symbolism. Even the vessel type is uncertain. It is often called a ‘skyphos’, although those are typically two-handled. I have also seen it referred to as a ‘kyathos’, but that type usually has its single handle molded extremely long, making it more useful as a dipper. This scarce coin is more commonly seen with the cup handle to the right. The reverse can also depict a ‘K’ within the wreath, or even a race torch. An empty wreath is also recorded. Next: <8mm 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 < 8 mm AND bronze 7 mm, 0,63 g. Troas, Gargara. Ӕ. Circa 400-300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΓAΡ above horse galloping right. SNG v. Aulock 1511; SNG Ashmolean 1136. Next - a coin showing a horse on the reverse (it may have other design elements) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 Taras, Calabria 272-240/35 BC AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.95g) O: Diademed head of nymph Satyra left, wearing triple-pendant earring. R: Nude youth on horseback right crowning horse and holding reins; star of eight rays above, dolphin below, TA beneath raised foreleg. D'Andrea XLIII, 1338; Vlasto 1036-37, Cote 548; McGill II, 131; SNG ANS 1301; SNG Cop 904; HN Italy 1098; Sear 366v ex Praefectus Coins Next: any rampant animal 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 JULIUS CAESAR AR Denarius Elephant 49-48 BC Ref; RCV 1399, RSC 49 Next; Same 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted August 15 · Supporter Share Posted August 15 Rampant chimaera control mark: CORINTHIA, Corinth circa 375-300 BCE AR stater, 22 mm, 8.55 g, 1h Obv: Pegasus flying left; qoppa below Rev: helmeted head of Athena left; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, chimaera rampant left Ref: Ravel 1010; Pegasi 428; BCD Corinth 102; HGC 4, 1848 ex CNG Inventory 828126 (November, 2008) ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 1381 ex Giessener Münzhandlung 21 (22 March 1982), lot 37 Next: Pegasus 6 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 A rampant elephant. Interesting concept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 15 · Member Share Posted August 15 Pegasus, from Kroton's imitative phase... Kroton, Bruttium 525-425 BC AR Triobol (11mm, 1.25g) O: Tripod with lion‘s feet, within dotted border; QPO (retrograde) to left. R: Pegasos with curled wings flying left; Q below. SNG ANS 323-6; HN Italy 2127; Sear 468; Hands Class V, 3v (ethnic to right) From the Frank James collection; ex CNG; ex Roma Auctions Next: tripod as a main element 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted August 16 · Supporter Share Posted August 16 Bruttium, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.98g, 3h). Obv: ϘΡΟ; Tripod with three handles and legs ending in lions’ paws; border of dots. Rev: Eagle flying right, with spread wings (incuse); rayed border. Ref: HN III 2095; SNG ANS 287. Ex Kirk Davis Fall 1998, Lot 14. Ex Harlan J Berk 219th BorB Sale (07 May 2022), Lot 82. Next: Eagle. 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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porphyrogenita Posted August 16 · Member Share Posted August 16 Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 BC) AE diobol (15.0 g) obv: diademed head of Zeus Ammon, right rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt, shield and M monogram in left field ref = Svoronos 576 NEXT = turtle! 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted August 16 · Supporter Author Share Posted August 16 (edited) Aegina, Aegina Obol circa 520, AR 0.94 g. 8mm. Sea turtle seen from above, with thin collar and dots running down the back. Rev. Large skew pattern incuse. SNG Lockett 1977 Ex: Savoca Next: archaic Edited August 16 by Ryro 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 16 · Member Share Posted August 16 Taras, Calabria 500-490 BC AR Didrachm (17mm, 7.82g) O: Taras riding dolphin right, holding octopus in right hand, left hand extended; TAPA-[Σ] below. R: Hippocamp right; TAPA-[Σ] beneath, scallop shell below. D'Andrea II, 22; Fischer-Bossert group 2, 34; cf McGill II, 3; Vlasto ---; HN Italy 827; SNG ANS 837; SNG Cop 772-773 Scarce ex ACR Auctions; ex Praefectus Coins Next: more archaic 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted August 16 · Supporter Share Posted August 16 LESBOS, Mytilene 521-478 BCE EL hekte, 10.5 mm, 2.6 gm Obv: forepart of winged boar right Rev: incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind Ref: Bodenstedt Em. 10; HGC 6, 935; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1678; BMC – Next: more archaic 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 16 · Member Share Posted August 16 That's a hard act to follow. Velia, Lucania 465-440 BC (Period II: Pre-Athena Group) AR Drachm (15mm, 3.52g) O: Head of nymph with frontal eye right, wearing beaded necklace. R: Owl with closed wing perched right on olive branch, head facing; YEΛH behind. Williams 78; HGC I, 1328; Hands Class VI; HN Italy 1265; Sear 251 ex Munzen & Medaillen GmbH Next: Carthaginian 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted August 16 · Supporter Author Share Posted August 16 Carthage, billon dishekel (8.19g) SNG Cop. 351; Ex-Forum 73094.aVF, scratches Next: scratched but still cool 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted August 16 · Member Share Posted August 16 Thurii, Lucania 300-280 BC AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.67g) O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling a stone. R: Bull butting right; ΘOYPIΩN and ΘE above, tunny fish in ex. SNG ANS 1081; HN Italy 1870; Sear 443v (inscription on exergual line) From the Frederick H. Rindge collection; ex Joel L. Malter; ex Jack H. Beymer Next: chipped flan 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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