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| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |   | |
| BB49835. Bronze dichalkon, Rogers 182; BCD Thessaly 1081.1 var (A right above legs); SNG Cop 39 - 40 var (same); BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SGCV 2075, F, weight 5.088 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 45o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR/A, horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; nice green patina, ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $33.00 (€25.41) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, c. 400 - 300 B.C. |  | Tag notes: S. ex Thessaly, Jan 97, SFr.35.- |
| GB49164. Bronze dichalkon, Rogers Thessaly 186, BMC Thessaly -, SNG Cop -, SNG München -, SNG Evelpidis -, SNG Stockholm -, SNG Christomanos -, F, areas of corrosion, weight 4.431 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, Krannon mint, c. 400 - 300 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse K-R/A, horseman galloping left, wearing petasos and chlamys; ex BCD collection with his hand-written round tag; rare; $32.00 (€24.64) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49808. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), aF, weight 3.995 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 90o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR-A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $31.00 (€23.87) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | BCD and BMC identify the head on the obverse as Zeus. Rogers identifies the head as Poseidon. Since Krannon was named for the son of Poseidon, we concur with Rogers. |
| GB49840. Bronze dichalkon, cf. BCD Thessaly 1081.2; Rogers 185; SNG Cop 39-40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 9; SGCV 2075 (various ethnic arrangements), F, weight 4.517 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 225o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KRA-N-[WNI], horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; unpublished variety; $31.00 (€23.87) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49813. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), aF, weight 4.208 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 270o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR-A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49824. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), aF, weight 4.218 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 90o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR-A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; nice green patina, ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49833. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), aF, weight 4.628 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR-A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $28.00 (€21.56) |
| Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 185 - 168 B.C. |  | |
| BB60128. Bronze AE 19, SNG Cop 52 ff. var (different monograms and controls); SNG ANS 95 ff. var (same); BMC Macedonia p. 46, 22 ff. var (same), F, weight 4.145 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 270o, Amphipolis mint, obverse bearded head of Poseidon right, wearing taenia; reverse AMFIPO/LITWN, club, legend in two lines above and below, monogram(?) above, all within oak wreath; $26.00 (€20.02) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49818. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), Fair, porous, weight 4.609 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 135o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR/A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag noting: "From the Oldenburg (Kiel) auction of 27 Jan. 1995, part of lot 285, the lot for DM 175+15%."; $24.00 (€18.48) |
| Krannon, Thessaly, Greece, 400 - 350 B.C. |  | The city of Krannon was situated near the source of the river Onchestus, named for the son of Poseidon. It was the home of the powerful family of the Scopadae. |
| BB49842. Bronze dichalkon, cf. Rogers 179 ff.; BCD Thessaly 1081.1; SNG Cop 39 - 40; BMC Thessaly p. 17, 7; SCGV 2075 (all various ethnic arrangements), aF, weight 4.919 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 270o, Krannon mint, obverse laureate head of Poseidon right; reverse KR-A (or similar), horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys, trident below; ex BCD collection with his handwritten round tag; $22.00 (€16.94) |
| Pella, Macedonia, c. 187 - 31 B.C. |  | Pella was founded in 399 BC by King Archelaus (413 - 399 B.C.) as his capital. It was the seat Philip II and of his son, Alexander the Great. In 168 BC, it was sacked by the Romans, and its treasury transported to Rome. Later the city was destroyed by an earthquake. By 180 A.D., Lucian could describe it in passing as "now insignificant, with very few inhabitants." |
| GB63476. Bronze AE 20, SNG ANS 579 - 580 var (monograms); SNG Cop 259 - 260 var (same), aF, weight 6.185 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 0o, Pella mint, obverse bearded head of Poseidon right; reverse PELLHS, cow walking right, monograms in fields; green patina; scarce; $22.00 (€16.94) |
| Arados, Phoenicia, 176 - 112 B.C. |  | Arwad, Syria, an island in the Mediterranean, was settled by Phoenicians early in the 2nd millennium B.C. In the Bible it is called Arvad. In Greek it was known as Arados. The city also appears in ancient sources as Arpad and Arphad. Antiochus I Soter renamed it Antiochia in Pieria. |
| BB62436. Bronze AE 19, cf. Cohen DCA 764; Duyrat 2237 ff.; BMC Phoenicia p. 36, 300 ff., aF, weight 7.113 g, maximum diameter 21.7 mm, die axis 0o, Arados mint, 176 - 112 B.C.; obverse turreted bust of Tyche right, palm branch behind; reverse Poseidon seated left on galley prow left, with Athena figurehead, wreath in his right and trident in left, AP monogram above, controls and uncertain Phoenician date below; $21.00 (€16.17) |
| Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 185 - 168 B.C. |  | In 357 B.C., Philip conquered Amphipolis, removing a major block on the road to Macedonian control over Thrace. Philip established a mint in the city but Philippi preserved its autonomy until it was fully integrated into the Macedonian Kingdom under Philip V. Amphipolis was an important naval base for Alexander. After the final victory of Rome over Macedonia in 168 B.C., Amphipolis became the capital one of the four mini-republics, or 'merides,' created by the Romans out of the kingdom of the Antigonids. These 'merides' were gradually incorporated into the Roman client state, and later the province of Thracia. |
| BB62743. Bronze AE 19, cf. SNG Cop 52 ff.; SNG ANS 95 ff.; BMC Macedonia p. 46, 22 ff., Fair, weight 7.794 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, Amphipolis mint, c. 185 - 168 B.C.; obverse bearded head of Poseidon right, wearing taenia; reverse AMFIPO/LITWN, club, legend in two lines above and below, monograms above, monograms and control symbol below, within oak wreath; $15.00 (€11.55) |
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