Classical Numismatics Discussion - Members' Coin Gallery
  Welcome Guest. Please login or register. Share Your Collection With Your Friends And With The World!!! A FREE Service Provided By Forum Ancient Coins No Limit To The Number Of Coins You Can Add - More Is Better!!! Is Your Coin The Best Of Type? Add It And Compete For The Title Have You Visited An Ancient Site - Please Share Your Photos!!! Use The Members' Coin Gallery As A Reference To Identify Your Coins Please Visit Our Shop And Find A Coin To Add To Your Gallery Today!!!

Member Collections | Members' Gallery Home | Login | Album list | Last uploads | Last comments | Most viewed | Top rated | My Favorites | Search
Home > Coin Collecting Theme Galleries > The Pantheon - Gods, Goddesses and Personifications
Demeter, Thrace, Byzantion (220-240BC)
THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 240-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.07 gm). Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right / Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident in left arm, aphlaston in right hand.  Magistrate [EPI SI]LWN[OS], a man called Silo, is located below Poseidon.

Schoenert-Geiss, Byzantion, p. 135, no. 1004, pl. 44, citing and illustrating Naville I, 1920, 1135, same dies.  SNG Black Sea 59-61.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; ex. Superior Galleries, May 30, 1995.

Owned & posted by Cogito
Keywords: Veiled Demeter Posideon Thrace Byzantion tetradrachm

Demeter, Thrace, Byzantion (220-240BC)

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 240-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.07 gm). Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right / Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident in left arm, aphlaston in right hand. Magistrate [EPI SI]LWN[OS], a man called Silo, is located below Poseidon.

Schoenert-Geiss, Byzantion, p. 135, no. 1004, pl. 44, citing and illustrating Naville I, 1920, 1135, same dies. SNG Black Sea 59-61.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; ex. Superior Galleries, May 30, 1995.

Owned & posted by Cogito

File information
Filename:thrace_byzantion_tet.jpg
Album name: / The Pantheon - Gods, Goddesses and Personifications
Rating (2 votes):55555Show details
Keywords:Veiled / Demeter / Posideon / Thrace / Byzantion / tetradrachm
Filesize:53 KiB
Date added:Apr 08, 2005
Dimensions:750 x 350 pixels
Displayed:556 times
URL:https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=8043
Favorites:Add to Favorites

Comment 1 to 6 of 6
Page: 1

Jochen   [Apr 15, 2005 at 10:03 PM]
greek aphlaston, lat. aplustria, name of the curved decorative extension of the stern post of an ancient warship, a symbol of a naval victory.
cogito   [Jan 19, 2006 at 07:26 PM]
Mr. Sermarini, please delete this gallery entry. As owner of this coin, I hold sole copyright. You will not profit from my work or submissions.
whitetd49   [Jan 19, 2006 at 11:12 PM]
What is going on?!
*Alex   [Jan 07, 2008 at 08:39 AM]
Cogito didn't read the small print. Laughing
Nikos K   [Dec 21, 2009 at 06:35 PM]
Very beautiful coin
Noah   [Dec 26, 2010 at 11:34 PM]
...awkward...still a nice coin even with the added tension! Rolling Eyes

Comment 1 to 6 of 6
Page: 1

Add your comment
Anonymous comments are not allowed here. Log in to post your comment
All coins are guaranteed for eternity
Forum Ancient Coins
PO BOX 1316
MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557


252-497-2724
customerservice@forumancientcoins.com
Facebook   Instagram   Pintrest   Twitter