Greek and Pre-Imperial Roman - Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, and the East (Near and Far)
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Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis,Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis, Circa 4th Century B.C. AE, 9mm 0.85g, Weber 5563
O: Horned, three-quarter facing female head, turned slightly right, wearing necklace
R: ΛA, bull's head right
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Aeolis, Myrina mint, BMC Troas pg. 137, 27Aeolis, Myrina mint, 2nd-1st century B.C. AE, 17mm 3.23g, BMC Troas pg. 137, 27
O: Laureate head of Apollo right
R: MY-PI, Amphora; kithara to right
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Akarnania, The Oiniadai, SNG Copenhagen 421Akarnania, The Oiniadai. Circa 219-211 B.C. AE 20mm 3.62g, Cf. SNG Copenhagen 421; BMC 6-7
O: Laureate head of Zeus right; star behind, monogram below
R: Head of river god Acheloos right; monogram behind
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Antioch, Revised Posthumous Philip, RPC 4136Antioch Mint, revised posthumous Philip, year = 19 (31/30 B.C.) AR, 26mm 14.39g, RPC 4136, Newell, no. 23
O: Diademed head of Philip Philadelphus, r.
R: BAEILEWE FILIPPOY EPIFANOYE FILADELFOY, Zeus, seated l., holding Nike and scepter
EX: THI
* "In the early fifties, the Romans revived the coinage of King Philip Philadelphus to be their coinage of Syria, copying his types (portrait of Philip/Zeus seated l.), though in a debased style. The coinage lasted from then until the reign of Augustus, and was discussed most recently by H.R. Baldus (in CRWLR, pp. 127-30, with earlier references for H. Scying, E. T. Newell, A. R. Bellinger and C. M. Kraay). The first issues were made with the monogram of Gabinius (57-55 BC), Crassus (54/53 BC) and Cassius (52/51 BC). There after the establishment of a Caesarian era at Antioch in 44/48 BC, their monogram was replaced by one standing for Antioch )or ‘autonomous’: see Wr. 21) and the coins were dated in the exergue by the years of this era. Year 3-12 and, then with a new style (see E. T. Newell, NC, 1919, pp. 69ff.; Baldus, p. 150, n. 14) 19-33 are known.
It may seem odd that the Romans chose the Tetradrachm of Philip (92-83 BC) to revive, rather than those of the last king, Antiochus XII; it is true that the last substantial issue of Seleucid tetradrachms was made by Philip, so that his would have comprised a most important proportion of the currency (so Newell, pp 80-4; M. J. Price ap. Baldus, op. cit., p. 127), but it is hard to see that this provides a sufficient reason, and it is possible that some other consideration might be relevant. While Antiochus (c. 69-65 BC) was away campaigning against the Arabs, the people of Antioch revolted and put forward, as king, Philip, the son of Philip Philadelphus. As the claims of Antiochus were rejected by Pompey when he formed the province, the Roman view may have been that Philip was the last legitimate Seleucid king, and, if so, his coins would naturally have been chosen as the prototype of the Roman coinage in Syria.
The Philips were interrupted from year 12 until year 19, and it seems that in this gap the tetradrachms of Cleopatra and Antony were produced. The evidence for their production at Antioch, however, does not seem sufficient, and they have been catalogued elsewhere, under ‘Uncertain of Syria’ (4094-6). It is certain, however, that a unique drachm portraying Antony was produced at Antioch during this period, as it bears the ethnic ANTIOXEWN MHTPOPOLEWS. See also addenda 4131A.
After the defeat of Antony, the coinage of posthumous Philip was revived in 31/30 BC, though it is not clear whether this represents a conscious decision to avoid putting Octavian’s portrait on the coinage, as happened in Asia and Egypt (similarly, the portrait does not appear on city bronzes of Syria before the last decade BC) or whether it is just the simple reinstatement of the previous type, after the new type of Antony and Cleopatra became unacceptable. At any rate the coinage continued until at least year 33 (= 17/16 BC). Current evidence does not permit us to be sure that it continued any later, to the year 36 (= 14/13 BC), as Newell thought, though this is not impossible."
RPC I, pp. 606-607
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Arkadia, Megalopolis, BMC Peloponnesus pg 174, 62-63Arkadia, Megalopolis mint, Arkadian League Trichalkon, c. 330-275 B.C. AE, 19mm 6.04g, BCD Peloponnesus (Megalopolis) 1533, BMC Peloponnesus pg 174, 62-63
O: Horned head of Pan r.
R: Large APk monogram of solid form; A to left, syrinx below
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Attica, Athens, Kroll 94Attica, Athens, 99-98 B.C. AE, 4.79g 17mm, Kroll 94
O: Helmeted head of Athena right
R: A Θ E, Zeus advancing right, hurling thunderbolt. Dioscuri caps surmounted by stars l., and r.
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Caria, Cnidus mint, SNG Keckman 201 (head to left)Caria, Cnidus mint, 250-210 B.C. AE, 12mm 2.78g, SNG Keckman 201 (head to left)
O: Head of Aphrodite l.
R: Illegible ethnic (KNI) and illegible magistrate name, prow l., below, club
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Caria, Halikarnassos(?) mint, SNG Keckman 869 ffCaria, Halikarnassos(?) mint, 5th Century B.C. AR hemiobol, 8.4mm 0.30g, SNG Keckman 869 ff. (various symbols on reverse)
O: rams head right
R: male head right within incuse square
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Caria, Mylasa (?) mint, SNG Kayhan 934-938Caria, Mylasa (?) mint, Milesian standard Hemiobol, c. 450-400 B.C. AR, 8mm 0.61g, SNG Kayhan 934-938
O: Facing forepart of lion
R: Scorpion in incuse square punch
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Caria, Rhodes mint, BMC Caria p. 240, 109Rhodes mint, c. 350 - 300 B.C. AE, 10mm 1.18g, BMC Caria p. 240, 109; SNG Keckman 384 - 425 var (symbol), 0.864g, 9.6mm,
O: Diademed head of Rhodos right;
R: PO, rose
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Caria, Rhodes, Drachm, (similar to) SNG Copenhagen 836Rhodes, Drachm, 166-88 B.C. AR, 1.98g 14mm, (similar to) SNG Copenhagen 836
O: Radiate head Helios right
R: Rose with stalk on either side; (off flan: magistrate’s name) above; in field P-O; all within incuse square
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Cilicia, Tarsos, SNG France 1345 (var.)Cilicia, Tarsos mint, c. 2nd-1st century B.C. AE, 20mm 6.9g, SNG France 1345 (var.)
O: Draped & turreted bust of Tyche r.
R: TAPΣEΩN to right, Sandan standing on horned lion right, holding branch, bow over shoulder, monograms to left
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Cilicia, Tarsos, SNG Levante 224Cilicia, Tarsos mint, silver obol, Satrap Mazaios, c. 361 - 334 B.C. AR, 10mm 0.38g, SNG Levante 224
O: Baal seated left, stalk of grain and bunch of grapes in right, long vertical scepter in left
R: Wolf forepart right, crescent above with horns downward, circle border of dots
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Cyclades, Syros mint, BMC Crete pg. 123, 1 var. (no wreath)Cyclades, Syros mint, 3rd Century B.C. AE, 17mm 3.32g, SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Crete pg. 123, 1 var. (no
wreath); Laffaille 404 var. (same); Weber 4719 var. (same), (SG) Number sg3152
O: Horned and bearded head of Pan right
R: ΣVPI, bearded goat standing left; grain ear before, wreath(?) below
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Danube Region, Celtic, Imitating Thasos. ca 1st Century BCCeltic, Danube Region. Imitating Thasos. ca 1st Century BC. AR Tetradrachm. 33mm 16.47g
O: Wreathed head of Dionysos right
R: HPAKLEOYE EWTHPOE THAEIWN, nude Herakles standing left with club & lion skin; M to left.
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Egypt, Ptolemaic 2nd-1st C. B.C., Svoronos 1843Ptolemaic 2nd-1st C. B.C. AE, 25mm 5.99g, Svoronos 1843; Weiser -; Noeske 388; SNG Copenhagen 684
O: Bust of Zeus, r.
R: Two eagles facing l., crown of Isis before
It's a late, perhaps Cypriot origin, Ptolemaic bronze. there is some ambiguity about precisely which ruler, but that really doesn't matter much. it's an interesting type that fits in with later (2nd-1st C. BC) crudely made bronzes. the Isis headdress on reverse to the left is also found on a series of tetradrachms (which have only 1 eagle, though). you could form an interesting collection of just these late 2-eagle types - there's one with isis headdress, one with a thunderbolt, one 'plain', etc. not sure what the various symbols mean, but they do all seem to fit together as a group that more or less look alike and I believe they all lack any 'leg monograms'. part of what makes these interesting is that you can see in them, their crude art and manufacture compared to the finely crafted coins of a century earlier, the decline of the Ptolemaic state.
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Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, SV416 variantAlexandria mint, Ptolemy II Philadelphos c 260 B.C. AE, 23mm 8.41g, SV416 variant
O: Head of Alexander right, wearing elephant skin headdress
R: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, uncertain control mark
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Egypt, Ptolemy III (Berenike), Svoronos 1056Svoronos 1056, Ptolemy III. Depicting Berenike (wife of Ptolemy III) and an open-wing eagle on the reverse. It should have an inscription on the obverse, a little unusual for Ptolemaic coins, possibly too worn or corroded to see clearly on this one. These are thought to be issues of a short-lived mint in Northern Syria, possibly during the 3rd Syrian war of ca. 246-241BC early in the reign of Ptolemy III (partly a mission to rescue his doomed sister who married into the Seleukid royal family). There is a 'family' of about 10 bronze types which depict Berenike, different sizes variations. This type would have some letters to the left of the eagle, off the flan on this specimen. (Info from PtolemAE)casata137ec
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Egypt, Ptolemy V Philometer, SNGCOP 270-271 Alexandria mint, Ptolemy V Philometer Obol, 205-180 B.C. AE, 23mm 8.45g, Svoronos 1376 (as Ptolemy VI - Commemoration of Kleopatra I Series - Struck 181/174BC) - SNGCOP 270-271 (NOTE (per ptolemae’s site)- Attributed as Ptolemy V by C. Lorber based on modern hoard data
O: Bearded Herakles in lion skin headdress, facing right
R: BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY, Eagle standing f/L on thunderbolt, kerykeion over right shoulder, KAPPA control symbol between legs
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Illyria, Dyrrhachium Drachm, BMC 112, 113Illyria, Dyrrhachium Drachm, minted under magistrate Xenon after 229 B.C. AR, 19mm 3.07g, BMC 112, 113
O: ΞENΩN, cow standing right, looking back at calf which is suckles, eagle standing right above
R: ΔYP ΠYPBA, square containing double stellate pattern, club to left.
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India, Mauryan Empire, cast AEMauryan Empire, c. 200 B.C. cast AE, 16mm 1.35g, internet ref.
O: Elephant and Symbols
R: Symbols
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India, Mauryan empire, drachmMauryan empire, c. 4th-2nd century B.C. AR, 19mm 3.35g, internet ref.
O: Multiple and various punches, sun, elephant, various
R: punched symbols
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India, Mauryan empire, internet ref.Mauryan empire, c. 4th-2nd century B.C. AR, 14x10mm 3.11g, internet ref.
O: Multiple and various punches, sun, wheel, various
R: punched symbols
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India, Rudrasena II Drachm, internet ref (www.zeno.ru)India, Rudrasena II Drachm, Sake 178-200/AD256-278, 15mm 2.28g, internet ref (www.zeno.ru)
O: uncertain legend, bust right
Rev: Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within Prakrit legend in Brahmi script;
The Brahmi inscription on the reverse reads:
Rajnah Kshatrapasa Viradamaputrasa Rajno Mahakshtrapasa Rudrasenasa
Raja Great Satrap Rudrasena, Son of Raja Satrap Virdaman
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India, Taxila mint, 1/8 Satamana (1/8 Persian Shekel), MACW 4079 - 80Taxila mint, 1/8 Satamana (1/8 Persian Shekel), c. 500 - 300 B.C. (Earliest Coinage of India) AR, 15mm 1.36g, MACW 4079 - 80
O: Radiate Symbol*
R: Blank
*The obverse description from various sources is:
Six-petaled flower
Lotus flower
Septa-radiate Taxila-Gandhara symbol
Circular design composed of six tridents and a pole radiating from a central circle (Hexa-radiate symbol)
Six-armed symbol
Punch mark of sun with six radiating arms
Dynastic symbol
Gandharan six-armed symbol
These silver coins of Taxila were encountered by Alexander the Great when he conquered Taxila in 326 BC. He was paid off in them by the King of Taxila after not seeing coinage through much of central Asia in his conquests.
Taxila was a wealthy empire in central Asia that stood at the crossroads of the trade routes between Europe and Asia. It was located in modern day Pakistan.
Taxila was an ancient Buddhist seat of learning, connected across the Khunjerab pass to the Silk Road, attracting students from all over the world. It was also called Takshashila in Sanskrit in ancient India.
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Ionia, Smyrna mint, SNG Copenhagen 1140Ionia, Smyrna mint, c. 145-125 B.C. AE, 20mm 6.6g, Milne, Autonomous 183a; SNG Copenhagen 1140
O: laureate head of Apollo right
R: ΣMYPANIΩN, Homer seated left in himation, right hand raised to chin, left holding volume on his knees, transverse staff behind, magistrate Diogenes Euryd’s name on left ΔIOΓENHΣ / TOY
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Ionia, Smyrna mint, SNG Kayhan 596Ionia, Smyrna mint, 105-95 B.C. AE, 19mm 4.48g, SNG Kayhan 596
O: Turreted head of Tyche r.; dotted border
R: to right, ZMΥΡNAIΩN to left, MOΣXOΣ, Aphrodite Stratonikis standing right, left hand on column, holding wreath bearing Nike
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Ionia, Teos mint, SNG Kayhan 602Ionia, Teos mint, Silver Tetartemorion (1/4 Obol), c. 475 - 450 B.C., 6mm 0.24g, SNG Kayhan 602
O: griffin head right
R: quadripartite incuse square
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Kings of Aksum, Ezanas (Struck after his conversion to Christianity in 330 A.D.), BMC Aksum 90Kings of Aksum, Ezanas (Struck after his conversion to Christianity in 330 A.D.) c 330-350 A.D. AE, 0.60g 12mm, Munro-Hay 52; BMC Aksum 90
O: BACI ΛEΨC, draped bust right wearing headcloth
R: +TOV TO APECH TH XWPA (May This [the cross] Please the Country), small cross in circle (generally the interiors of the circle and cross were gilt with gold, but none is evident on this example)
Aksum was the first civilization anywhere to use the cross of Christ on its coins (Pankhurst 27), even before the Romans. King Ezana (also known as Abreha) was the first to do so around 330 CE (Pankhurst 27). Ezana became king sometime between 320-325 CE and as a child, he and his court, were converted to Christianity by Frumentius (Prouty and Rosenfeld 65). Ezana began to use the coins as propaganda to spread his religion by replacing the crescent symbols with the cross. Later rulers from late 4th and 5th centuries incorporated on the coins phrases such as ‘By the grace of God’ and ‘Christ is with us (Munro-Ray 190-2).’
The establishment of Christianity in Aksum saw the beginning of an active pilgrimage traffic between Ethiopia and the Holy Land. Pilgrims traveled down the Nile valley and then across to Palestine and Jerusalem. The pilgrims of course brought their coins with them, and the overt Christian symbolism appealed to the local communities through which they passed. As a result, Axumite bronze coins and local imitations of them saw considerable circulation in Egypt and Palestine. They have been found at numerous 4th to 6th century sites, circulating alongside the regular Roman and Byzantine nummi. A settlement of Coptic Ethiopian monks remains in Jerusalem to this day, their main shrine being on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre church, the only location permitted them by the more numerous Christian sects.
Aksum is the purported home of the Ark of the Covenant. According to regional tradition, the Ark is housed in the Church of Mary of Zion. The Ark, according to legends, was brought to Aksum by King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba's son and placed under guard. No one but the one guard priest is allowed in, and thus no one can verify the Ark's existence. According to the Kebra Nagast, when Menelik, came to visit his father in Jerusalem, his father gave him a copy of the Ark, and commanded the first-born sons of the elders of his kingdom to go to Ethiopia and settle there. The sons of the elders did not want to live away from the presence of the Ark, so they switched the copy with the original and smuggled the Ark out of the country. Menelik only learned that the original was with his group during the journey home.
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Lesbos, Methymna mint, Franke, Methymna, p. 170, 19ALesbos, Methymna mint, c. 330 B.C. AE, 11mm 1.40g, Franke, Methymna, p. 170, 19A; SNG Cop. 353
O: Crested, helmeted, head of Athena, l.
R: MAΘY, 4-string lyre; helmet to left
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Macedon (Roman Protectorate), SNG Copenhagen 1324-6Macedon (Roman Protectorate), Republican period, Transitional bronze issue, c. 167-165 B.C. AE, 23mm 9.28g, MacKay pl. III, 10; Touratsoglou, Macedonia 25; SNG Copenhagen 1324-6
O: Facing mask of Silenos, wearing ivy wreath
R: MAKE / ΔONΩN, D above, all within oak wreath
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Macedon, Akanthos mint, SNG ANS 51Macedon, Akanthos mint, ca. 470-390 BC AR, 9mm 0.45g, SNG ANS 51
O: Forepart of bull right, dotted border
R: Quadripartite incuse square
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Macedon, Alexander III of Macedon, Price 1985Lysimachos, Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint, Drachm in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon, 305-281 B.C. (Struck circa 301/0-300/299 B.C.) AR, 3.82 17mm, Price 1985
O: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
R: Zeus Aetophoros seated left; in left field, lion leaping left; below throne, A within wreath.
(ex jewelry piece, edges rounded)
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Macedon, Amphipolis, SNG ANS 137ff see. (No scepter) Amphipolis, Macedon mint, 2 / 1 Century B.C. AE, 18mm 5g, SNG ANS 137ff see. (Not scepter). BMC 51, 62
O: head of the bearded Zeus with L. nr, scepter over l. shoulder
R: AMΦIΠO-ΛEITΩN eagle with open wings standing r, head l
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Macedon, KINGS of MACEDON, Cop. 1278 varUncertain mint, KINGS of MACEDON, 179-168 B.C. AE, 19mm 6.8g, Cop. 1278 var.
O: Helmeted head of the Hero Perseus right; harpa before
R: Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt
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Macedon, KINGS of MACEDON, Cop. 1278 var.Uncertain mint, KINGS of MACEDON, 179-168 B.C. AE, 18mm 4.57g, Cop. 1278 var.
O: Helmeted head of the Hero Perseus right; [harpa before]
R: Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt
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Macedon, Philip V of Macedon, Lindgren II 1333Uncertain mint, Philip V of Macedon, 220-179 B.C. AE, 16mm 2.97g, Lindgren II 1333
O: Head of Perseus right in a helm decorated with a winged griffon
R: Harpa right, BA above, Φ below, all within an oak wreath
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Macedon, Philip V, Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 10aMacedon, Uncertain Macedonian mint, Philip V, Struck circa 211-197 B.C.
AE, 20x25mm 8.08g, Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 10a; SNG Alpha Bank 1071-2.
O: Head of Zeus right, wearing oak-wreath
R: Athena advancing left, holding shield and hurling thunderbolt; B in left field A over IÎ in right field
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Mysia, Adramytteion, Weber 4949Mysia, Adramytteion mint, c. 187 - 133 B.C. AE, 12mm 1.71g, Weber 4949
O: Laureate head of Zeus facing slightly right;
R: AΔΡA-M, eagle with wings closed standing left on rock, grain ear before
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Mysia, Pergamon, BMC Mysia p. 119, 54Mysia, Pergamon mint, c. 282 - 133 B.C. AE, 12mm 2.25g, BMC Mysia p. 119, 54
O: head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with a griffin
R: ΦIΛE /TAIΡOΥ, strung bow
The regal bronze coinage of Pergamon is all inscribed in the name of the dynasty's founder, Philetairos. Attribution to specific reigns is not yet possible. – Forvm addendum
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Mysia, Pergamon, BMC Mysia p. 128, 150Mysia, Pergamon mint, c. 133 - 16 B.C. AE, 15mm 2.08g, BMC Mysia p. 128, 150
O: laureate head of Asklepios right, ΔIOΔOPOY below (magistrate's name);
R: AΣKΛHΠIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ, snake-encircled Asklepian staff
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Mysia, Pergamon, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, BMC Mysia p. 126, 123Mysia, Pergamon Mint, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, c. 133-67 B.C. AR, 29.4mm 12.247g, BMC Mysia p. 126, 123
O: Cista Mystica with snake, all within ivy wreath
R: Bow-case with snakes, two monograms above, Pergamon monogram to left, thyros to right
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Mysia, Pergamon, SGCV II 3956 Pergamon, Mysia, c. 300 - 284 B.C. AE, 18mm 4.15g, SGCV II 3956
O: Helmeted head of Athena left, wreathed with olive leaves
R: Confronted bull heads, ΠEPΓ below
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Mysia, Plakia, not listed in references examinedMysia, Plakia mint, 3rd - 1st century BC, AE, 12mm 1.69g, not listed in references examined
O: 3/4 facing turreted female (Kybele?), slightly l.
R: ΠΛΑ, thymiaterion (incense burner)
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Nabataea, Malichus II, BMC 4-5Nabataean Kingdom, Petra mint, Malichus II, 40 - 70 A.D. AE, 16mm 3.40g, BMC 4-5, S 5703
O: jugate laureate and draped bust of Malichus II and Shaquilath II right
R: two cornucopias, crossed and filleted, Aramaic legend, "Malichus/ Shaquilath" in two lines above and one below cornucopia.
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Nabataea, Rabbel II, BMC Arabia 3-7Nabataean Kingdom, Petra mint, Rabbel II c. 76 - 102 A.D. AE, 16mm 2.38g, Meshorer Nabataean 163, SNG ANS 1450, BMC Arabia 3-7, SGICV 5706
O: jugate laureate busts of Rabbel II and Gamilath, Rabbel II has long hair and ornament on the top of his head
R: two crossed cornucopias, Aramaic legend "Rabbel / Gamilath" in two lines between the horns
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Palestine, Gaza mint, Attic standard Municipal coinage, Mildenberg, Gaza 7 or Athens, Attica mint, Svor. Pl.21.40Palestine, Gaza mint, Attic standard Municipal coinage, Late 5th-mid 4th century B.C. AR, 15x11mm 3.72g, Mildenberg, Gaza 7
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl, Aramaic mem on cheek
R: AQE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square.
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Athens, Attica mint, Drachm Ca.350 B.C. AR, 15x11mm 3.72g, Svor. Pl.21.40
O: Head of Athena r., eye in profile, wearing helmet decorated with olive leaves and palmette
R: Owl standing r., head facing, AQE to r., olive spray and crescent to l.
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Parthia, Mithradates II Drachm, Sellwood 27.1 variant Rhagae mint, Mithradates II Drachm, 123-88 B.C. AR, 20mm 3.87g, Sellwood 27.1 variant
O: long-bearded bust left wearing diadem; circular border of pellets
R: five-line Greek inscription but with retrograde E in EPIFANOYE = BAEILEWE BAEILEWE MEGALOY APEAKOY EPIFANOYE, beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; empty cloak arm indefinite ending at seat; no border
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Parthia, Vologases VI Tetradrachm, Sellwood 88.2Seleucia Mint, Vologases VI Tetradrachm 208-222 A.D. BI, 24mm 9.94g, Sellwood 88.2
O: Bust left with long, tapered beard wearing tiara with hooks on crest, horn on side and long, curved earflap and earring, lock of hair on forehead representing royal wart, B behind head.
R: King seated left on throne, Tyche standing right before him, giving him diadem and holding scepter; standard legend off the flan and severely blundered. Seleucid date uncertain above diadem
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Peloponnesos, Sikyon, BMC Peloponnesos p. 47, 143Sikyon mint, Peloponnesos, Greece, c. 323 - 251 B.C. AE, 15mm 2.07g, BMC Peloponnesos p. 47, 143
O: dove flying l., Φ above tail
R: ΣI within olive wreath
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Phoenicia, Arados, Fouree, Betlyon 11Phoenicia, Arados, Plated imitation, Circa 380-351/0 B.C. AR Tetrobol, mm, g, imitation of Betlyon 11; SNG Copenhagen 14-8
O: Wreathed head of marine deity right
R: Galley sailing right over waves; all within dotted circular border.
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Phoenicia, Marathos, Duyrat 318 (D1/R2)Phoenicia, Marathos, Year 130 (130/129 BC) AE, 21mm 7.70g,
Duyrat 318 (D1/R2)
O: Laureate head of Zeus right
R: Filleted double cornucopia; date to right, Phoenician lettering to left and below
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Phokis, Federal coinage, Williams 239 or similarPhokis, Federal coinage, Triobol, 478 - 460 B.C. or later AR, 14mm 2.66g, Williams 239 or similar
O: Frontal bull’s head with broad features, hair depicted in coarse vertical strokes
R: Head of Artemis r. of coarse style in incuse, no letters visible
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Pisidia, Selge mint, SNG France 1975-1976 variant Pisidia, Selge mint, 2nd-1st centuries B.C. AE, 18mm 3.81g, SNG France 1975-1976 variant (legend, ΣΕΑ is standard)
O: Head of Herakles facing slightly right, wreathed with styrax, lion’s skin around neck, club over shoulder /
R: ΣΑ-Κ, Forepart of stag right, head left.
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Pisidia, Selge, BMC 20-25Pisidia, Selge, Obol, 400-333 BC AR, 10mm 0.68g, BMC 20-25
O: facing head of Gorgon with flowing hair
R: head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, astragalos behind
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Pontos, Amisos, BMC Pontos p. 19, 69 - 78 var Pontos, Amisos mint, c. 85 - 65 B.C., 22mm 6.98g, BMC Pontos p. 19, 69 - 78 var (various monograms)
O: Aegis with facing head of Gorgon in center
R: AMI-ΣOY, Nike advancing right, holding palm across shoulders
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Sassinid, Ardashir I Tetradrachm, Gobl SN II/5/2Mint unknown, Ardashir I Tetradrachm, 224 - 242 A.D. BI, 26mm 11.31g, Gobl SN II/5/2 (plate I/7)
O: Bust right with long beard wearing Parthian-style headdress (Gobl II/5) with ear flaps, Pahlavi legend.
Reverse: Fire altar without attendants; Pahlavi legend.
Note: Per Arya Arvand (and thanks!) The visible Pahlavi (ancient Persian) script on the obverse of your coin is:
"mzdysn bgy" which reads: "mazdaysan bag" meaning: "worshiper of MAZDA, the lord"
and on the reverse (right side): " 'rthštr" which reads: "Artaxshahr" or Ardashir.
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Seleucid, Alexander II Zabinas, SNG Spaer 2341-2Seleucid, Antioch mint, Alexander II Zabinas, Series 5, struck circa 125-122 B.C. AE, 22mm 9.84g, SC 2237.1b SNG Spaer 2341-2
O: Radiate and diademed head right
R: Double cornucopia; A-Π flanking, club to lower left
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Seleucid, Antiochus III, BMC: The Seleucid Kings of Syria #54Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochus III, 223 - 187 B.C. AE, 14mm 3.13g, BMC: The Seleucid Kings of Syria #54
O: Head of Apollo r., laur., hair long, in curls
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo naked, standing l.; leans on tripod, holds arrow in r.
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Seleucid, Antiochus VI, sg7081Seleucid kingdom of Syria, Antiochus VI, 145-142BC AE Serrate, 22mm 6.48g, Richard Plant 1084, sg7081
O: Radiate head of Antiochus as Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΣEB EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONΥΣOΥ, elephant advancing left with torch
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Seleucid, Tryphon, BMC Seleucid Kings of Syria pg. 68, 8Antioch mint, Tryphon, c. 142-138 BC AE, 19mm 5.37 g 12h, BMC Seleucid Kings of Syria pg. 68, 8
O: Head of Tryphon r., diad.
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩOΣ AYTOKPATOPOΣ, Spiked Macedonian helmet adorned with wild goat horns; piloi of the Dioskouroi to inner left.
From the Stephen Glover Collection.
CNG E-Auction 264, Lot: 178
His handsome - in the heroic style of Alexander the Great- portraits, along with the very interesting legends "BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ" (of King Tryphon, the Self Empowered)
are clear indicators of his very interesting, repressive personality.
During his short reign, the Seleukid Era dating system for dated coinage was abandoned in favor of the New Era (Tryphon's regnal years). A true usurper.
Newell's thoughts on SMA :
The Macedonian helmet chosen for the reverse type of all these issues, has direct reference to the claim of Tryphon that, - according to the time honored Macedonian custom,-
he was supposed to have been unanimously elected by free Macedonian soldiers in open assembly. There may also been intended a punning reference to his name, for in both
Homer and Hesiod a helmet is sometimes called Τρυφάλεια.
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Thasos, Trihemiobol, Dewing 1331Thasos Trihemiobol, struck 411-350 B.C. AR, 12mm 0.75g, Dewing 1331
Obverse: Satyr kneeling left, holding kantaros
Reverse: ΘAΣ / IΩN either side of amphora
(*holed in antiquity)
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Thessalian Confederacy, Larissa(?) mint, The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, XVIII, 1898, Pl. XIX. 1.Thessalian Confederacy, Larissa(?) mint, 196-146 B.C. AE, 23mm 11.04g, The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, XVIII, 1898, Pl. XIX. 1., Weber 2945
O: Head of Zeus r., laureate
R: to left ΘEΣΣA to right ΛΩN above EYBIOTOY below ..TPΛIO(?), Monster, like a centaur, except that the animal part of him is of a bull, not of a horse, rearing r., and seizing by the bridle a horse rearing r.
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Thessaly, Krannon, BMC Thessaly pg 17, 7Thessaly, Krannon, ca. 400-344 B.C. AE, 19mm, 5.22g, BMC Thessaly pg 17, 7
O: laureate head of Poseidon (?) right *note: BMC identifies the bust as Zeus, but most others identify him as Poseidon (?)
R: KPA, horseman r., clad in chlamys and petasus; horse galloping
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Thessaly, Larissa mint, BMC Thessaly to Aetolia pg. 31, 83 var Thessaly, Larissa mint, 400-344 B.C. AE, 19mm 7.57g, SNG Cop 141 var (rev legend), BMC Thessaly to Aetolia pg. 31, 83 var (rev legend)
O: Head of nymph Larissa facing slightly left, crowned with corn
R: ΛAPIΣ[AIΩN] (or similar), Horseman r. wearing petasus and chiton, holding lance, horse prancing
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Thessaly, Pelinna mint, SNG Copenhagen 188-189 var.Thessaly, Pelinna mint, Chalkous, Later 4th century B.C. AE, 16mm 2.47g, Moustaka 1998, 5, SNG Copenhagen 188-189 var.
O: Thessalian cavalryman galloping to left
R: PEΛIN - NAIEΩN Mantho standing right, holding casket and key
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Thessaly, Phalanna, BMC Thessaly pg 41, 4-7Thessaly, Phalanna, ca. 400-344 B.C. AE, 19mm, 8.04g, BMC Thessaly pg 41, 4-7
O: head of youth (Ares?) right
R: ΦAΛANNAIΩN, bust of nymph Phalanna r., hair in sakkos
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Thrace, Cherronesos, SNG Copenhagen 824-826Cherronesos, Thrace, c. 400 - 350 B.C. AR, 13mm 2.02g, BMC Thrace pg. 183, 8, 9; McClean 4056; Dewing 1301; SNG Copenhagen 824-826
O: Lion facing right, head left
R: Incuse square with two pellets
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Thrace, Kersobleptes, SNG Copenhagen 1070-1071Thrace, Kersobleptes, 359-340 BC. AE, 14mm 5.04g, Peter pg. 128; Youroukova 54-57; SNG Copenhagen 1070-1071
O: Diademed female head right
R: Container with two handles, barley-grain below, KEP around
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Thrace, Lysimacheia, ANS 1944.100.16606, 1944.100.16607Thrace, Lysimacheia, Thracian Chersonesus 309-220 B.C., 9mm 0.79g, ANS 1944.100.16606, 1944.100.16607; Konigliche Museen zu Berlin, Beschreibung der Antiken Munzen pg 269, #35
O: Helmeted head of Athena, r.
R: Ear of Grain with two leaves, Λ to l., Υ to r.
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Thrace, Lysimachia, BMC Thrace pg 196, 18Thrace, Lysimachia mint, 329-220 B.C. AE, 15mm 3.09g, BMC Thrace pg 196, 18
O: Lion’s head, r.
R: ΛΥ – ΣI, Stalk of barley, in field l., control mark
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Thrace, Mesembria, SNG BMC 277Thrace, Mesembria mint, 4th-3rd Century B.C. AE, 12mm 1.88g, SNG BMC 277
O: Helmeted head of Athena right
R: Shield with greek letters M-E-T-A
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Thrace, Odessos mint, BMC p. 137, 2Thrace, Odessos mint, 325 - 270 B.C. AE, 13mm 2.94g, BMC p. 137, 2; SNG Cop 669, S 1680 var, gF, 4.672g, 16.9mm, 0°, c.
O: female head right bound with tainia;
R: OΔHΣITΩN inscribed on base, recumbent river god left, patera in right, cornucopia in left; amphora upside down on a pole behind
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Troas, Assos, Weber 5324Troas, Assos mint, 400-241 B.C. AE, 10mm 1.66g, Weber 5324, pl. 193
O: Helmeted head of Athena, l.
R: Bucranium, AΣ-ΣI
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Troas, Birytis, SNG Cop 251 Troas, Birytis mint, c. 300 B.C. AE, 9mm 0.74g, SGCV II 4059, SNG Cop 251 ff
O: bearded head of Kabeiros right wearing pilos
R: B-I/PY (clockwise, P reversed), triskelis formed by three crescents, linear border
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Troas, Ilion, SNG Cop 347Troas, Ilion mint, c. 300 - 240 B.C. AE, 1.84g 12mm, SNG Cop 347
O: Head of Athena, l., in crested Attic helmet
R: IΛI, Athena Ilias standing left, holding filleted spear and distaff
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