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Thessalonika AE 18 Athena/Horse. Athena in crested helmet right. Horse prancing right.Tiberiusjulius
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Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, 359 - 336 B.C. Obv. Diademed head of Apollo right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, nude young male rider on horse prancing right.Lee S
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Perdikkas II, 451 - 413 BC. AR Heavy Tetrobol, struck 437 - 431 BC at Aigai in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Rider, wearing chlamys and kausia (an ancient Macedonian flat hat, also called a petasos), holding two spears on horse prancing right.
Reverse: No legend. Forepart of lion with straight lined truncation facing right, both paws visible; kerykeion (caduceus), placed horizontally, in left field above, all within incuse square.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 2.1gms | Die Axis: 6h
Sear GCV: 1491
Grainy surfaces | Rare (R2)
Perdikkas II features prominently in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, in which he is described as switching sides between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians several times.
The lion on the reverse of this coin alludes to the Nemean lion killed by Herakles who was claimed to be the ancestor of Perdikkas.
Perdikkas II was a member of the Argead dynasty which would rule Macedonia for almost 400 years.
The founder of the dynasty, Perdikkas I, had led the people who called themselves Macedonians eastward from their home on the Haliacmon River around 700 BC. Aegae (Edessa) became their capital, and by the reign of Amyntas I in the 6th century BC, Macedonian power dominated the neighbouring Thracian tribes and when Amyntas’ successor, Alexander I advanced the Macedonian frontiers eastward to the Strymon River their power was further increased.
After the death of Alexander I in 454, Macedonia began to fall apart, but around 450 BC Perdikkas II, who was Alexander I's son, came to the throne after having asserted his succession against his brothers. Perdikkas had four brothers, Alcetas II, Philip, Menelaus and Amyntas, he also had a sister, Stratonice. Alcetas II preceded him on the throne until he was murdered by Perdikkas' son Archelaus I resulting in Perdikkas' elevation to the throne. During his reign Perdikkas united the Greek cities of Chalcidice in a federation centred on the city of Olynthus.
Perdikkas II died in 413 BC leaving his son Archelaus as heir to the throne. Archelaus adopted a strongly philhellenic policy and introduced Greek artists to his new capital at Pella. He strengthened Macedonia by building roads and fortresses, improved army equipment, and encouraged city life. However, following his assassination in 399 BC, there was seven years of murder and anarchy until finally, around 393 BC, Amyntas III, a great-grandson of Alexander I, took the throne and, although his reign was filled with anarchy and intrigue, he successfully brought unity to Macedonia.
Aigai (also Aegae, Aegeae or Aigeai) was the original capital of the Macedonians and it was also the burial-place of the Macedonian kings. It was built on a site near the modern town of Vergina.*Alex
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1st Century BC - 1st Century CE, IRON AGE BRITAIN, Tribe: Trinovantes, AE Unit, Struck c.10 BC – 10 CE in Camulodunum(?) in Essex under DubnovellaunusObverse: Head facing right, hair(?) lines on head divided by clear centre parting.
Reverse: Horse prancing left; complex pellets and circles above and below.
Diameter: 13.5mm | Weight: 1.61gms | Axis: 3h
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VERY RARE
Very rare uninscribed bronze unit of Dubnovellaunus found in Essex. The type is designated as a “Dubnovellaunus Centre Parting” bronze unit in ABC (Ancient British Coins), and to date (January, 2023) it is unlisted in any other major reference works.
DUBNOVELLAUNUS
It is generally thought that Dubnovellaunus succeeded his father Addedomarus as king of the Trinovantes somewhere around 10-5 BC and ruled for several years before being supplanted by Cunobelinus of the Catuvellauni.
In the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a British king called Dumnovellaunus appears, alongside Tincomarus of the Atrebates, as a supplicant to Augustus in around AD 7 and, given the chronology, it is indeed possible that Dubnovellaunus of the Trinovantes is the same person as the Dumnovellaunus who presented himself to Augustus. The spelling variation is due to a Celtic, rather than a Latin, interpretation of the ruler's name.
It is worth mentioning that the authors of ABC (Ancient British Coins) also think that Dubnovellaunus of the Trinovantes could possibly be the same individual as the Dumnovellaunus who ruled in Kent in the 30s - 20s BC, they suggest that he could have been a Cantian king who later gained control over the southern part of the Trinovantes and that therefore he might have ruled both territories north and south of the Thames estuary for a few years. It should be noted however, that Van Arsdell, an authority on the Celtic Coinage of Britain, emphatically disputes this.
TRINOVANTES
The Trinovantes were one of the Iron Age Celtic tribes of Pre-Roman Britain. Their territory was on the north side of the Thames estuary in the present day counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk, and also included lands now located in Greater London. They were bordered to the north by the Iceni, and to the west by the Catuvellauni. Their capital was Camulodunum (modern Colchester).
Shortly before Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 and 54 BC, the Trinovantes were considered the most powerful tribe in Britain. At this time their capital was probably at Braughing (in modern-day Hertfordshire). In some copies of Caesar's Gallic War their king is referred to as Imanuentius, although no name is given in other copies which have come down to us. That said however, it seems that this king was overthrown by Cassivellaunus, king of the Catuvellauni, some time before Caesar's second expedition and that Imanuentius' son, Mandubracius, fled to the protection of Caesar in Gaul. During his second expedition Caesar defeated Cassivellaunus and restored Mandubracius to the kingship. Cassivellaunus agreed to pay tribute and also undertook not to attack him again.
The next identifiable king of the Trinovantes, known from numismatic evidence, was Addedomarus, who took power around 20 – 15 BCE, and moved the tribe's capital to Camulodunum. For a brief period, around 10 BCE, Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni issued coins from Camulodunum, suggesting that he must have conquered the Trinovantes, but he was soon forced to withdraw, perhaps as a result of pressure from the Romans. Addedomarus was restored and Tasciovanus' later coins no longer bear the mark “REX”. Addedomarus was briefly succeeded by his son Dubnovellaunus, around 10 to 5 BCE, but a few years later the tribe was conquered by either Tasciovanus or his son Cunobelinus.
The Trinovantes do not appear in history again until their participation in Boudica's revolt against the Romans in 60 CE. After that though they seem to have embraced the Romanisation of Britain and their name was later given to one of the “civitates” of Roman Britain, whose chief town was Caesaromagus (modern Chelmsford in Essex).
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Philip II, 359 - 336 BC. AE18. Struck after 356 BC at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Young male head, usually identified as Apollo, with hair bound in a taenia, facing left.
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Naked rider on horse prancing left, uncertain control mark, often described as the head of a lion, beneath the horse. The control mark looks a bit like the ram on the prow of a galley to me, but that is just my personal opinion.
Diameter: 17.4mm | Weight: 6.9gms | Die Axis: 12
SNG ANS 872 - 874
The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different control marks. These control marks are symbols and letters which generally appear on the reverse, very occasionally the obverse, of the coin, and they were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
Philip II won the horseback race at the 106th Olympics in 356 BC, and it is thought that the horseman on the reverse of this coin commemorates that event.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon from 359 until his death in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. In 357 BC, Philip married Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the same year as Philip's horse won at the Olympic Games.
Only Greeks were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, and Philip was determined to convince his Athenian opposition that he was indeed worthy to be considered Greek. And, after successfully uniting Macedonia and Thessaly, Philip could legitimately participate in the Olympics. In 365 BC Philip entered his horse into the keles, a horseback race in the 106th Olympics, and won. He proceeded to win two more times, winning the four horse chariot race in the 352 BC 107th Olympics and the two horse chariot race in the 348 BC 108th Olympics. These were great victories for Philip because not only had he been admitted officially into the Olympic Games but he had also won, solidifying his standing as a true Greek.
The conquest and political consolidation of most of Greece during Philip's reign was achieved in part by the creation of the Macedonian phalanx which gave him an enormous advantage on the battlefield. After defeating Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC Philip II established the League of Corinth, a federation of Greek states, with him at it's head, with the intention of invading the Persian empire. In 336 BC he sent an army of 10,000 men into Asia Minor to make preparations for the invasion by freeing the Greeks living on the western coast and islands from Persian rule. All went well until the news arrived that Philip had been assassinated. The Macedonians were demoralized by Philip's death and were subsequently defeated by Persian forces near Magnesia.
Philip II was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom, while he was entering into the town's theatre. He was assassinated by Pausanius, one of his own bodyguards, who was himself slain by three of Philip's other bodyguards. The reasons for Philip's assassination are not now fully known, with many modern historians saying that, on the face of it, none of the ancient accounts which have come down to us appear to be credible.*Alex
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Philip II, 359 - 336 BC. AE18. Struck after 356 BC at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Young male head, usually identified as Apollo, with hair bound in a taenia, facing left.
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Naked rider on horse prancing right, forepart of bull butting right control mark (helmet?) beneath the horse.
Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 6.95gms | Die Axis: 9
GCV: 6699 | Forrer/Weber: 2068
The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different control marks. These control marks are symbols and letters which generally appear on the reverse, very occasionally the obverse, of the coin, and they were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
Philip II won the horseback race at the 106th Olympics in 356 BC, and it is thought that the horseman on the reverse of this coin commemorates this event.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon from 359 until his death in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. In 357 BC, Philip married Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the same year as Philip's horse won at the Olympic Games.
The conquest and political consolidation of most of Greece during Philip's reign was achieved in part by the creation of the Macedonian phalanx which gave him an enormous advantage on the battlefield. After defeating Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC Philip II established the League of Corinth, a federation of Greek states, with him at it's head, with the intention of invading the Persian empire. In 336 BC, Philip II sent an army of 10,000 men into Asia Minor to make preparations for the invasion by freeing the Greeks living on the western coast and islands from Persian rule. All went well until the news arrived that Philip had been assassinated. The Macedonians were demoralized by Philip's death and were subsequently defeated by Persian forces near Magnesia.
Philip II was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom, while he was entering into the town's theatre. He was assassinated by Pausanius, one of his own bodyguards, who was himself slain by three of Philip's other bodyguards. The reasons for Philip's assassination are not now fully known, with many modern historians saying that, on the face of it, none of the ancient accounts which have come down to us appear to be credible.*Alex
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Philip II, 359 - 336. AE18. Struck after 356 BC at an uncertain mint in Macedonia Obverse: No legend. Young male head, usually identified as Apollo, with hair bound in a taenia, facing right.
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Naked rider on horse prancing right, retrograde E control mark beneath the horse.
Diameter: 17.16mm | Weight: 6.09gms | Die Axis: 12
SNG ANS 919 - 920
The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different control marks. These control marks are symbols and letters which generally appear on the reverse, very occasionally the obverse, of the coin, and they were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
Philip II won the horseback race at the 106th Olympics in 356 BC, and it is thought that the horseman on the reverse of this coin commemorates this event.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon from 359 until his death in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. In 357 BC, Philip married Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the same year as Philip's horse won at the Olympic Games.
The conquest and political consolidation of most of Greece during Philip's reign was achieved in part by the creation of the Macedonian phalanx which gave him an enormous advantage on the battlefield. After defeating Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC Philip II established the League of Corinth, a federation of Greek states, with him at it's head, with the intention of invading the Persian empire. In 336 BC, Philip II sent an army of 10,000 men into Asia Minor to make preparations for the invasion by freeing the Greeks living on the western coast and islands from Persian rule. All went well until the news arrived that Philip had been assassinated. The Macedonians were demoralized by Philip's death and were subsequently defeated by Persian forces near Magnesia.
Philip II was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom, while he was entering into the town's theatre. He was assassinated by Pausanius, one of his own bodyguards, who was himself slain by three of Philip's other bodyguards. The reasons for Philip's assassination are not now fully known, with many modern historians saying that, on the face of it, none of the ancient accounts which have come down to us appear to be credible.*Alex
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Philip II, 359 - 336. AE18. Struck after 356 BC at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Young male head, usually identified as Apollo, with hair bound in a taenia, facing right.
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Naked rider on horse prancing left, spearhead control mark beneath the horse.
Diameter: 18.00mm | Weight: 6.00gms | Die Axis: 12
SNG ANS 850 | Mionnet I: 750
The bronze series of this type is extensive and differentiated principally by the different control marks. These control marks are symbols and letters which generally appear on the reverse, very occasionally the obverse, of the coin, and they were used to identify the officials responsible for a particular issue of coinage.
Philip II won the horseback race at the 106th Olympics in 356 BC, and it is thought that the horseman on the reverse of this coin commemorates this event.
Philip II of Macedon was King of Macedon from 359 until his death in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III Arrhidaeus. In 357 BC, Philip married Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. Alexander was born in 356 BC, the same year as Philip's horse won at the Olympic Games.
The conquest and political consolidation of most of Greece during Philip's reign was achieved in part by the creation of the Macedonian phalanx which gave him an enormous advantage on the battlefield. After defeating Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC Philip II established the League of Corinth, a federation of Greek states, with him at it's head, with the intention of invading the Persian empire. In 336 BC, Philip II sent an army of 10,000 men into Asia Minor to make preparations for the invasion by freeing the Greeks living on the western coast and islands from Persian rule. All went well until the news arrived that Philip had been assassinated. The Macedonians were demoralized by Philip's death and were subsequently defeated by Persian forces near Magnesia.
Philip II was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom, while he was entering into the town's theatre. He was assassinated by Pausanius, one of his own bodyguards, who was himself slain by three of Philip's other bodyguards. The reasons for Philip's assassination are not now fully known, with many modern historians saying that, on the face of it, none of the ancient accounts which have come down to us appear to be credible.*Alex
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Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 BC. AE Tetartemorion (Dichalkon / Quarter Obol). Lifetime issue struck 336 - 323 BC at an uncertain mint in Macedonia Obverse: No legend. Young male head wearing a taenia (diadem), who is sometimes identified as Apollo, facing right.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Horse prancing right; mint-mark, below horse, torch.
Diameter: 16mm | Weight: 4.25gms | Die Axis: 7
Price:338 | Sear: 6744
SCARCE
This coin is a Type 4 (horse type) bronze Quarter-Obol (two chalkoi). This likely was one of Alexander's standard bronze denominations, half the value of his Herakles/weapons bronzes, though not seen as frequently. This specimen features a torch as a mint mark, this mint-mark was included with 34 other mint marks by Price in his work.
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Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, Father of Alexander the Great 359-336 BCEBronze AE Unit, SNG ANS 934, nice VF, Macedonian mint, 6.328g,
17.4mm, 0°, c. 359 - 336 B.C.E.
Obverse: head Apollo right wearing taenia.
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOΥ, young male rider
atop horse prancing to right, LO monogram below.
18.0 mm, 7.01 g.
Philip II expanded the size and influence of the Macedonian Kingdom,
but is perhaps best known as the father of Alexander the Great.
He personally selected the design of his coins.NORMAN K
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ROME
PB Tessera (14mm, 3.11 g, 12 h)
Modius
Horse prancing left
Rostovtsev -Ardatirion
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000411 Horse Prancing Right, Larissa Left Bouncing BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: horse prancing r. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Λ - Α (lower l. corner, upper r. corner) Larissa walking l. wearing Chiton, l. hand lowered behind her and bouncing a ball in front of her with raised r. hand. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 460 - 440 BC; Weight: .99g; Diameter: 10mm: Die axis: 180º; References, for example: Imhoof-Blumer Nymphen: p. 69 no. 186 pl. V no. 18; Herrmann Group II b 𝛃 pl. I 16; Traité IV, 654 var. legend placement, Larissa r., pl. CCXCVI, 11; BCD Thessaly I 1111 (this coin); HGC 4 486.
Provenance: Ex. Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 124 Lot 111 June 23, 2021, from the collection of “A Man In Love With Art.”; Ex. BCD Thessaly Nomos AG Auction 4 Lot 1111 May 10, 2011; Ex. Leu Numismatik 50 Lot 127 April 25, 1990.
Photo Credits: Numismatica Ars Classica
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0005 Horse Prancing Right, Larissa Seated Left on HydriaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Ο𐌔 above, horse prancing r. on groundline. All within a border of dots.
Rev: ΛA above and l., PI𐌔A in front and down (retrograde), Larissa seated l. on overturned hydria with its mouth to the r. and one side handle facing viewer, l. hand on l. knee and r. hand extended, having kicked the ball to l. on ground.1 All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 460 - 400 BC2; ; Weight: .93g; Diameter: 12mm: Die axis: 90º; References, for example: Imhoof-Blummer p. 72, 200, pl. V, 30; Herrmann Group III F/G, IIIβ Obolen Reverse VII, pl. III, 11; SNG Cop 115; Liampi 1992, 8; SNG München 59; BCD Thessaly I 1115; BCD Thessaly II 164 and 363.1; HGC 4, 491.
Notes:
1Imhoof-Blumer and Herrmann both state that Larissa is binding her sandal while Liampi 1992 notes that she is either binding or loosening her sandal. There is no mention of kicking the ball. In my description I follow BCD Thessaly I, II, and HGC because I assume that Larissa would use two hands instead of one if she were either tightening or loosening her sandal.
2This date range encompases the dates expressed in my listed references.
Provenance: Ex. CNG Triton XXV January 11 - 12, 2022 Lot 177.
Photo Credits: CNG
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0006 Rider and Larissa SeatedThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Rider on a horse prancing r. on groundline, holding a single spear transversally with petasos flying backwards and chlamys on his back, beneath horse's belly a lion's head facing r. Border of dots or small grains.1
Rev: The nymph Larissa2 seated r. on a chair with a back ending in a swan's head, r. hand resting on her lap or thigh and holding a phiale, l. arm raised with palm forward,3 Λ and Α above to l. and r. of head with R and Ι to r. of body turned 90º and downward, all within a shallow incuse square.
Denomination: silver trihemiobol; Mint: Larissa; Date: mid- to late 5th Century BC4; Weight: 1.28g5; Diameter: 13mm; Die axis: 60º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 25, 13; Warren 687 var. No mention of lion's head; Weber 2838; Traité IV, 651, pl. CCXCVI, 9; Herrmann Group II, pl. I, 7; Boston MFA 875 var. no lion's head and reference to two spears; Lorber 2008 pl. 41, 5; BCD Thessaly II 154; HGC 4, 466.
Notes:
1Forrer, BCD Thessaly II, and Hoover refer to the border as composed of dots; Babelon refers to the border as composed of small grains.
2Herrmann does not associate the figure on the reverse with the nymph Larissa. Instead he refers to the figure as a "sitting male" and cites two examples from Berlin and Warren 687 as having the indication of beards (p.9). He declares that the meaning [interpretation] of the sitter cannot be determined, but he invites us to think of a deity (p. 11). Brett in Boston MFA follows Herrmann's interpretation.
3Forrer and BCD Thessaly II state that Larissa is holding a mirror, Hoover mentions only that the arm is raised, Babelon indicates that the left arm is raised with palm forward, and Herrmann describes the left hand as raised in an "adoring gesture". On the coin here the left hand clearly has the thumb separated from the rest of the fingers with the palm facing forward; there is no indication that the hand is holding anything. I wonder what the intention of the gesture could have been.
4Dates in the sources cited here run the gamut of the 5th Century BC. Herrmann: c. 500 - 479 BC; Babelon: c. 470 - 430 BC; HGC: c. 440 - 420 BC; Forrer: c. 430 - 400 BC. In light of Kagen (2004) and his belief that Herrmann's Group I ended c. 460 BC it seems appropriate to choose the date range specified in BCD Thessaly II.
5Herrmann argues that Group II was struck on the Persian weight standard. (He believed that the same held true for Group I). Kagan (2004) demonstrates that Larissain coinage was not struck on the Persian weight standard.
The city of Larissa was named after the local water nymph, said to be the daughter of Pelasgos. He was said to be the ancestor of the pre-Greek Pelasgians. According to myth Larissa drowned while playing ball on the banks of the Peneios river. (HGC 4 p. 130).
Provenance: Ex Nomos AG December 8, 2019.
Photo Credits: Nomos AG
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0007 Horse Prancing Right Lion’s Head Right, Lion’s Head Spout Right Larissa Right Balancing HydriaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: horse prancing r., lion's head above facing r. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Λ-Α above l. to r., R-[I] in front and downwards, Larissa standing r. and balancing hydra on her raised l. knee, behind is a spout in the form of a lion's head from which pours water. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 440 - 420 BC1; Weight: .95g; Diameter: 11.5mm: Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 25, 15; Imhoof-Blumer Nymphen: p. 69 no. 184 pl. V no. 16; Herrmann Group II pl. I 14 and 15; McClean II 4600 var. horse standing, no mention of lion's head on obv.; SNG München 54 and 55 var. lion’s head on obv. interpreted as a Lotus flower; Lorber 2008 pl. 41, 6; BCD Thessaly II 358.1; HGC 4, 482 var. horse standing and no mention of water pouring from the lion's head spout.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4
Provenance: Ex Nomos Obolos 15 Webauction Lot 169 May 24, 2020.
Photo Credits: Nomos AG
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00071 Horse Prancing Left Lion’s Head Left, Lion’s Head Spout Right Larissa Right Balancing HydriaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: horse prancing l., lion’s head above facing l. [protruding tongue or stream of water?]. All within a border of dots.
Rev: [Λ]-Α above l. to r., R-I in front and downwards, Larissa standing r. and balancing hydra on her raised l. knee, behind is a spout in the form of a lion’s head from which pours water. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 440 - 420 BC1; Weight: .95g; Diameter: 13 mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Herrmann Group II b 𝛼, pl. I 13; BCD Thessaly I 1433.5 var. no lion’s head above horse; BCD Thessaly II 160; HGC 4 483.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4
Provenance: Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. December 10, 2023
Photo Credits: Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.
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0008 Thessalos Wrestling Bull Left, Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: The hero Thessalos1 to l. naked, except for chlamys and petasos both attached to his neck by a cord and flying in the air, wrestling a bull charging l., plant to l. and below between Thessalos' legs, [TO in exergue?]. All within a border of dots.
Rev: ΛΑ above, ΡΙΣΑ below (retrograde), bridled horse prancing r. with loose rein. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 440 - 420 BC2; Weight: 5.47g; Diameter: 19.5mm: Die axis: 90º; References, for example: Weber 2834 var. no mention of plant between legs or TO in obv. exergue; Herrmann Group III Series C pl. II, 1; BCD Thessaly I 1123 var. reverse legend; BCD Thessaly II 366.1; HGC 4, 416 var. no mention of plant between legs.
Notes:
1Considered the ancestor of all Thessalians. The figure is also sometimes considered to be Jason (of Jason and the Argonauts), who according to one tradition was the father of Thessalos (HGC 4, p. 132).
2This is the date given in HGC 4. According to Lorber 2008 this coin should be placed in the revived bull wrestling drachm coinage, beginning c. 450 - 440 BC.
Provenance: Ex CNG Electronic Auction 465 Lot 74 April 8, 2020 (from the Frank M. Martin collection)
Photo Credits: CNG
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0009 Thessalos Wrestling Bull Right, Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: The hero Thessalos1 to r. naked, except for chlamys around his shoulders and petasos, flying in the air, attached to his neck by a cord, holding with both hands a band that is around the forehead of a bull leaping r. All within a border of dots (not here visible).
Rev: ΛΑΡΙ above, Σ to the r. (not here visible), ΙΑ below (not here visible), bridled horse with trailing rein prancing r., no ground line. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC2; Weight: 6.06g; Diameter: 18mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Lorber 2008, pl. 43, 59 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 372.7 (same dies); HGC 4, 423 (same obv.).
Notes:
1Considered the ancestor of all Thessalians. The figure is also sometimes considered to be Jason (of Jason and the Argonauts), who according to one tradition was the father of Thessalos (HGC 4, p. 132).
2This is the date given in HGC 4. According to Lorber 2008 this coin should be placed in the revived bull wrestling drachm coinage, beginning c. 450 - 440 BC.
This type is related to the Thessalian sport of bull wrestling (taurokathapsia) "...regularly showcased at the Taureia games honoring Poseidon Taureios." (HGC 4, p. 132).
Provenance: Ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics May 28, 2019; from the BCD collection, reportedly found 8 kms west of Pharsalus, May 1997.
Photo credits: Shanna Schmidt Numismatics
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00092 Horse Prancing Left, Larissa Right with Wreath and BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Horse prancing l. on ground line. ΟΣ above with the Σ reversed. All within border of dots.
Rev: Larissa standing on ground line facing the viewer, head turned l. [viewer’s .r], wreath in raised l. hand and ball in lowered r. hand. On r. ΛΑ upwards, on l. ΡΙΣΑ downwards and retrograde. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: .98g; Diameter: 12mm: Die axis: 330º; References, for example: Imhoof-Blummer p. 71, 193/pl. V, 25; Herrmann Group III Small Denominations under E, III 𝛂 Obols rev. II, pl. II, 20; BCD Thessaly II 364.3; HCG 495.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4.
Provenance: Ex. Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 123 May 9, 2021; Ex CNG e-sale 252, March 23, 2011 lot 46.
Photo Credits: Numismatica Ars Classica
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00093 Horse Prancing Right, Larissa Left with Wreath and BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Horse prancing r. on ground line. Ο[𐌔] above. All within border of dots.
Rev: Larissa standing on ground line facing the viewer, head turned r. [viewer's l.], wreath in raised r. hand and ball in lowered l. hand. On l. and below an A, on r. and downward ΛΑΡΙ𐌔. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: 1.00g; Diameter: 13mm: Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BCD Thessaly II 363.3 and 364.1 [this coin]; HGC 4, 496.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4.
Provenance: Ex Dr. Martina Dieterle March 22, 2021; Ex BCD Thessaly, January 3, 2012.
Photo Credits: Dr. Martina Dieterle
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000931 Horse Prancing Left, Larissa Left With Hydra In Front On GroundThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv:horse prancing l. on groundline. 𐌔Ο above. All within border of dots.
Rev: ΛΑΡ r. and down, Ι𐌔Α l. and up, Larissa standing facing l., r. hand raised, l. hand lowered downward behind her and holding wreath, hydria standing on ground in front on l. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: .95g; Diameter: 14mm: Die axis: 160º; References, for example: Warren 694 var. legend and horse r.; Traité IV, 685 var. legend and horse r., pl. CCXCVII, 18; Boston MFA 883 var. legend and horse r., pl. 48, 883; Liampi 1992, 11 var. horse r.2; BCD Thessaly II 363.4 var. legend and horse r.; HGC 4 493 var. legend and horse r.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4.
2Liampi 1992 does not provide a legend with the reference.
Provenance: Ex. Numismatik Naumann Auction 106 Lot 148 August 1, 2021.
Photo Credits: Numismatik Naumann
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00094 Horse Prancing Left, Larissa Playing With BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: horse prancing l. on ground line. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Larissa standing l., tossing a ball with her r. hand and pulling up her dress with her l. hand, ΛΑΡ r. and downwards, ΙΣΑ l. and downwards. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: 0.86g; Diameter: 10mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Traité IV, 679, pl. CCXCVII, 12 var. horse prancing r.; Hermann Group III Small Denominations under F and G, III β Obols rev. I, pl. III, 12; SNG Cop vol 11, 114; BCD Thessaly II 161; HGC 4, 499 var. legend is Λ-Α-Ρ-Ι.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4
Provenance: Ex London Ancient Coins November 14, 2020.
Photo Credits: London Ancient Coins
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Tracy Aiello
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00098 Larissa Profile Left, Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: [ΛAPlΣA in small letters l. and up], head of Larissa facing l., hair bound at top of head, triple drop earring, pearl necklace. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Bridled horse with tail in an upright curl prancing r. on ground line, ΛAP above, I in front of horse’s head, ΣAI down and in front, ΩN up and behind.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 370 - 360 BC1; Weight: 5.78g; Diameter: 19mm: Die axis: 330º; References, for example: Hermann Group V, pl. IV, 16; Liampi 1992, 25; Lorber 2008, pl. 45, 100; BCD Thessaly I 1133; BCD Thessaly II 183; HGC 4, 448.
Notes:
1This date range fits within BCD Thessaly I and II, Lorber 2008, and HGC 4.
Despite the absence of ΛAPlΣA in tiny letters in front of Larissa’s head (with 25x magnification I can detect what are perhaps very, very faint indications of parts of the legend), the shape of the mouth, the chin, and the stray lock of hair in front of Larissa’s forehead lead me to determine that this is an example of BCD Thessaly I 1133 and II 183 and not 1134 and 184 respectively. Thus, this is an example of, per BCD Thessaly I and Lorber 2008, Larissa’s profile in the style of Euainetos at Syracuse.
Provenance: Ex. CNG Electronic Auction 505 December 1, 2021 Lot 124, from the Sigmund collection.
Photo Credits: CNG
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Tracy Aiello
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000993 Larissa ¾ Left, Rider on Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa 3/4 facing l., an ampyx in her hair, wearing a simple necklace and what looks like a single globule earring hanging from the bottom of the base of the last lock of hair on the r. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Thessalian cavalryman on prancing horse r., wearing chlamys and petasos. ΛAPI above l., Σ downwards in front of horse, AIΩN in exergue below the ground line.
Denomination: silver trihemiobol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. late 4th/early 3rd Century BC1; Weight: 1.38g; Diameter: 13.3mm: Die axis: 180º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 30 nos. 69 and 70, pl. VI, no. 6; Weber 2855, pl. 110; McClean 4631, pl. on p. 173, no. 25; SNG Cop vol. 11, 134; SGCV I 2128; SNG Ashmolean 3890 and 3891; BCD Thessaly II 341; HGC 4, 515.
Notes:
1This is the date provided in BCD Thessaly II.
Provenance: Ex. Zuzim September 16, 2021.
Photo Credits: Zuzim
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Tracy Aiello
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0009931 Larissa ¾ Left, Rider on Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa 3/4 facing l., an ampyx in her hair, wearing a simple necklace, [a single globule earring hanging from the bottom of the base of the last lock of hair on the r]. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Thessalian cavalryman on prancing horse r., wearing chlamys and petasos. [Λ]API above l., [Σ] downwards in front of horse, [AIΩN] in exergue below the ground line.
Denomination: Obol (?); Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 395 - 344/3 BC1; Weight: 1.04g; Diameter: 11mm: Die axis: 180º; References, for example: Traité VI, 724, pl. CCXCIX, 12; Herrmann Group VII 1 Series B pl. VI, 1 var. mention of a whip and different legend orientation, although he allows for variations.
Notes:
1This is the date provided in Herrmann.
Provenance: Ex. Bermondsey Coins, December 26, 2023
Photo Credits: Bermondsey Coins
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005. Nero 54-68AD. AE Sestertius, Rome mint, 63AD. DECVRSIO. 38.6mmObv. Laureate ead right, wearing aegis NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P
Rev. Nero on horseback prancing right, wearing cuirass, short tunic, and billowing cloak, spear in right hand, to right soldier moving right. carrying vexillum; to leftin shallow relief, soldier running right DECVRSIO in ex
BMCRE 155; Cohen 94, RIC I 176 var (obv legend)
38.6mm, 180o, 63 A.D. Rome mint.
This sestertius was an early emission from the Rome Mint, which resumed striking bronze after about 10 years of inactivity. The talented engraver, perhaps with extra time for this initial project, produced one of the best dies in the entire imperial bronze series. The special style, complemented by superior execution, has similarities to later medallions.
The fine expressive portrait has higher relief than the more common Lugdunum issues.
The reverse uses the roundness of the flan and three geometric planes of relief to both present the scene in a format that draws the eye to the emperor and show movement that is lacking on almost all other Roman coins. The rare use of geometric planes was repeated on ADLOCVTIO sestertii of Galba five years later, perhaps the work of the same artist. Rome sestertii after 70 A.D. are of far less impressive style.
The lack of SC leaves the reverse fields uncluttered. SC stood for Senatus Consultum, "By Decree of the Senate" and signified the role of the Senate in the minting of brass and bronze coinage. Many sestertii of Caligula and some brass and bronze of Nero lack SC. Subsequent issues include SC again, until inflation produced the demise of the sestertius under Gallienus, c. 265 ADLordBest
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0117 - Iceni - AR unitObv/ Double crescent over vertical garland.
Rev/ Horse prancing r., corn ear above, dots around: below, ECEN.
Ag, 13.9 mm, 1.22 g
Mint: Iceni.
ABC 1657
ex-Chris Rudd, Liz’s List 53, lot 33dafnis
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0188 - Denarius Septimius Severus 198-200 ACObv/ L SEP SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head of S.Severus r.
Rev/ PROFECT AVGG FEL, S.Severus in military dress on prancing horse r., holding spear.
Ag, 18.0 mm, 3.41 g
Mint: Rome
RIC IV.I/138 [S] – BMCRE V/134
ex-Karel de Geus, auction 37, lot 2911dafnis
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0735 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 124-27 AD EmperorReference.
RIC III, 645; Strack 590; RIC III, 735
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery
Rev.COS III S C EXPED AVG in ex.
Hadrian, riding prancing horse left, raising his right hand.
27.85 gr.
33 mm.okidoki
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0735 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 124-27 AD EmperorReference.
RIC III, 645; Strack 590; RIC III, 735
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery
Rev.COS III S C EXPED AVG in ex.
Hadrian, riding prancing horse left, raising his right hand.
25.58 gr
32 mm
6hokidoki
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1093 - L. Flaminius Chilo, Denarius Rome mint, 109 or 108 BC
Helmeted head of Roma right, ROMA behind head and X below chin
L·FLAMINI/CILO in two lines at exergue. Victory in prancing biga right
19 mm, 3,83 gr
Ref : RCV # 179, RSC Flaminia # 1, Sydenham #540, RBW # 1144, Crawford # 302/1.
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collectionPotator II
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16th Century Cholas India Gold Fannam Uncirculated 0.30 grams16th Century Cholas India Gold Fannam that grades uncirculated. The coin weighs 0.30 grams with a diameter of 7 mm. The obverse depicts a prancing elephant and the reverse has an inscription.
_46Antonivs Protti
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196_Septimius_Severus_As_RIC_731_1Septimius Severus (193 – 211 AD)
AE As, Rome, 196
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII;
Laureate head right
ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO, SC in exergue;
Severus on horse, prancing right, holding up right hand, he is preceded by a soldier
12,28 gr, 25 mm
RIC IVa, 731; BMC V, 607 (Pl. 26, 1); C. 9ga77
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22111 Philip II/EquestrianPhillip II/Equestrian
359-336 B.C.
Obverse: APOLLO
Diademed head of Apollo right
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY
Nude Rider on Prancing Horse. Strung Bow beneath. PHILLIP in Greek
above. Delta V is behind horse.
Mint: Macadonia 14.5mm 5.78g
SNGANS 901 Ex Frascatius coin
Blayne W
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23.10. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., H-352, CNH I.-292, U-264, AR-Denarius, Rare! #123.10. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., H-352, CNH I.-292, U-264, AR-Denarius, Rare! #1
avers: RЄX STЄPAHS, Crowned head of the king left, the border of dots.
reverse: Hebrew letter (pe) between two animals prancing with their back to each other, looking backward, the border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11,5-12,5mm, weight: 0,63g, axis: 7h,
mint: , date: 1270-1272 A.D., ref: Huszár-352, CNH I.-292, Unger-264,
CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., Rare!
Q-001quadrans
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359-336 BCPhilip II
AE Unit
Obverse:Head of Apollo left
Reverse:Youth on horse prancing;ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ above ; E below
17.40 mm 5.89gm
SEAR 6699maik
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359-336 BC Philip II
AE Unit
Obverse:Head of Apollo right
Reverse:Youth on horse prancing; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ above ; E below
18.21mm 7.79gm
SEAR 6698maik
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359-336 BC - Philip II - Lindgren II 1272 - Youth on Horse ReverseKing: Philip II of Macedonia (r. 359-336 BC)
Date: 359-336 BC
Size: AE15
Condition: Fine
Obverse: Head of Apollo right wearing tania
Reverse: Φ I Λ I Γ Γ O Y
Youth on horse prancing left, right hand raised - or- whiping horse with right.
"N" below
Uncertain Macedonian mint
Lindgren II 1272; SNG Cop. 614; SNG ANS 939
6.54g; 15.9mm; 90°Pep
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359-336 BC - Philip II - Youth on Horse ReverseKing: Philip II of Macedonia (r. 359-336 BC)
Date: 359-336 BC
Size: AE16
Condition: Fair
Obverse: Head of Apollo right wearing tania
Reverse: Φ I Λ I Γ Γ O Y
Youth on horse prancing right.
"N" below
Uncertain Macedonian mint
5.43g; 16.1mm; 345°Pep
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359-336 BC PhilipIIMacedonian KIngdom Philip II
AE Double Unit
Obverse:Head of Apollo right
Reverse:Youth on horse prancing, FILIPPOY above , E below
21.80mm 8.64gmmaik
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400-350 BC - Maroneia, Thrace - Horse Obverse - Vine in Square ReverseMaroneia, Thrace
Date: ca. 400-350 BC
Condition: Fair
Size: AE14
Obverse: Horse prancing right; NK monogram beneath
Reverse: MAPΩNITΩN (or similar) around three sides of linear square containing vine; monogram on one side?
2.69g; 14.6mm; 15°Pep
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400-350 BC - Maroneia, Thrace - Sear 1636 - Horse Obverse - Vine in Square ReverseMaroneia, Thrace
Date: ca. 400-350 BC
Condition: Fair
Size: AE17
Obverse: Horse prancing right; NK monogram beneath.
Reverse: MAPΩNITΩN around three sides of linear square containing vine; YE monogram beneath.
Sear 1636; BMC Thrace, pg. 129, #65;
SNG Cop, Thrace, #628-633
3.35g; 17.0mm; 135°Pep
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400-350 BC - Maroneia, Thrace - Sear 1636 - Horse Obverse - Vine in Square Reverse - 2nd ExampleMaroneia, Thrace
Date: ca. 400-350 BC
Condition: Fair
Size: AE14
Obverse: Horse prancing right; NK monogram beneath.
Reverse: MAPΩNITΩN around three sides of linear square containing vine; YE monogram beneath.
Sear 1636; BMC Thrace, pg. 129, #65;
SNG Cop, Thrace, #628-633
2.90g; 14.0mm; 330°Pep
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400-350 BC - Maroneia, Thrace - Sear 1636 - Horse Obverse - Vine in Square Reverse - 3rd ExampleMaroneia, Thrace
Date: ca. 400-350 BC
Condition: Fair
Size: AE15
Obverse: Horse prancing right; NK monogram beneath.
Reverse: MAPΩNITΩN around three sides of linear square containing vine; YE monogram beneath.
Sear 1636; BMC Thrace, pg. 129, #65;
SNG Cop, Thrace, #628-633
3.17g; 15.1mm; 315°Pep
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712a, Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D.Domitian, as Caesar, AR Denarius. 77-78 AD; RIC 242, VF, 18mm, 3.18grams. Obverse: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIA[NVS], laureate head right ; Reverse: COS V below man with hand raised out behind him on horse prancing right. RSC 49a. Scarce. Ex Zuzim Judaea.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families
Titus Flavius Domitianus(A.D. 81-96)
John Donahue
College of William and Mary
Domitian was born in Rome on 24 October A.D. 51, the youngest son of Vespasian, Roman emperor (A.D. 69-79) and Domitilla I, a treasury clerk's daughter. Little is known about Domitian in the turbulent 18 months of the four (five?) emperors, but in the aftermath of the downfall of Vitellius in A.D. 69 he presented himself to the invading Flavian forces, was hailed as Caesar, and moved into the imperial residence.
As emperor, Domitian was to become one of Rome's foremost micromanagers, especially concerning the economy. Shortly after taking office, he raised the silver content of the denarius by about 12% (to the earlier level of Augustus), only to devaluate it in A.D. 85, when the imperial income must have proved insufficient to meet military and public expenses.
Domitian's reach extended well beyond the economy. Late in A.D. 85 he made himself censor perpetuus, censor for life, with a general supervision of conduct and morals. The move was without precedent and, although largely symbolic, it nevertheless revealed Domitian's obsessive interest in all aspects of Roman life. An ardent supporter of traditional Roman religion, he also closely identified himself with Minerva and Jupiter, publicly linking the latter divinity to his regime through the Ludi Capitolini, the Capitoline Games, begun in A.D.86. Held every four years in the early summer, the Games consisted of chariot races, athletics and gymnastics, and music, oratory and poetry.
Beyond Rome, Domitian taxed provincials rigorously and was not afraid to impose his will on officials of every rank. Consistent with his concern for the details of administration, he also made essential changes in the organization of several provinces and established the office of curator to investigate financial mismanagement in the cities. Other evidence points to a concern with civic improvements of all kinds, from road building in Asia Minor, Sardinia and near the Danube to building and defensive improvements in North Africa.
While the military abilities of Vespasian and Titus were genuine, those of Domitian were not. Partly as an attempt to remedy this deficiency, Domitian frequently became involved in his own military exploits outside of Rome. He claimed a triumph in A.D. 83 for subduing the Chatti in Gaul, but the conquest was illusory. Final victory did not really come until A.D. 89. In Britain, similar propaganda masked the withdrawal of Roman forces from the northern borders to positions farther south, a clear sign of Domitian's rejection of expansionist warfare in the province.
Domitian's autocratic tendencies meant that the real seat of power during his reign resided with his court. The features typically associated with later courts - a small band of favored courtiers, a keen interest in the bizarre and the unusual (e.g., wrestlers, jesters, and dwarves), and a highly mannered, if somewhat artificial atmosphere, characterized Domitian's palace too, whether at Rome or at his Alban villa, some 20 kilometers outside of the capital.
On 18 September, A.D. 96, Domitian was assassinated and was succeeded on the very same day by M. Cocceius Nerva, a senator and one of his amici. The sources are unanimous in stressing that this was a palace plot, yet it is difficult to determine the level of culpability among the various potential conspirators.
In many ways, Domitian is still a mystery - a lazy and licentious ruler by some accounts, an ambitious administrator and keeper of traditional Roman religion by others. As many of his economic, provincial, and military policies reveal, he was efficient and practical in much that he undertook, yet he also did nothing to hide the harsher despotic realities of his rule. This fact, combined with his solitary personality and frequent absences from Rome, guaranteed a harsh portrayal of his rule. The ultimate truths of his reign remain difficult to know.
Copyright (C) 1997, John Donahue.
Published: De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families http://www.roman-emperors.org/startup.htm. Used by permission.
Perhaps the reverse of this Domitian/Horseman specimen depicts Domitian as he rode a white horse behind his father, Vespasian, and his brother, Titus, during their joint triumph celebrating their victory over Judaea (see: Suetonius. The Twelve Caesars. Trans. Robert Graves. London: Penguin, 2003. 304).
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
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Aeolis Kyme Tetradrachm c 146 BC SOLDObs- The Amazon Kyme facing right wearing taenia
Die flaw on cheek
16.80gm 32 mm
A Stephanophoric tetradrachm
Rev - Horse prancing right raised forelock, below one handled cup
Right Field : ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ
Exergue ΜΗΤΡΟΦΑΝΗΣ magistrate
All within wreath
SOLD
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Aeolis, KymeAE13
300-200 B.C.
13mm, 2.40g
GCV-4189 var.
Obverse:
Head of the Amazon Kyme right
Reverse:
Forepart of prancing horse right. Onehandled vase behind. Magistrates name below.
KY above
ΛEΣBI.ΣWill J
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AIOLIS, KYME250 - 190 BC
AE 18 X 21.5 mm 7.28 g
O: Head of the Amazon Kyme right in taenia and earring
R: KY above horse prancing right, one-handled cup below raised left foreleglaney
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AIOLIS, KYME250 - 150 BC
AE 20 mm max. 6.22 g
O: Head of the Amazon Kyme, right, in taenia and earring
R: KY above horse prancing right, one-handled cup below raised left foreleglaney
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AIOLIS, KYME320 - 250 B.C.
AE 15.5 mm; 3.79 g
O: forepart of a prancing horse right, KY above; magistrate's name below
R: one-handled vase, monogram left
Kyme mint, SNG Cop 81 var (monogram); cf. BMC Troas p. 108, 48 (MENISKOS); SNG München 452 ff., SNGvA 1628, SNG Tübingen 2696 f. (diff. magistrates),laney
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AIOLIS, KYME320 - 250 B.C.
AE 16 mm; 3.82 g
O: forepart of a prancing horse right, KY above; magistrate's name below
R: one-handled vase, monogram left
Kyme mint, SNG Cop 81 var (monogram); cf. BMC Troas p. 108, 48 (MENISKOS); SNG München 452 ff., SNGvA 1628, SNG Tübingen 2696 f. (diff. magistrates),laney
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AIOLIS, KYME320 - 250 B.C.
AE 16.8 mm; 4.36 g
O: forepart of a prancing horse right, KY above; magistrate's name below
R: one-handled vase, monogram left
Kyme mint, SNG Cop 81 var (monogram); cf. BMC Troas p. 108, 48 (MENISKOS); SNG München 452 ff., SNGvA 1628, SNG Tübingen 2696 f. (diff. magistrates),laney
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AIOLIS, KYME320 - 250 B.C.
AE 16 mm; 3.34 g
O: forepart of a prancing horse right, KY above; magistrate's name below
R: one-handled vase, monogram left
Kyme mint, SNG Cop 81 var (monogram); cf. BMC Troas p. 108, 48 (MENISKOS); SNG München 452 ff., SNGvA 1628, SNG Tübingen 2696 f. (diff. magistrates),laney
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AIOLIS, KYME3rd Century B.C.
AE 15 mm; 2.67 g
O: head of Amazon Kyme right;
R: forepart of prancing horse right, vase with one handle behind, magistrates name below
Kyme mint; BMC p. 109, 54; SNG Cop 88; S 4189 var (magistrate)laney
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AIOLIS, KYME--COUNTERMARKEDca 3rd - 2nd Century BC
AE 19.5 mm 6.37 g
O: Head of the Amazon Kyme right in taenia and earring - countermark on lower side of head.
R: KU[MAI-WN]- horse prancing right, one-handled cup below; magistrate PUQAS
cf BMC 67-68; SNGvA 1635; SNG Cop. 102laney
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Alaisa, Sicilycirca 340 BC
AE22 (22mm, 9.06g)
O: Griffin springing left.
R: Horse prancing left; [KAINON] in ex.(?)
HGC 2, 509 (as Kainon); SNG ANS 1169; Hunter 165,1; Sear 1048; BMC 2 29,6
ex Jack H. Beymer
My first ancient coin.Enodia
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Alexander the great, Macedonia 336-323 B.C. AE 14mm. Alexander the great, Macedonia 336-323 B.C.
Obv. Head of Apollo right.
Rev. ALEXANDROY, prancing horse right; monogram below.
Lee S
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Alexander I, Tetrobol; Horse/ Crested helmetAlexander I, King of Aigai, Macedonia, 495-454 B.C. AR Tetrobol. 2.0g, 14mm. Horse prancing right / Crested helmet right in linear square within shallow incuse. SNGCop 486. Podiceps
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Alexander IIIAlexander III the Great 356-323 b.c
Bronze AE16
Obverse:Head of Apollo right , hair bound with tainia
Reverse:Horse prancing;ALEXANDPOY above
16.56mm 3.60gm
SEAR 6744maik
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Alexander III half unitAlexander III
Life time AE half-unit, uncertain Macedonian mint.
Obv- Apollo
Rev- Prancing horse bellow and AΛEΞAN above.
336-323 BC.
Price 356
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Alexander III half unitAlexander III
Life time AE half-unit, uncertain Macedonian mint.
Obv- Apollo
Rev- Prancing horse bellow and AΛEΞAN above.
336-323 BC.
Price 356JayAg47
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Alexander the Great, free horse, A below, Æ15Alexander (III) the Great, 336-323 B.C., Æ15, (3.4g) Head of Apollo right, hair bound with tainia. / ALEXANDROU Horse prancing right, A below. Sear GCV II 6744 (A instead of thunderbolt). Ex Lanz (who attributed this as Alexander II without further reference)Podiceps
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Alexander the Great, free horse, dolphin, Æ15Alexander (III) the Great, 336-323 B.C. Æ15, (4.4g) Head of Apollo right, hair bound with tainia. / ALEXANDROU Horse prancing right, dolphin below. Sear GCV II 6744 var (dolphin instead of thunderbolt). Ex Lanz (who attributed this as Alexander II without further reference)Podiceps
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Ancient Greece: Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) AE20 Unit, Uncertain Mint (SNG ANS 850; Mionnet I, 750)Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia.
Rev.: ΦILIΠΠOY, Naked youth on horse prancing right on ground line, spearhead below.
Quant.Geek
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Ancient Greek / Kings of Macedonia / Philip II.1/5th Tetradrachm / 323-315 BC.
Obverse : Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia .
Reverse : Youth on horseback prancing right.
From the Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam
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Anonymous Æ Litra; Head of Apollo r. / Horse leftAnonymous, litra, before 211 B.C. 15mm, 2.4g. Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: ROMA Horse prancing left with loose reins. Sydenham 28. Crawford 26/3. ex areich, photo credit areichPodiceps
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Anonymous Æ Semuncia; Turreted female r. / Horse & naked riderAnonymous. 217-215 BC. Æ Semuncia. Turreted female bust right (Cybele?), wearing drapery and necklace / Naked rider, holding whip, on horse prancing right; ROMA below. Crawford 39/5; Sydenham 97; BMC 136.Podiceps
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Anonymous Feather Cr 163 LunaCrawford 163 Feather (179-170BC)
Denarius
Ob: helmeted head of Roma right; border of dots
Rev: Luna in biga right (over figure’s head crescent moon), with horses prancing; below feather; in exergue ROMA. Line border
BMCRR I 394
Sydenham 325 Diana
The crescent moon is more visible in hand than this scan. In addition, this coin has pretty iridescent highlights that are much more prominent in hand.
rennrad12020
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Anonymous, Thessalonica, Macedon, AE20, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣAE20
AE
Greek Imperial: Thessalonica, Macedon
Anonymous
Issued: 181 - 137BC
20.00 x 18.00mm 7.10gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Athena wearing Corinthian helmet, right; beaded border.
R: ΘΕΣΣΑ-Λ[Ο]-ΝΙΚΗΣ; Horse, prancing right.
Exergue: Caduceus
Thessalonica, Macedon Mint
SNG ANS 770-2; BMC 40.
CSNS Harlan Berk Pick Bin
4/28/22 6/4/22Nicholas Z
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Antoninus Pius, Medaillon of AD 139Æ Medaillon (51,03g, Ø 40,5mm, 10h). Rome, AD 139.
Obv.: IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head left.
Rev.: P M TR POT / COS II in two lines low in field, Victory in prancing biga right.
Cohen 647 (300 fr.) var. (bust type); BMCRM 3, p.7 and Pl.VIII,2 var. (bust type), Strack 523 var. (bust type); Banti 303 var. (bust type); Gnecchi 1912 Vol II 36, p.13 var.; and Pl.46,8 var. (bust type)
Ex Naville Numismatics Live Auction 18, November, 2015; ex Kunst und Munzen 29 (Lugano 20-21 May 1993), lot 409.
All references above point to a single specimen in the British Museum. The present specimen has been struck from the same reverse die, but the obverse bust type is completely different: laureate head left, while the BM specimen has draped, cuirassed laureate bust right.Charles S
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Armenia, Levon III. (1303/5-1307), AR Takvorin, Cilician Armenia, Nercessian, Armenian Coins 421, Levon riding right, #1Armenia, Levon III. (1303/5-1307), AR Takvorin, Cilician Armenia, Nercessian, Armenian Coins 421, Levon riding right, #1
avers: ✠ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ ՍԻ (Shineal I Kaghakn I Sis = Struck in the City of Sis), Lion prancing right, long cross behind, dot in the left field.
reverse: ✠ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Levon, Takavor Hayots = Levon, King of the Armenians), Levon, with head facing and holding cruciform staff, on horse prancing right, cluster of pellets to right, Armenian letter below in front.
exergue:-/-//--, diameter: 20,0-21,5mm, weight: 4,41g, axis: 6h,
mint: Cilician Armenia, date: 1303-1307 A.D., ref: Armenian Coin type 421; cf. CCA 1753.,
Q-001quadrans
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Arverni - 1st Century B.C.AR Drachm, 1st Century B.C., 13mm, 1.56g, ~0°, Delestrée:3389
Obv: Head left.
Rev: Horse prancing left.Marti Vltori
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Asia Minor, Aiolis, Kyme, Amazon Kyme, Horse, TetradrachmAiolis, Kyme
Tetradrachm
ca. 165-140 BC
Amphiktyon, magistrate
Obv.: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia
Rev.: ΚΥΜΑΙΩΝ, Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below, AMΦIKTYΩN in exergue; all within wreath.
AR, 31.6mm, 16.47g
Ref.: BMC 83, Oakley 77shanxi
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Asia Minor, Aiolis, Kyme, Amazon Kyme, Horse, Tetradrachm, EuktemonAiolis, Kyme
Tetradrachm
ca. 165-140 BC
Euktemon, magistrate
Obv.: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia
Rev.: Horse prancing right, one-handled cup below, KYMAIΩN to right, EYKTHMΩN in exergue; all within laurel wreath.
AR, 16.24g, 31mm, 1h.
Ref.: SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 77
Ex Roma Numismatcs, E-sale 46, Lot 147
Ex Savoca Coins London, 1st Silver Auction, Lot 46shanxi
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BAKTRIA – EUTHYDEMOS I – AE – HERAKLES – HORSEBAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. Æ Double Unit (9,07g). Struck circa 225-208/6 BC. Bearded head of Herakles right / Horse prancing right.; HGC 12, 53.Antonivs Protti
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Baktria, Antimachos II. Winged Nike & King on Horseback Drachm.Antimachos II. 174-165 BC. AR Drachm (2.31 gm, 16.6mm, 11h) of Paropamisadai or Gandhara. Winged Nike advancing left holding wreath & palm. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Monogram ᛖ over ⟙ to inner left. / Helmeted king prancing on horseback right, head facing. Karosthi legend Maharajasa jayadharasa Antimakhasa (of Great King Antimachos the Victory-bearer). nEF. Ponterio CCIF 142 (2007) #1707. Toned. Bopearachchi Série 1C #4-11, Smithsonian #24-27; BMC 5-7; HGC 12 #124; MIG 1 Type 135d; SNG ANS 9 #399-408; SNG Cop 7 (Parthia-India) #349-350.Anaximander
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Baktria, Eukratides I viewed from back & Dioskouri Tetradrachm.Eukratides I. 171-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.94 gm, 32.6mm, 12h). Heroic diademed bust of Eukratides from back, wearing horned Boiotian helmet & wielding spear. / Mounted Dioskouri prancing right, holding spears & palms. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΤΙΔΟΥ. Monogram ⩚ inside 🝊 to right. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 1999. Bopearachchi Série 8B #56-59; HGC 12 #132; MIG 1 Type 179a; Sear Greek 7571; SNG ANS 9 #485. Anaximander
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Baktria, Eukratides I. Drachm. Eukratides I. 171-145 BC. AR Drachm (3.88 gm, 18mm, 12h). Diademed & draped bust of Eukratides r. in Boiotian helmet adorned with bull horn & ear. / Mounted Dioskouri prancing r., holding spears & palms. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΤΙΔΟΥ. ⎹A⎸monogram to lower r. VF. CNG EA 112 #91. Bopearachchi Série 7I #54; BMC 18; MIG 1 Type 178c; HGC 12 #136; SNG ANS 9 #479-482; SNG Cop 7 #274.Anaximander
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Baktria, Graeco-Baktrian Kings, Euthydemos I., Æ Double Unit, 235-200 BC.Baktria, Graeco-Baktrian Kings, Euthydemos I.,
Æ Double Unit (21-23 mm / 7.02 g), 235-200 BC.,
Obv.: Bare head of Hercules right.
Rev.: [B]AΣIΛEΩS above, EYΘYΔHMOY below, horse prancing right.
Sear GC 7523 ; Mitchiner, Indogreek 87 ; Bopearachchi Série 17A ; SNG ANS 146ff ; BMC India 8, 6 .
my ancient coin database
Arminius
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Baktria, Hermaios & KalliopeHermaios & Kalliope. 105-90 BC. AR Drachm (2.44 gm, 16mm, 12h). Jugated and diademed bust of king & queen, r. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ-ΚΑΛΛΙΟΠΗΣ. / King prancing r. on horseback w/ spear & bow. Monogram to r. Karosthi legend Maharajasa tratarasa Heramayasa Kaliapaya (of Great King Hermaios the Savior [and] Kalliope). VF. Bopearachchi Série 2A; HGC 12 #288; MIG 3 Type 408a; Sear Greek II #7732; SNG ANS 9 #1321 corr. (reading of monogram); SNG Cop 7 (Parthia-India) #368.
Anaximander
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Baktria, PhiloxenosPhiloxenos. 125-110 BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.97 gm, 25mm, 12h). Draped & diademed bust of Philoxenos r. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΞΕΝΟΥ. / Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed king prancing on horseback r. Monograms Σ below and \ inside ⊟ to its r. Karosthi legend Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa (of Great King Philoxenos the Unconquered). EF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2000. Bopearachchi Série 3H #2; MIG Type 338g; HGC 12 #267; Sear Greek 7663; SNG ANS 9 #1164. Anaximander
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Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, Æ Dichalkon Head of Heracles right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY above and below horse prancing right.
SNG ANS 9, 146-165; Kritt AK-1; Mitchiner 87; HGC 12, 53.
Ai Khanoum 225-208/6 BC.
(24 mm, ca. 8 g, 6h).
The fabric of this coin, characterized by its thick flan and beveled obverse edge, plus the 6 o’clock die axis, indicate that it is a product of the mint at Ai Khanoum. This coin type was the most abundant in the Ai Khanoum excavations with 48 examples recorded. The issue preceded the invasion of Baktria and the capture of Ai Khanoum by Antiochos III in 208-206 BC. Subsequent Euthydemid bronze coinage was restricted to the mint at Baktra/Balkh, typified by a coin fabric consisting of a thin flan.
n.igma
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Bithynia (Prusias II Cynegus "The Hunter")Metal/Size: AE22; Weight: 6.17 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Bithynia; Date: 182-149 BCE; Obverse: Head of Dionysos right wreathed with ivy. Reverse: Centaur Cheiron prancing right, playing kithara (lyre), possible monogram to right (Nikomedeia) under leg of horse - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ (Of King Prusias). References: Recueil 1.2 p. 225, #26; SNG Cop. #635; HGC #629; Sear #7266.museumguy
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Calabria Tarentum AR didrachmCalabria Tarentum AR didrachm
Obv: Youth on horse prancing l., crowning horse. Magistrate name below ΦIΛΩ/TAΣ. Monogram ΔI to r.
Rev: Dolphin rider (Taras or Phalanthos ?) holding Kantharos and distaff. Standing rooster to r. TAPAΣ below.
21.2, 6.43g, 9h. Struck c.272-240BC.
HN Italy 1024.
Ex Weise CollectionT.MooT
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Calabria Tarentum AR didrachmCalabria Tarentum AR didrachm
Obv: Youth on horse prancing r., crowning horse and crowned by Nike flying r., above.
Magistrate name APIΣTO/KPATHΣ in two lines below.
Rev: TAPAΣ. Dolphin rider (Taras or Phalanthos ?) l., holding kantharos and trident. ΠI to l. Herm to right.
20.3mm, 6.44g, 6h. Struck c. 272-240BC.
Vlasto 908; HN Italy 1041 T.MooT
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Calabria, Taras, Nomos, Vlasto 853Silver Nomos
Obv:– Naked boy-horseman prancing right, crowning horse with right, AGAQA/RCOX below.
Rev:– Taras naked seated on dolphin left, extending kantharos in right, cornucopia in left, TARAS below, race torch behind
Minted in Calabria, Taras from .c. 270 - 240 B.C.
Reference:– HN Italy 1028, Vlasto 853, SGCV I 375 var
Slabbed by ICG - EF40
Ex-Forum
Photographed through slab. Still deciding whether to free it from the tomb.maridvnvm
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 280 - 272 BC. AR Nomos23mm, 6,43g.
Prancing horse r., crowned by rider.
Rev. Dolphin rider l., holding trident.
Vlasto 788, SNG ANS 1130. Historia Numorum Italy 1012.
About extremely fine.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos20 mm, 7.96 g, 3 h
Phi..., Ar... and Philis... Nude rider on horse prancing to right, holding round shield and two lances with his left hand and striking downwards with a spear held in his upraised right; below, ΦI; to right, AP monogram.
Rev. [ΤΑΡΑΣ] Phalanthos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a spindle over his left shoulder with his left hand and resting his right on the dolphin's back; in field to left, ΦIΛIΣ; behind, eagle standing to left; below, waves.
Vlasto 566 | Evans V. type A3 | SNG.Paris 1838 |
Fischer-Bossert 1049c McClean 603 | SNG.Copenhagen 840 |
SNG.Tübingen- | HGC.800 SNG. Delepierre- | SNG.München- |
SNG.Paris 1837 | Jameson 146var. Historia Numorum, Italy 933
Minor traces of oxidation on the obverse,
but reverse of great elegance and beauty.
vf-/xf-Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 325-281 BC. StaterSilver, 20mm, 7.78 g 1
Nude rider on horse prancing to right, holding round shield, two lances, and spear; ΣIM below. Rev. TAPAΣ Phalanthos seated astride dolphin to left, holding spindle over his left shoulder; before, eagle standing right; below, ΦI and waves. SNG ANS 982 ( same dies ). Vlasto 576 ( same dies ). Good very fine.Leo
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