Jaimelai's Coins

[quadrans]

I agree ,

 Nice find   

 Q.

[Jaimelai]

Thanks! 

[Jaimelai]

Just added a totally cool new Medusa to my gallery:

Apollonia Pontica  - Silver Drachm
450 – 424 B.C.
3.31 gm, 13.2 mm
Obv.: Anchor; A to right, crayfish to left.
Rev: Archaic Ionian Gorgon head facing with straight vertical hair with wavy bangs; elaborate design with pronounced face wrinkles and spoked wheel/star pattern ear-rings, on a webbed aegis shield tipped with coiled snakes.
Topalov Apollonia p. 588, 44; Sear 1655;
BMC 15, p. 8 5-7& 9; SNG BM Black Sea 156

Certified Authentic by David R. Sear (A.C.C.S. Ref. 501CR/GC/CO/CD)

[Arados]

That is a beautiful coin Joe, congratulations.

[Jaimelai]

It has been a while since I've posted a new coin here, but I'm really liking my new horsie from Forvm:



Larissa, Thessaly
356-342 B.C.
Silver Drachm
5.66 gm, 19.9 mm
Obv.: Head of nymph Larissa three-quarter facing slightly left,
wearing ampyx, pendant earring, and simple necklace
Rev.: Horse crouching right, left foreleg bent and raised, preparing to roll onto the ground, plant below, ΛAPIΣ above, AIΩN below in exergue
BCD Thessaly I 1156, 1157 (same obverse die);
BCD Thessaly II 312-320, 322-323;
HGC 4 454; Sear 2120/1; BMC 7, 57-61

ex Forvm; ex BCD Collection with his tag noting, "T/ne Oct. 1985, 12000 drs.

[Jaimelai]

Really like the owl on this one... and Hera's portrait isn't bad either!


Amisos, Pontos
300 - 125 B.C.
Silver Reduced Half Siglos
1.71 gm, 13.5 mm
Obv.: Head of Hera-Tyche right, wearing mural crown
Rev.: Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield; “A” to left; below ΑΣΚΛΕΟΥΣ
SNG Black Sea 1114;
BMC 13, p.14, 14-15;
Sear 3635;
HGC 7, 234

[quadrans]

Nice coin all around, 

Q.

[Jaimelai]

150 years of Apollonia Medusa!
480 - 324 B.C.

updated with a few new coins

[Enodia]

Yeah, that's pretty impressive!

- Peter

[quadrans]

I agree , great collection 👍😀

Joe/Q.

[Jaimelai]

Just added a pretty cool coin from a famous collection:



Chersonesos, Tauric Chersonesos
300 – 250 B.C.
Bronze Æ22
7.31 gm, 22 mm
Obv.: Artemis Parthenos left, wearing short chiton and endromides, kneeling on prostrate stag, which she pierces with a spear; quiver at shoulder, strung bow in left hand; XEP below
Rev.: Bull butting left head facing, standing on horizontal club to left, ΔΙΑΓΟΡΑ beneath, bow and quiver below
SNG Stancomb 479 (this coin);

* from the William Stancomb Collection *

[quadrans]

Nice addition...👍

Q.

[Jaimelai]

A nice little coin:

Thraco-Macedonian Tribes
Mygdones or Krestones
485 - 470 B.C.
Diobol
0.83 gm, 11 mm
Obv.: Goat kneeling r., head l.; above, solid dotted rosette.
Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square.
Lorber, Goats, Issue 14;

Another angle:

[Virgil H]

Nice coin!
Virgil