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Geese on Ancient Coins
Ionia, c. 540 - 520 B.C.

|Archaic| |Electrum|, |Ionia,| |c.| |540| |-| |520| |B.C.||1/36th| |stater|
Very rare early electrum fraction.
SH21302. Electrum 1/36th stater, Mitchiner ATEC I, p. 391, 845, F/VF, weight 0.419 g, maximum diameter 5.67 mm, uncertain mint, c. 600 B.C.; obverse goose; reverse incuse square punch with three pellets; nice gold color; very rare; SOLD


Egyptian, New Kingdom, Steatite Carved Scarab, 1567 - 1085 B.C.

|Scarabs|, |Egyptian,| |New| |Kingdom,| |Steatite| |Carved| |Scarab,| |1567| |-| |1085| |B.C.|
AS96347. Egyptian, carved steatite scarab with superb green glaze, sacred goose of Amun right with head turned back left, pierced; 13.1mm long, Choice, fantastic color, chip to back of right wing, from Alex G. Malloy with his certificate of authenticity; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
SH92982. Silver trihemiobol, BMC Macedonia p 74, 11; SNG Cop 177; Babelon Traité IV 1083 and pl. LV, 10; SNG ANS 288 var. (no H below); HGC 3.1 521, VF, toned, well centered, light marks, slightest porosity, edge cracks, weight 0.826 g, maximum diameter 11.93 mm, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, H (control) below goose behind legs; reverse incuse square; ex Pegasi Coins; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.

Eion was only about three miles from Amphipolis and from the late 5th century onwards served merely as a seaport of its much larger neighbor. The denomination is variously described as a diobol or trihemiobol. The significance of the obverse type is not clear, but presumably makes reference to the characteristic fauna of the region at that time.
SH10950. Silver trihemiobol, BMC Macedonia p 74, 14; SNG ANS 288 var. (no H below); Babelon Traité 1732 and pl. LV, 10 var.; HGC 3.1 521, attractive VF, good detail, weight .830 g, maximum diameter 12.5 mm, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, H (control) below bird's breast; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
SH68553. Silver trihemiobol, SNG ANS 280 - 283; SNG Cop 180 corr.; SNG Berry 29; Klein 151; BMC Macedonia p. 75, 21; HGC 3.1 521, EF, frosty surfaces, toned, weight 0.713 g, maximum diameter 10.9 mm, die axis 270o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, no control letter; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Eion was only about three miles from Amphipolis and from the late 5th century onwards served merely as a seaport of its much larger neighbor. The denomination is variously described as a diobol or trihemiobol. The significance of the obverse type is not clear, but presumably makes reference to the characteristic fauna of the region at that time.
GS68551. Silver trihemiobol, SNG ANS 280 - 283; SNG Cop 180 corr.; SNG Berry 29; Klein 151; BMC Macedonia p. 75, 21; HGC 3.1 521, VF, grainy, toned, high relief, weight 0.811 g, maximum diameter 13.1 mm, die axis 180o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, no control letter; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Eion, Macedon, c. 480 - 470 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedon,| |c.| |480| |-| |470| |B.C.||hemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
GA96088. Silver hemiobol, cf. HGC 3.1 552 (obol, one pellet); Svoronos HPM p. 88, 9 (same); AMNG III/2, p. 140, 30 (same); BMC Macedonia -; SNG Cop -; SNG ANS -; Rosen -, VF, some etching of surfaces, weight 0.344 g, maximum diameter 7.9 mm, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 480 - 470 B.C.; obverse two geese standing breast to breast, heads turned back, four globules in a diamond patter between them; reverse quadripartite incuse square; missing from the major references and collections but other specimens known from auctions; extremely rare; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
GS68545. Silver trihemiobol, SNG ANS 280 - 283; SNG Cop 180 corr.; SNG Berry 29; Klein 151; BMC Macedonia p. 75, 21; HGC 3.1 521, VF, toned, weight 0.926 g, maximum diameter 13.4 mm, die axis 90o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, no control letter; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
GA69955. Silver trihemiobol, BMC Macedonia p 74, 11; SNG Cop 177; Babelon Traité IV 1083 & pl. LV, 10; SNG ANS 288 var. (no H below); HGC 3.1 521, Choice aVF, toned, centered, edge cracks, weight 0.852 g, maximum diameter 11.6 mm, die axis 180o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, H (control) below goose behind legs; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Eion was only about three miles from Amphipolis and from the late 5th century onwards served merely as a seaport of its much larger neighbor. The denomination is variously described as a diobol or trihemiobol. The significance of the obverse type is not clear, but presumably makes reference to the characteristic fauna of the region at that time.
GA85754. Silver trihemiobol, SNG ANS 285 (same dies); BMC Macedonia p. 73, 9; AMNG III/2, p. 140, 38 & pl. XXVII, 19; HGC 3.1 521; SNG Cop 177 var. (H control); HGC 3.1 521, VF, well centered, etched surfaces, edge crack, weight 0.778 g, maximum diameter 12.0 mm, die axis 0o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, head left looking back, lizard above, A (control) lower left behind legs; reverse quadripartite incuse square; SOLD




  




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