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"Plate Coin" from Galst's Ophthalmologia in Nummis & Marathaki's Skione
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Photo Credit: CNG (for coin, edited)
GREEK (Archaic/Classical). Macedon, Skione AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.34g, 1h), c. 5th century BCE.
Obv: Head of Protesilaos (?) right wearing taenia
Rev: Schematic human eye in incuse square. (Legend in incuse? Σ−K−I or var.?)
Ref: Marathaki (2014) No. 93 (E70/O67), p. 81, 284, Pl. 27, 57 (this coin illustrated; only spec. from this obv. die); Galst & van Alfen XIII.9 (this coin illustrated); HGC 3, 677 var. (no taenia).
Comparanda: Two examples of this (later?) style, otherwise unpublished: (1) BnF btv1b8590874v [LINK]; (2) Forum (Joe Sermarini, n.d.) GA73133 [LINK].
Provenance: Ex Collection of Dr. Jay M. Galst (1950-2020), w/ his tags, published in his 2013 book with Peter van Alfen, Ophthalmologia Optica et Visio in Nummis; CNG, Classical Numismatic Review vol. XXV [CNR 25] (Summer 2000), No. 22, published in Marathaki's 2014 History and Coinage of Ancient Skione in Chalcidice; CNG e-Auction 531.1 (25 Jan 2023), Lot 78.
Notes: A rarer variety of distinctly more Classical style, and depicting Protesilaos (?) wearing taenia. (Protesilaos was first to die, heroically, in the Trojan War. He fulfilled prophesy by leaping first onto the shores of Troy, knowing it meant he would be killed by Hector.) Prob. later than the usual Archaic style Hemiobol of this type. Possibly c. 423 BCE or later?
Coin-in-hand video & plate excerpt: [Imgur LINK]
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!["Plate Coin" from Galst's Ophthalmologia in Nummis & Marathaki's Skione
[i]Photo Credit: CNG (for coin, edited)[/i]
[b]GREEK (Archaic/Classical). Macedon, Skione AR Hemiobol[/b] (6mm, 0.34g, 1h), c. 5th century BCE.
[b]Obv[/b]: Head of Protesilaos (?) right wearing taenia
[b]Rev[/b]: Schematic human eye in incuse square. (Legend in incuse? Σ−K−I or var.?)
[b]Ref[/b]: Marathaki (2014) No. 93 (E70/O67), p. 81, 284, Pl. 27, 57 (this coin illustrated; only spec. from this obv. die); Galst & van Alfen XIII.9 (this coin illustrated); HGC 3, 677 var. (no taenia).
[b]Comparanda[/b]: Two examples of this (later?) style, otherwise unpublished: (1) BnF btv1b8590874v [url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8590874v][LINK][/url]; (2) Forum (Joe Sermarini, n.d.) GA73133 [url=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=84411][LINK][/url].
[b]Provenance[/b]: Ex Collection of Dr. Jay M. Galst (1950-2020), w/ his tags, published in his 2013 book with Peter van Alfen, [i]Ophthalmologia Optica et Visio in Nummis[/i]; CNG, [i]Classical Numismatic Review[/i] vol. XXV [CNR 25] (Summer 2000), No. 22, published in Marathaki's 2014 [i]History and Coinage of Ancient Skione in Chalcidice[/i]; CNG e-Auction 531.1 (25 Jan 2023), Lot 78.
[b]Notes[/b]: A rarer variety of distinctly more Classical style, and depicting Protesilaos (?) wearing taenia. (Protesilaos was first to die, heroically, in the Trojan War. He fulfilled prophesy by leaping first onto the shores of Troy, knowing it meant he would be killed by Hector.) Prob. later than the usual Archaic style Hemiobol of this type. Possibly c. 423 BCE or later?
[b]Coin-in-hand video[/b] & plate excerpt: [Imgur [url=https://imgur.com/gallery/SWBc5Rk]LINK[/url]]](albums/userpics/27154/normal_Galst_Skione_tags.jpg "Click to view full size image
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\"Plate Coin\" from Galst's Ophthalmologia in Nummis & Marathaki's Skione
[i]Photo Credit: CNG (for coin, edited)[/i]
[b]GREEK (Archaic/Classical). Macedon, Skione AR Hemiobol[/b] (6mm, 0.34g, 1h), c. 5th century BCE.
[b]Obv[/b]: Head of Protesilaos (?) right wearing taenia
[b]Rev[/b]: Schematic human eye in incuse square. (Legend in incuse? Σ−K−I or var.?)
[b]Ref[/b]: Marathaki (2014) No. 93 (E70/O67), p. 81, 284, Pl. 27, 57 (this coin illustrated; only spec. from this obv. die); Galst & van Alfen XIII.9 (this coin illustrated); HGC 3, 677 var. (no taenia).
[b]Comparanda[/b]: Two examples of this (later?) style, otherwise unpublished: (1) BnF btv1b8590874v [url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8590874v][LINK][/url]; (2) Forum (Joe Sermarini, n.d.) GA73133 [url=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=84411][LINK][/url].
[b]Provenance[/b]: Ex Collection of Dr. Jay M. Galst (1950-2020), w/ his tags, published in his 2013 book with Peter van Alfen, [i]Ophthalmologia Optica et Visio in Nummis[/i]; CNG, [i]Classical Numismatic Review[/i] vol. XXV [CNR 25] (Summer 2000), No. 22, published in Marathaki's 2014 [i]History and Coinage of Ancient Skione in Chalcidice[/i]; CNG e-Auction 531.1 (25 Jan 2023), Lot 78.
[b]Notes[/b]: A rarer variety of distinctly more Classical style, and depicting Protesilaos (?) wearing taenia. (Protesilaos was first to die, heroically, in the Trojan War. He fulfilled prophesy by leaping first onto the shores of Troy, knowing it meant he would be killed by Hector.) Prob. later than the usual Archaic style Hemiobol of this type. Possibly c. 423 BCE or later?
[b]Coin-in-hand video[/b] & plate excerpt: [Imgur [url=https://imgur.com/gallery/SWBc5Rk]LINK[/url]]")
