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Sinope, Paphlagonia120-100 B.C.
Bronze AE18
3.9 gm, 17.7 mm
Obv.: Draped male head (Perseus) right with small wings above ears
Rev.:, Cornucopiae between the caps of the Dioskuri, with stars above;. ΣIMΩ-ΠHΣ below
BMC 13, 100, 45-6;
Sear 3713;
HGC 7, 424.
SNG Black Sea 1520-22;
SNG Stancomb 791
Struck under Mithradates VI
JaimelaiApr 23, 2023
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Pergamon, Mysia200 – 133 B.C.
Bronze AE 18
7.40 gm, 18.5 mm
Obv.: Laureate, bearded head of Asklepios or Zeus right
Rev.: AΣKΛHΠIOY ΣΩTHΡOΣ to either side of serpent coiled around omphalos.
BMC 158-159;
Sear 3967;
SNG Vol: Ashmolean Museum
ID: SNGuk_0509_0859 - 0874
JaimelaiApr 19, 2023
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Amisos, Pontos90 - 80 B.C.
Bronze Denomination D
8.5 gm, 20.9 mm
Obv.: Head of Dionysos right, wearing mitra and wreathed with ivy
Rev.: Thyros leaning against cista mystica draped with panther skin wth fillet and bell. Monograms to left and right; AMIΣOY across lower field.
HGC vol. 7, 243
SNG Black Sea 1200-1209;
BMC 13, p.17, 51-58;
Sear 3640
Struck under Mithradates VI
JaimelaiApr 09, 2023
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Phokaia, Ionia521-478 B.C.
Silver Hemihekta
(trihemiobol/diobol)
1.28 gm, 9.5 mm
Obv.: Archaic female (nymph or Artemis or Athena) head right with eye seen in full, wearing decorated helmet or close-fitting cap (cecryphalos) or sakkos, with flower-shaped earring and necklace
Rev.: Rough irregular quadripartite incuse punch
SNG Kayhan 522-26 (Phokaic standard hemihekta);
Rosen 596-97 (trihemiobol);
JaimelaiApr 07, 2023
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Kyme, Aeolis2nd c. B.C. – 1st c. B.C.
Bronze AE 15
4.35 gm, 17.4 mm, 0°
Obv.: Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver and bow over shoulder right
Rev.: Single handled vase (oinochoe) flanked by laurel branches, KY above, Ζ-Ω, Ι-Λ, Ο-Σ across field Zollos, as Magistrate.
SNG Keckman 196-197;
BMC 17, 113, 87-9
Sear 4193
JaimelaiMar 18, 2023
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Sardes, Lydia2nd-1st Cent. B.C.
Bronze Æ14.5
5.63 gm, 14.78 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right within dotted border
Rev.: ΣAPΔI/ANΩN around club within oak-wreath; monogram to right. very fine
SNG Keckman 372-374;
BMC Lydia p. 239, 20;
Sear 4736
JaimelaiMar 18, 2023
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Pharnakeia, Pontos95-70 B.C.
Bronze
6.85 gm, 18 mm
Civic Issue
Struck under Mithradates VI Eupator
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev.: ΦAΡNAKEIAΣ beneath eagle standing front on thunderbolt, wings spread, monogram in upper left field.
BMC 13, 36, 2; Sear 3663;
HGC 7, 297; BMC Black Sea 1284
JaimelaiMar 17, 2023
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 19 - Silver Half Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.43 gm, 7 mm
Obv.: Anchor; A to left, dots below
Rev: Swastika with arms bent left, two dolphin/fish in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 572, 19
HGC 3, 1325 (sim);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 81-93, (tritartemorion)
Topalov Type: Upright Anchor, A – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively big flukes and stock. A group of dots under stock. The letter A under the left or the right fluke and above the stock.
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent left or right) in concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.JaimelaiNov 11, 2022
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Chalkis, Euboia338 - 196 B.C.
Bronze AE 13
2.01 g, 12.6mm
Chalkis mint, c. 338 - 196 B.C.
Obv: diademed and draped bust of Hera facing slightly to right, diadem ornamented with discs and dangling fillets;
Rev.: eagle flying right, carrying snake in its talons, Χ A Λ above, tripod (control symbol) right;
cf. HGC 4 1488 ff.,
Sear 2488 var.
BMC8 p.110, 70;
ex BCD Collection with his hand-written tag noting, "Euboea, Chalcis, 3e group, trepied (47) / From the Tom Cederlind FPL [fixed price list] 107, 20 Mar 1997, no. 57, total cost $100."; SOLD; ex Forum 68841
JaimelaiOct 21, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 19 - Silver Half Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.31 gm, 7 mm
Obv.: Anchor; A to left, dots below
Rev: Swastika with arms bent right, two dolphin/fish in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 572, 19;
SNG BM 149; Moushmov 3146;
HGC 3, 1325 (sim);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 81-93, tritartemorion
Topalov Type: Upright Anchor, A – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively big flukes and stock. A group of dots under stock. The letter A under the left or the right fluke and above the stock.
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent left or right) in concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.JaimelaiOct 08, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 07 - Silver DrachmSilver Drachm
4.12 gm, 14 mm
Obv: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock; blank to left, crayfish to right
Rev.: Swastika arms bent left, deeply engraved into flan
Topalov Apollonia p. 564, 7; BMC Mysia p.8, 1; Pl.II, 1;
HGC 3, 1314; SNG BM Black Sea 148 var. (clockwise swastika);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II 53-54, (494-470 BC, Reduced Milesian standard trite (1/3 stater))
Topalov Type 7: Silver Drachmas (?)/tetrobols (?) (as per the system of Aegina) (550-540/535 B.C.) type “upright anchor, a crab viewed sideways – swastika in a deep groove”
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. Side view of the additional symbol of a crab right between the fluke and the stock.
Rev.: Schematic view of a swastika with rounded arms bent to the left deeply engraved in the flan.JaimelaiOct 01, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 18 - Silver Quarter Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.15 gm, 5.5 mm
Obv.: Upright Anchor with relatively big flukes and stock.
Rev: Swastika in incuse square with arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 18; p. 266, 2
HGC 3.2, 1326, hemiobol;
SNG Bul (Ruse) II, 97-98, tetartemorion
Topalov Type: Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (519/512 -480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively thick flukes and stock. A group of dots under the stock (probably one l. and one r.)
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent to the right) in a concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
Description from Topalov Apollonia 2007JaimelaiFeb 28, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 14 - Silver Quarter Obol540/535 – 519/512 B.C.
0.28 gm, 6.0 mm
Obv.: Upright anchor with loop eye, thin flukes and thin shank.
Rev.: Swastika in incuse square, two lines (dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 14;
HGC 3, 1325 (hemiobol);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 95-96 (hemiobol)
Topalov Type: Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (540/535 -519/512 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. A group of dots under the stock (probably two).
Rev.: Schematic image of a swastika (with arms bent to the left) in concave sectors forming a square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
Description from Topalov Apollonia 2007JaimelaiFeb 03, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 18 var. - Silver Quarter Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.16 gm, 6.5 mm
Obv.: Upright Anchor with wide flukes, A to right
Rev: Irregular pattern, perhaps counter-struck,
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 18 var. (no A, rev. diff.);
HGC 3, 1326 var. (no A, rev., rev. diff.), hemiobol;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 98 var. (no A, rev. diff.) (tetartemorion)
Topalov Type 18: Quarterobols (as per the system of Aegina) – “Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish” (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv: Upright anchor with relatively big flukes and stock. A group of dots under the stock (probably one l. and one r.).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent to the right) in a concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sectorJaimelaiJan 30, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 13 - Silver Half Obol540/535 – 530 B.C.
0.52 gm, 7.5 mm
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a loop eye, with dots below left
Rev: Swastika with arms bent right, (two lines dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 13; p. 258, 4;
HGC 3, 1325 (obol);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 77 (tritartemorion)
Topalov Type 13: Half obols (?) Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (540/535-530 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and thin stock. A group of dots under stock (probably four?).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika in concave sectors forming a square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sectorJaimelaiJan 17, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 62 - Bronze Tetrachalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
5.74 gm, 17 mm.
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo left with short hair
Rev.: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p. 600, 62;
HGC 1340;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II 460 (405-330 BC)
Topalov Type: "Apollo's Head – Upright Anchor" Bronze Tetrachalk (410/404 - 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo's head right hand, rarely left with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stock. No magistrate's names on coins of this type.
JaimelaiJan 01, 2022
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 55 - Silver Obol410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
0.57 gm, 8.5 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo ¾ left with short hair
Rev.: Anchor; crayfish to left, A to right
Topalov Apollonia p.596, 55; p.395, 1-3; p.774;
HGC 3, 1317;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 296/297
Is this coin a fouree (ancient imitation – silver coating a base metal core) or a heavily damaged silver coin – fire, electrolyses?
Topalov Type 55: "Apollo's Head Turned Aside to 3/4 - Upright Anchor" Silver Obol (410/404 – 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo ¾ left (rarely right) with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stock.JaimelaiDec 30, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 58 - Bronze Dichalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
2.00 gm, 13 mm
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with short hair
Rev.: ΔIXA/ΛKIH (vertically left/ right) Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. A to left and crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p.596, 58
Topalov Type: "Apollo's Head – ΔIXA/ΛKIH Upright Anchor" Bronze Dichalk (410/404 - 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo's head right, rarely left.
Rev.: ΔIXA (vertical left) / ΛKIH (vertical right), upright anchor in the middle, at one side of which there is an image of a crab as an additional symbol, and the letter A at the other side. No magistrate's names on coins of this type.JaimelaiDec 27, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 15 - Silver One Eighth Obol (hemitartemorion)540/535 – 519/512 B.C.
0.075 gm, 3 to 5 mm
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and stock
Rev: Swastika with arms bent left deeply engraved, arms in the shape of dolphins, pellet in center
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 15 var.;
HGC 3, 1325 var. (hemiobol);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 75 var. (tetartemorion)
Topalov Type 15: Silver 1/8 obols (as per the system of Aegina) (540/535-519/512 B.C.) type “upright anchor - swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish”
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. A group of dots under the stock (or maybe just one?).
Rev.: Schematic image of a swastika (with arms bent to the left) in concave sectors forming a square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
JaimelaiDec 24, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov-102 - Bronze TetrachalkEnd of 2nd – Beginning of 1st century B.C.
3.91 gm, 18.1 mm.
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p. 626, 102, p.812;
HGC 3.2 1341;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) 2, 475-477
*ex-Forum GB91723*
"The letters appear to be NI or a NH monogram, but only IH is published. The type with IH is scarce. If this is NI or NH it is very rare, and apparently unpublished."
The letters "IH" replaced the "A" of Apollonia towards the end of the 2nd Century B.C. and is thought to be an abbreviation of IHTPOY (Healer) with the full meaning: “coins of the town of the god Healer”. The Healer or Bright Healer are epithets of Apollo.
Topalov Type 102: Bronze Tetrachalk(?) (end of the 2nd-beginning of the 1st c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head with a bun of hair – upright anchor with thin flukes, IH, crab"
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
JaimelaiDec 18, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 07 - Silver DrachmSilver Drachm
4.00 gm, 15 mm
Obv: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock; blank to left, crayfish to right
Rev.: Swastika arms bent left, deeply engraved into flan
Topalov Apollonia p. 564, 7; BMC Mysia p.8, 1; Pl.II, 1;
HGC 3, 1314; SNG BM Black Sea 148 var. (clockwise swastika);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II 53-54, (494-470 BC, Reduced Milesian standard trite (1/3 stater))
Topalov Type 7: Silver Drachmas (?)/tetrobols (?) (as per the system of Aegina) (550-540/535 B.C.) type “upright anchor, a crab viewed sideways – swastika in a deep groove”
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. Side view of the additional symbol of a crab right between the fluke and the stock.
Rev.: Schematic view of a swastika with rounded arms bent to the left deeply engraved in the flan.
JaimelaiNov 06, 2021
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Thraco-Macedonian TribesMygdones 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;
HGC 3, 368 (Aigia); Sear 1293;
BMC 5, p. 38, 4
AMNG III 14 (Aigai);
SNG ANS 59-64 (Aigaia)JaimelaiJul 13, 2021
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Thasos, Thrace480-463 B.C.
Silver Stater
8.12 gm, 20 mm
Obv.: Naked ithyphallic Satyr in kneeling-running attitude advancing right carrying in his arms a struggling nymph, her right hand raised in protest; the Satyr has long beard and both figures have flowing hair indicated by streaming lines.
Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square
Le Rider Thasiennes 5;
HGC 6, 331;
Sear 1746;
BMC Thrace p. 218, 24;
[SNG Copenhagen 1009-11]
JaimelaiJun 27, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 10 - Silver Drachm540-535/525 B.C.
3.44 gm., 14 mm.
Obv: Anchor; blank to left, crayfish to right
Rev.: Swastika with arms bent left, dolphins with heads pointed outward in-between each arm
Topalov Apollonia p. 566, 12, p.250-3, 1-16
SNG Stancomb 30
Topalov Type: “Upright Anchor – Swastika: First Intermediate Issues” (540-535/525 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. Side view of the additional symbol of a crab (or view from above) right between the fluke and the stock.
Rev.: Schematic view of a swastika in sectors concave with arms bent to the left. A dolphin as an additional symbol in every one of the sectors. Dolphins’ heads point from the center of the swastika outwards.
JaimelaiApr 25, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 55 - Silver Obol410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
0.68 gm, 9 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo ¾ left with short hair
Rev.: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right
Topalov Apollonia p.596, 55; p.395, 1-3; p.774;
HGC 3, 1317;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 296/297
Topalov Type 55: "Apollo's Head Turned Aside to 3/4 - Upright Anchor" Silver Obol (410/404 – 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo ¾ left (rarely right) with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stock.
JaimelaiMar 11, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 09 - Silver Drachm550-540/535 B.C.
3.94 gm, 12-16 mm
Obv: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock; blank to left, crayfish to right
Rev.: Swastika arms bent right, deeply engraved into flan;
Topalov Apollonia p. 564, 9; BMC Mysia p.8, 1; Pl.II, 1;
HGC 3, 1314; SNG BM Black Sea 148;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II 55-58, (494-470 BC, Reduced Milesian standard trite (1/3 stater))
Topalov Type 9: Upright Anchor a crab viewed sideways – Swastika in a deep grove (550-540/535 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a thin stock. Side view of the additional symbol of a crab right between the fluke and the stock.
Rev.: Schematic view of a swastika with arms bent to the right deeply engraved in the flan.
JaimelaiMar 05, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 95 - Bronze DichalkBeginning of 2nd century B.C.
2.80 gm, 15 mm.
Obv: Naked Apollo, full-face, standing and holding a laurel tree in his right hand and a bow with arrows in his left hand.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A to left and the letter Î between fluke and the stock.
Topalov Apollonia p. 510-511, 3-5; p. 620, 95; p.804-5;
SNG BM Black Sea 191; HGC 3.2 1345;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 473 var. (late 3rd-2nd c. BC)
Topalov Type 95: Bronze dichalk (beginning of the 2nd c. B.C.) of the type “Standing Apollo – upright anchor”
Obverse: Full-face naked Apollo, standing and holding a laurel tree and two arrows. The image represents the statue of Kalamis erected in the town. Naked Apollo, full-face, standing and holding a laurel tree in his right hand and a bow with arrows in his left hand.
Reverse: Upright anchor with large flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A left and the letter Γ right between flukes and the stock.
JaimelaiFeb 28, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 93 - Bronze OctochalkBeginning of 2nd century B.C.
6.25 gm, 22 mm.
Obv: : Laurate head of Apollo, r, with long hair up in a bun.
Reverse: AÎ OΛΛΩNOΣ (vertically right) IATPOY (vertically left). Apollo, standing front, head to left, on a pedestal or on the ground, holding a laurel tree with his right hand and a bow and two arrows with his left. On the tree a small bird is seated right. The image represents the statue of Kalamis erected in the town. The bird may be Apollo’s raven.
Topalov Apollonia p. 508-9, 1-3; p.620, 93, p.804;
HGC 1338 var.;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 468-71 (late 3rd-2nd c. BC)
Topalov Type 93. Bronze octochalk (beginning of the 2nd c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head – image of the statue of Apollo standing, full-face” p. 508-509, 1-3; p. 620 No. 93; p.804
Obverse: Apollo’s head with long hair out up in a bun right, no laurel wreath, ribbon with ornaments. Laurate Apollo right. The rich hair in a tress above the face and tied in a bun on the back of the neck. Locks falling over the ears and the neck.
Reverse: AÎ OΛΛΩNOΣ (vertically right) IATPOY (vertically left). The statue of the full-face naked Apollo, holding a laurel tree and a bow and two arrows. There are no magistrates’ names. The image represents the statue of Kalamis erected in the town. AÎ OΛΛΩNOΣ (vertically right) IATPOY (vertically left). The statue of the naked Apollo, full-face, standing on a pedestal or on the ground, holding a laurel tree in his right hand and a bow with arrows in his left hand. There are no magistrates’ names on the coins of this type known to us.
JaimelaiFeb 28, 2021
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 58 - Bronze Dichalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
2.09 gm, 14 mm
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with short hair
Rev.: ΔI[XA/ΛKIH] (vertically left/ right) Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. A to left and crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p.596, 58
Topalov Type: "Apollo's Head – ΔIXA/ΛKIH Upright Anchor" Bronze Dichalk (410/404 - 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo's head right, rarely left.
Rev.: ΔIXA (vertical left) / ΛKIH (vertical right), upright anchor in the middle, at one side of which there is an image of a crab as an additional symbol, and the letter A at the other side. No magistrate's names on coins of this type.JaimelaiNov 06, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 61 - Bronze Chalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
1.04 gm, 10 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. A to left and crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p.598, 61
Topalov Type 61: “Apollo’s Head - Upright Anchor" – bronze chalk(?) (410/404-341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo r. or l. with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stock. No magistrates' names on coins of this typeJaimelaiOct 30, 2020
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Moriaseis, Thrace185-168 B.C
Bronze Æ 19
5.89 gm, 19 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev.: Six-rayed star; M-OP-IA-ΣE-Ω-N between rays
Katalog Münzauktion Essen 64 (1992) no. 47;
P.R. Franke, MOPIAΣEΩN - Die erste Münze eines bislang unbekannten thrakisch-makedonischen Stammes, in: V. Spinoi - L. Munteanu, Miscellanea numismatica antiquitatis in honorem septagenarii magistri Virgilii Mihailescu, Bucarest 2008, p. 67-68.JaimelaiSep 21, 2020
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Moriaseis, ThraceAnd now there are eleven (that I know of and oh, there's another coin of a possible new denomination recently described!) coins of the Thraco-Macedonian tribe known as the Moriaseis as spoken of by Pliny, "in the coastal region of Pontos live Moriseni and Siton, the ancestors of the singer Orpheus" (Nat. History 4, 41). Coin #1 is the original described by Dr. Peter R. Franke. Coin #2 is my coin (second known). Coin #3 is the third know (CNG 346 lot 27). Coins #4-11 from various auctions (references available).
JaimelaiSep 21, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 58 - Bronze Dichalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
2.08 gm, 12.5 mm
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with short hair
Rev.: ΔI[XA/ΛKIH] (vertically left/ right) Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. A to left and crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p.596, 58
Topalov Type: "Apollo's Head – ΔIXA/ΛKIH Upright Anchor" Bronze Dichalk (410/404 - 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo's head right, rarely left.
Rev.: ΔIXA (vertical left) / ΛKIH (vertical right), upright anchor in the middle, at one side of which there is an image of a crab as an additional symbol, and the letter A at the other side. No magistrate's names on coins of this type.JaimelaiSep 13, 2020
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Kings of Macedon - Philip II359 - 336 B.C.
AR Fifth Tetradrachm
2.53 gm, 14 mm, 2h
Obv.: Head of Apollo to right wearing taenia
Rev.: ΦΙ-ΛΙΠΠΟΥ; Youth on horse prancing right; thunderbolt below
Pella mint
342/1-337/6 BC
HGC 3.1 876;
Sear 6689-91 var.;
[Le Rider 315-320; SNG ANS 398]
JaimelaiSep 04, 2020
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Apollonia Salbake, Caria100 - 30 B.C.
Bronze Chalkous
2.72 gm, 14 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right.
Rev. Tripod with cauldron on top AΠOΛΛΩ-ΝIATΩN to either side
HNO Type 1562;
SNG Ashmolean 0509_0506
JaimelaiAug 26, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov-102 - Bronze TetrachalkEnd of 2nd – Beginning of 1st century B.C.
4.87 gm, 17.6 mm.
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p. 626, 102, p.812;
HGC 3.2 1341;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) 2, 475-477
*ex-Forum MA91722*
Same coin as previous, but shot under OTT light only. Previous coin used two LED lamps.
The letters "IH" replaced the "A" of Apollonia towards the end of the 2nd Century B.C. and is thought to be an abbreviation of IHTPOY (Healer) with the full meaning: “coins of the town of the god Healer”. The Healer or Bright Healer are epithets of Apollo.
Topalov Type 102: Bronze Tetrachalk(?) (end of the 2nd-beginning of the 1st c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head with a bun of hair – upright anchor with thin flukes, IH, crab"
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.JaimelaiAug 16, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov-102 - Bronze TetrachalkEnd of 2nd – Beginning of 1st century B.C.
4.87 gm, 17.6 mm.
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p. 626, 102, p.812;
HGC 3.2 1341;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) 2, 475-477
*ex-Forum MA91722*
The letters "IH" replaced the "A" of Apollonia towards the end of the 2nd Century B.C. and is thought to be an abbreviation of IHTPOY (Healer) with the full meaning: “coins of the town of the god Healer”. The Healer or Bright Healer are epithets of Apollo.
Topalov Type 102: Bronze Tetrachalk(?) (end of the 2nd-beginning of the 1st c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head with a bun of hair – upright anchor with thin flukes, IH, crab"
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.JaimelaiAug 15, 2020
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Soloi, Cilicia100-30 B.C.JaimelaiJul 26, 2020
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Amisos, Pontos (uncertain)130-100 B.C.
Bronze AE15
3.00 gm, 15 mm
Obv.: Bashlyk (leather cap) left; monogram in right field
Rev.: Eight rayed star with small crescents to right and left
SNG BM Black Sea 983;
HGC 7, 315;
SNG Stancomb 642
JaimelaiJul 23, 2020
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Soloi, Cilicia100-30 B.C.
Bronze AE 23
9.22 gm, 23.5 mm
Obv.: Aegis with winged gorgoneion facing slightly right in the center
Rev.: Aphrodite, turreted, riding galloping bull right; owl to right standing left, head facing; one monogram above; ΣOΛEΩN below
[SNG BN 1197]
Sear 5619 var. (eagle/owl behind);
BMC 21, 150, 35-36 var. (eagle/owl behind)
JaimelaiJul 21, 2020
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Laodikeia, Phrygia158-138 B.C.
Bronze Æ20
6.52 gm, 20 mm
Obv.: Head of Aphrodite (or Queen Laodice) right, in stephane & diadem
Rev.: ΛAOΔI-KEΩN, two cornucopiae bound by fillet hanging down left side
HGC 7, 736;
Sear 5159;
BMC Phrygia (25) pg. 284, 32-33;
[SNG Copenhagen 500]
JaimelaiJul 21, 2020
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Kings of Macedon - Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC)320 B.C.
Bronze Half Unit
4.03 gm, 17 mm
Obv.: Macedonian shield with facing Gorgoneion on boss
Rev.: Macedonian helmet; B A to either side, rose bud below left
Miletos or Mylasa, Caria, mint
Price 2070
JaimelaiJul 03, 2020
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Amisos, Pontos85-65 B.C.
Bronze AE19
JaimelaiJun 28, 2020
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Amisos, Pontos85-65 B.C.
Bronze AE20
JaimelaiJun 28, 2020
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Amisos, Pontos85-65 B.C.
Bronze AE21
JaimelaiJun 28, 2020
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Amisos, Pontos85-65 B.C.
Bronze AE21
JaimelaiJun 28, 2020
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Chersonesos, Tauric Chersonesos300 – 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);
[SNG Moskau SHM 3352];
cf. HGC 3.2, 2086 corr.;
SNG BM Black Sea 769-71;
BMC 3, p. 3, 7-8;
Sear 1668
* from the William Stancomb Collection *JaimelaiJun 24, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 17 - Silver Half Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
Silver Half Obol
0.36 gm, 7 mm
Obv.: Anchor with dots below
Rev: Swastika with bifurcated arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
SNG Stancomb 32 (this coin);
CNTh 6291 (this coin);
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 17;
HGC 3, 1325 (sim);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 81-93 (tritartemorion)
● From the William Stancomb Collection ●
Topalov Type 17: Half obols (?) Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively thick flukes and stock. A group of dots under stock (possibly two left and two right).
Rev.: Swastika with thick arms bent to the right forming an incuse square. Two lines representing schematic images of dolphins or fish in every sector.
JaimelaiJun 23, 2020
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Mytilene, Lesbos250-200 B.C.
Bronze
4.46 gm, 17.5 mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Kithara (lyre); MY / T – I around; monogram to left and right.
Sear 4273;
BMC 96-105;
HGC 6, 1050;
[SNG Copenhagen 387-8]
JaimelaiJun 21, 2020
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Mytilene, Lesbos250-200 B.C.
Bronze
5.58 gm, 17 mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Kithara (lyre), MY / T – I around; monogram to left and right
Sear 4273;
BMC 96-105;
HGC 6, 1050;
[SNG Copenhagen 387-8]
JaimelaiJun 19, 2020
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Moriaseis, ThraceTen and counting! Coins of the Thraco-Macedonian tribe known as the Moriaseis as spoken of by Pliny, "in the coastal region of Pontos live Moriseni and Siton, the ancestors of the singer Orpheus" (Nat. History 4, 41)!JaimelaiJun 07, 2020
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Moriaseis, ThraceMake that seven (mine is the bluish tinted patina)! Coins of the Thraco-Macedonian tribe known as the Moriaseis as spoken of by Pliny, "in the coastal region of Pontos live Moriseni and Siton, the ancestors of the singer Orpheus" (Nat. History 4, 41)!JaimelaiMay 21, 2020
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Moriaseis, ThraceAnd now there are six! Coins of the Thraco-Macedonian tribe known as the Moriaseis as spoken of by Pliny, "in the coastal region of Pontos live Moriseni and Siton, the ancestors of the singer Orpheus" (Nat. History 4, 41)!JaimelaiMay 02, 2020
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Apollonia PonticaSilver Drachm
450 – 404 B.C.JaimelaiApr 22, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica150 Years of Medusa!
480 - 324 B.C.JaimelaiApr 22, 2020
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Kolone, Troas (possibly)Asia Minor, uncertain mint
500-400 B.C.
AR Hemiobol
0.34 gm, 7.0 mm
Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet
Rev.: Star or stellate pattern consisting of central pellet and four rays, with four pellets between rays within a linear square; all within an incuse square.
[SNG Turkey 9 (Arikantürk) 418–425];
cf. CNG 262 lot 132; 84, lot 640; 311, lot 832;
cf. Savoca 2, lot 246/247; 10, lot 256; 4, lot 354; 5 lot 434; 29, lot 361/362;
cf. Naumann 8,134; 27, lot 168;
cf. Gorny & Mosch 176, 1246; 212, 1769; 233, 1589
[Hauck & Aufhäuser 15, lot 96; 14, lot 76; 17, lot 43]
ex-Forum Auctions
JaimelaiMar 09, 2020
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Western Asia Minor, uncertain mint5th century B.C.
AR Tetartemorion
0.14 gm, 6.5 mm
Obv.: . Archaic head of Apollo left
Rev.: Owl standing left, head facing; M(?) and other letters to left within incuse square
Apparently unpublished,
cf. CNG 94, lot 700; cf. Roma E-21, lot 247;
cf. Naumann 49, lot 161; cf. Gitbud & Naumann 37, lot 152
ex-Forum Auctions
JaimelaiFeb 29, 2020
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Kyzikos, Mysia525 – 475 B.C.
Silver tetartemorion
0.20 gm, 7.0 mm
Obv.: Forepart of boar right, tunny to left
Rev.: Head of roaring lion left in incuse square
BMC Mysia p.35, 120v; Sear 3851v;
SNG Keckman 150v.
ex-Forum AuctionsJaimelaiFeb 22, 2020
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Chersonesos, Thrace515-493 B.C.
Silver hemiobol
0.30 gm, 7.0 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back left.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square in mill-sail pattern
BMC Thrace pg. 182, 3;
Rosen 135 (obol);
Weber 2403;
HGC 3.2 1436
ex-Forum AuctionsJaimelaiFeb 19, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 18 var. - Silver Quarter Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.14 gm, 5.0 mm
Obv.: Upright Anchor with wide flukes, A to right
Rev: Schematic swastika with arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 18 var. (no A) ;
HGC 3, 1326 var. (no A), hemiobol;
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 98 var. (no A) (tetartemorion)
ex-Forum Auction
Topalov Type 18: Quarterobols (as per the system of Aegina) – “Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish” (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv: Upright anchor with relatively big flukes and stock. A group of dots under the stock (probably one l. and one r.).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent to the right) in a concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector
JaimelaiFeb 16, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 13 - Silver Half Obol540/535 – 530 B.C.
0.37 gm, 7.0 mm
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and a loop eye, with dots below left
Rev: Feathered swastika with arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 13; p. 258, 4;
HGC 3, 1325 (obol);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 77 (tritartemorion)
ex-Forum Auctions
Topalov Type 13: Half obols (?) Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (540/535-530 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and thin stock. A group of dots under stock (probably four?).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika in concave sectors forming a square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
JaimelaiFeb 16, 2020
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Olbia, Skythia300 – 275 B.C.
Bronze
9.56 gm, 22 mm
Obv.: Horned and bearded head of river god Borysthenes left.
Rev.: Axe and bow in gorytos, ΟΛΒΙΟ upwards to right, MOI to left
SNG BM Black Sea 506 (same rev. die);
cf. HGC 3.2, 1887;
Sear 1685; BMC 3, 10;
[Frolova & Abramzon 1025 var.]
from the William Stancomb Collection
JaimelaiJan 26, 2020
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 17 - Silver Half Obol519/512 – 480/478 B.C.
0.40 gm, 6.0-8.0 mm
Obv.: Anchor with dots below
Rev: Swastika with arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish/crayfish claws) in each sector
SNG Stancomb 32 (this coin?);
CN 6290 (this coin);
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 17;
HGC 3, 1325 (sim);
SNG Bulgaria (Ruse) II, 81-93 (tritartemorion)
from the William Stancomb Collection
Topalov Type: Half obols (?) Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (519/512-480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively thick flukes and stock. A group of dots under stock (possibly two left and two right).
Rev.: Swastika with thick arms bent to the right forming an incuse square. Two lines representing schematic images of dolphins or fish in every sector.
JaimelaiJan 19, 2020
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Kierion, Thessaly350 - 300 B.C.
Bronze Trichalkon
6.86 gm, 19.7 mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Zeus striding right, nude, hurling thunderbolt in his right hand, eagle on his extended left hand; Arne on right, on right knee and playing with astragaloi (sheep knuckle-bones used like dice), KIEPIE-I-ΩN starting upward on left, last two letters above.
HGC 4 676;
BCD Thessaly I 1075;
BCD Thessaly II 108.1;
BMC 7, p.15 3, 4;
Sear 2070;
[Rogers 177; SNG Cop 37]
Ex Forum GB87124; ex BCD with his ticket noting: "V. via T/ne ex Thessaly, Sept. 1996, SFr. 65.-"
JaimelaiDec 10, 2019
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Athens, Attica 270 - 261 B.C.
Bronze AE14
2.60 gm, 14 mm
Obv.: Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
Rev.: Owl standing right, head facing, wings closed; A on top, Θ to left, E to right, above owl; wreath in right field
BMC 11, p.22, 236-38;
Kroll 1993, 57;
HGC 4, 1728
JaimelaiNov 15, 2019
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Moriaseis, ThraceAnd yet a fifth coin has been identified as a coin of the Thraco-Macedonian tribe known as the Moriaseis as spoken of by Pliny, "in the coastal region of Pontos live Moriseni and Siton, the ancestors of the singer Orpheus" (Nat. History 4, 41)!JaimelaiNov 01, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 45 - Silver Drachm450-424 or 410/404 B.C.
2.89 gm, 15 mm
Obv: Gorgon head facing, snaky ringlets circle face.
Rev.: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right
Topalov Apollonia p. 588, 45; p. 348, 9
Sear 1655var; BMC Mysia p.9, 11
SNG Bulgaria II 301-309
Topalov Type: "Full-Face Gorgon's Head – Upright Anchor, a crab on the right, the letter A on the left or the letter A on the right and a crab on the left" Main Issue (450-424 or 410/404 B.C.)
Obv.: Full-face Gorgon's head in the classical Attic style. Gorgon's features are noble in conformity with the Attic manner of portraying her and Gorgon has more human hair in addition to the snakes.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes, the letter A on one side, a crab as an additional symbol viewed from above on the other side. The image in a concave circle.JaimelaiSep 18, 2019
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Sikyon, Sikyonia330-280 B.C.
Silver Hemidrachm (or Triobol)
2.67 gm, 16.3 mm
Obv.: Chimaera standing left, right forepaw raised; ΣI beneath
Rev.: Dove flying left; ΔI in field to right.
HGC 5, 213; SNGuk_0300_2338;
BMC 112 var. (initials); Sear 2767 var. (intials);
[SNG Copenhagen 61; BCD Peloponnesos 299]
NGC certified (94282063-009 Ch VF), but removed from holder.
JaimelaiJul 09, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 18 - Silver Quarter Obol519/512 – 480/478 BC
0.29 gm, 6.0 mm
Obv.: Upright/Inverted Anchor with big flukes with dots under stock
Rev: Swastika in incuse square with winged arms bent right, two lines (dolphin/fish or crayfish claws) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 18; p. 266, 1;
HGC 3, 1326 (hemiobol);
SNG Bulgaria II, 94 var. (hemiobol, no “A”)
Two dots under the stock of this coin may indicate that it is a hemiobol although the weight, 0.29 grams, is closer to the Aeginetan quarterobol standard of 0.25 grams (hemiobol is 0.51 grams).
Topalov Type 18: Quarterobols (as per the system of Aegina (0.25 g)) – “Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish” (519/512 -480/478 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with relatively big flukes and stock. A group of dots under the stock (probably one l. and one r.).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent to the right) in a concave square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
JaimelaiJun 03, 2019
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Miletos, IoniaLate Sixth Century B.C. (525 – 494 B.C.)
Silver 1/12 Stater
1.17 gm, 9 mm
Obv: Forepart of roaring lion right, head turned back left
Rev: Star ornament within incuse square with the edge of one side of the incuse in the shape of an “M”.
Sear 3532 (1/12 stater);
BMC Ionia, p.185, 14 ff. (diobol);
SNG Kayman 476 ff. (Milesian standard obol);
SNG Keckman II 265 ff. (1/12 stater);
Rosen Coll. 583 (diobol)
JaimelaiMar 26, 2019
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Caria (Uncertain City)500-450 B.C.
Silver Tetartemorion
0.20 gm, 7 mm
Obv: Confronted foreparts of two bulls
Rev: Forepart of bull left within incuse square
SNG Kayhan 968-970 (Milesian standard tetartemoria);
SNG Keckman 911-912 (Persic hemiobol)
JaimelaiMar 25, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 13 - Silver Half Obol540/535 – 530 B.C.
Silver Half Obol
0.34 gm, 8 mm
Obv.: Thin fluked anchor with loop eye and three dots below right
Rev: Swastika with arms bent left, dot in center, two lines (dolphin/fish?) in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 13; (half obol)
HGC 3, 1325 (obol);
SNG Bulgaria 2, 69-73 var. - dot placement (tritartemorion)
Topalov Type 13: Half obols (?) Upright Anchor – Swastika in concave sectors with additional schematic images of eight dolphins or fish (540/535-530 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with thin flukes and thin stock. A group of dots under stock (probably four?).
Rev.: Schematic image of swastika (with arms bent to the left) in concave sectors forming a square. Two lines representing schematic images of two dolphins or two fish in every sector.
JaimelaiMar 21, 2019
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Lesbos550-480 B.C.
Billon 1/12th Stater
1.09 gm, 9.6 mm
Obverse: Confronted boar heads, initials above
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.
HGC 6, 1069 (1/12th Stater);
Rosen 544 (billion);
Sear 3488; (1/10th Stater);
BMC 17, p.151, 15 (billion)
JaimelaiMar 03, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 88 - Bronze Tetrachalk300 - 250 B.C.
Bronze Tetrachalk
(or Heavy Dichalkia)
2.7 gm, 16 mm.
Obv: Laurate Apollo, right, with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes and a rectangular stock. Δ/I left and right between the flukes and the stock.
Topalov Apollonia p. 496-497, 1-4; p. 616 No. 88, p.796-7;
SNG BM Black Sea 186; HGC 1335;
SNG Bulgaria 2 482-3; Lindgren 752
Topalov Type 88: bronze tetrachalk(?) (first half of the 3rd c. B.C.) of the type "Apollo's Head – Upright Anchor" with the initials Δ/Ι
Obv.: Laureate Apollo right with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes and a rectangular stock. Δ/I left and right between the flukes and the stock possibly initials of Apollo’s nickname
JaimelaiFeb 12, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica540/535 – 530 B.C.
Fake Silver Half Obol
0.62 gm, 7.75 mm
Obv.: Anchor with loop eye and dots below
Rev: Swastika with arms (fish, crayfish?) bent left, dot in center, two spikes in each sector
Topalov Apollonia p. 568, 13; HGC 3, 1325 (obol);
SNG Bulgaria 2, 69-73 (tritartemorion)
Reasons to believe fake: fabric appears wrong; shape of anchor off, flukes curved wrong; stock/flukes carved on top of shaft instead of behind; one dot instead of four for this size coin; artificial toning; seller had many other fakes listed as well.
JaimelaiFeb 09, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov-102 - Bronze TetrachalkEnd of 2nd – beginning of 1st century B.C.
3.38 gm, 19.45 mm
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right; ΛΛ beneath stock
Topalov Apollonia p.525-7, 1-6 var.; p.626-7, 102 var., p.812; HGC 1341; SNG Bulgaria 2, 479-480
The letters IH replaced the A of Apollonia near the end of the 2nd century B.C. and is thought to be an abbreviation of IHTPOY (Healer) with the full meaning: “coins of the town of the god Healer”. The Healer or Bright Healer are epithets of Apollo.
Topalov Type 102: Bronze Tetrachalk(?) (end of the 2nd-beginning of the 1st c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head with a bun of hair – upright anchor with thin flukes, IH, crab"
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.JaimelaiFeb 05, 2019
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 56 - Silver Diobol410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
1.25 gm, 11 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo facing
Rev.: Anchor, A to left, crayfish to right, ΣΩ (magistrate's initials) to left
Topalov Apollonia p.393, 1-3; p.596, 56;
Sear p. 165, 1657; HGC 1315;
B.M.C. 15 (Mysia) p.9, 15;
SNG Black Sea 175
Topalov Type: "Full-Face Apollo's Head - Upright Anchor" silver diobol (410/404 – 341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Full-face laureate Apollo with short hair.
Rev.: Magistrates' initials around the images. Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stockJaimelaiJan 15, 2019
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Amisos, Pontos105-90 or 90-85 B.C.
Bronze AE27
18.23 gm, 27 mm
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet ornamented with Pegasus
Rev.: Perseus standing facing, wearing pointed helmet or cap, with flaps, and himation over shoulders; holding harpa in right hand and head of Medusa in left, whose decapitated winged body lies at his feet; AMI-ΣOY across field, monograms to left and right.
HGC vol. 7, 238;
SNG Black Sea 1166-76;
BMC 13, p.16, 30-36;
Sear 3637
JaimelaiJan 13, 2019
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Amisos, Pontos105-90 or 90-85 B.C.
Bronze AE26
18.95 gm, 26.5 mm
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet ornamented with Pegasus
Rev.: Perseus standing facing, wearing pointed helmet or cap, with flaps, and himation over shoulders; holding harpa in right hand and head of Medusa in left, whose decapitated winged body lies at his feet; AMI-ΣOY across field, monograms to left and right
HGC vol. 7, 238;
SNG Black Sea 1166-76;
BMC 13, p.16, 30-31;
Sear 3637
JaimelaiJan 12, 2019
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Amisos, Pontos105-90 or 90-85 B.C.
Bronze AE29
20.06 gm, 29 mm
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet ornamented with Pegasus
Rev.: Perseus standing facing, wearing pointed helmet or cap, with flaps, and himation over shoulders; holding harpa in right hand and head of Medusa in left, whose decapitated winged body lies at his feet; AMI-ΣOY across field, monograms to left and right
HGC vol. 7, 238;
SNG Black Sea 1166-76;
BMC 13, p.16, 30-31;
Sear 3637
JaimelaiJan 11, 2019
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Amisos, Pontos105-90 or 90-85 B.C.
Bronze AE27
19.64 gm, 27.5 mm
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet ornamented with Pegasus
Rev.: Perseus standing facing, wearing pointed helmet or cap, with flaps, and himation over shoulders; holding harpa in right hand and head of Medusa in left, whose decapitated winged body lies at his feet, AMI-ΣOY across field, monograms to left and right
HGC vol. 7, 238;
SNG Black Sea 1166-76;
BMC 13, p.16, 30-31;
Sear 3637
JaimelaiJan 10, 2019
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Sinope, Paphlagonia105-90 B.C. or 90-85 B.C.
Bronze AE21
8.08 gm, 21 mm
Obv.: Aegis with Gorgon at the center
Rev.: Nike wearing talaric chiton with diplois, advancing right; on left shoulder, filleted palm supported by both hands. ΣIΝ-ΩΠΗΣ across field, monogram to right
HGC vol. 7, 419;
SNG Black Sea 1539-40;
BMC 13, p.100, 48;
Sear 3709
JaimelaiJan 02, 2019
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Amisos, Pontos300 - 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
JaimelaiDec 23, 2018
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Assos, Troas400-241 B.C.
Bronze Æ 10
1.12 gm, 10 mm
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing close-fitting crested Attic helmet
Rev.: Griffin seated left; palm branch in exergue; AΣΣI above
SNG Ashmolean 1069;
BMC Troas p. 37, 13 var.;
Sear 4053 var.;
Weber 5330 var.
JaimelaiDec 15, 2018
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 61 - Bronze Chalk410/404 – 341/323 B.C.
1.04 gm, 9-10.5 mm
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. A to left and crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p.598, 61
Topalov Type 61: “Apollo’s Head - Upright Anchor" – bronze chalk(?) (410/404-341/323 B.C.)
Obv.: Laureate Apollo r. or l. with short hair.
Rev.: Upright anchor with thick flukes and a rectangular stock. The letter A on one side and the additional symbol of a crab viewed from above on the other side between flukes and the stock. No magistrates' names on coins of this typeJaimelaiNov 28, 2018
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 44 - Silver Drachm450 – 425 B.C.
3.18 gm, 15.98 mm
Obv.: Inverted anchor; crayfish to left, A to right
Rev: Noble Attic Gorgon head facing with wavy hair parted in the middle
Topalov Apollonia p. 588, 44; Sear 1655; HGC 3, 1323
Topalov Type: "Upright Anchor, a crab as an additional symbol and the letter A on the left or on the right - Full-face Gorgon's Head" Last Late Issues (450-425 B.C.)
Obv.: Upright anchor with large flukes and solid stock. An additional symbol of a crab viewed from above and the letter “A” right (or visa versa) between the fluke and the stock.
Rev.: Full-face of a noble Gorgon's head with a low narrow forehead, projecting eyebrows and eyes, a short flat nose, abnormaly open mouth, long teeth and tongue. Human hair mixed with snakes with thin bodies. The image in a concave circle.
Description from Topalov Apollonia 2007
JaimelaiNov 26, 2018
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Larissa, Thessaly356-342 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.
JaimelaiNov 02, 2018
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