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SicilyGreek colonies dotted the island of Sicily from about the mid-8th C. BC onward, sometimes conflicting with the native tribes (Sikels to the east, Sikanians in central Sicily, and Elymians to the west) and several Phoenician colonies. The largest issuance of coinage by the city-states often came amidst conflict among themselves and later arrivals, the Carthaginians and Romans. While Greek coin types and denominations predominated, the local litra and its fractions of onkiai survived down to the Roman conquest in 212 BC, when local striking withered. Major mints include Akragas, Gela, Himera, Kamarina, Katane, Leontini, Messene, Naxos, Segesta, Selinos, Syracuse, and the siculo-punic mints of Entella and Lilybaion.
Anaximander
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Achaean League, Messene.Greece. Achaian League. 175-168 BC. AR Triobol, Hemidrachm (2.40 gm, 15.1mm, 12h) of Messene, Symmachic standard. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios right in dotted border. / Large AX league monogram, with ᴀΧᴾ monogram above and M below, all within wreath, tied at bottom. VF. Benner 14; BCD Peloponessos 722.8; BMC #116; Clerk #297 (plate XII #4); HGC 5 #596; SNG Cop 3 (Phliasia-Laconia) #317; Thompson 328 (pl.48). cf. CNG EA 467 #129 (same obv. die).Anaximander
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ACHAIA, Achaean League, Messenia-Messena. Circa 175-168 BC.AR Hemidrachm (18mm, 2.46 g).
Laureate head of Zeus right / Monogram; O-OP-N across field, M below; all within wreath tied at bottom.
Agrinion 325d-e; Clerk 304; BCD 722.7, 724; Benner-Messene-23 (same obverse die).
exBeast Coins.Dino
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Achaian League, Messene, 191-183 BC, AR HemidrachmLaureate head of Zeus left.
Large AX monogram, Ξ-E across fields, ΠAY monogram above and ligate ME below, all within laurel wreath.
HGC 5, 595 (this coin); BCD Peloponnesos 706 (this coin); Agrinion 314 (same obverse die); Clerk 310.
(14 mm, 2.50 g, 1h)
Auctiones GmbH 1, 19 December 2011, 28; ex- BCD Collection: LHS 96, 8-9 May 2006, 706; ex- de Nicola, May 1982.n.igma
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BOEOTIA. Thebes. AR Stater.Circa 425-400 B.C. AR Stater (12.08gm, 20mm, 5h). BCD Boiotia-388; Head Pg. 36-classy, pl. III#8; SNG Cop. 286. Obverse: Boeotian shield with club across lower half. Reverse: Volute amphora with fluted shoulders, Θ-E across fields, all within incuse square. Well struck on a very good metal. Struck in high relief. Scarce variety. Choice aEF.
Ex Pars Coins
The coins of Boeotia prominently feature the Boeotian shield on its obverse. This particular coin we have from the city-state of Thebes was minted between 425-400 B.C. during the Peloponnesian War. Thebes, at that time, alongside the rest of the 10 Boeotian poleis, sided with the Peloponnesian League under the hegemony of Sparta against the Athenian Empire. The Boeotian Confederation instituted a form of federal coinage based on the Aeginetic standard. A particular period of Theban coinage reached its numismatic artistic merit at around the same period that this coin was minted (425-400 B.C). Although the obverse always shows the shield, the reverse features the head of Dionysos, Herakles or a volute amphora. The amphora eventually became more popular after 400 B.C on the reverse of most Boeotian coin. Early staters showing the amphora on the reverse could be identified by a rounder vase and the city ethnic in the field and all are contained within a square incuse. Later coinage features the same amphora on the reverse and generally includes various magistrates name and less of the city’s ethnic and all are within a round incuse. The obverse also has a more distinct rounder shield on later coinage. At this later date in the mid- 4th century B.C. Thebes was the leading power in Greece and almost united all the Greek city states, freed Messene from Sparta and subdued the latter. Ironically, this paved the way for Macedonian conquest of Greece and in the process, destroyed Thebes and sold its population into slavery by Alexander the Great in 335 B.C.
Jason T
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Greece, Messene - ancient springJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - Arcadian gateJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - EkklesiasterionJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - StadiumJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - Stadium - "VIP sector"J. B.
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Greece, Messene - Stadium - votiv columnJ. B.
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Greece, Messene - theatreentrance to koilon - auditoriumJ. B.
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GREEK, Achaean League, Messene, 175-168 BC, AR Hemidrachm Laureate head of Zeus Hamarios left.
Large AX monogram; N - Φ across fields, M below; all within wreath.
HGC 5, 597 (this coin); Benner 23 (this coin); BCD Peloponnesos 723 (this coin); Agrinon 323g (same dies); Clerk 216 (Megalopolis); SNG Copenhagen 315.
(15 mm, 2.44 g, 5h)
ex- BCD Collection: LHS 96 (8-9 May 2006) Lot 723
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GREEK, Achaean League, Messenia-Messena. Circa 175-168 BC. AR Hemidrachm (18mm, 2.46 g).
Laureate head of Zeus right / Monogram; O-OP-N across field, M below; all within wreath tied at bottom.
Agrinion 325d-e; Clerk 304; BCD 722.7, 724; Benner-Messene-23 (same obverse die).
exBeast Coins. Dino
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Greek, Messenia, Messene150-130 BC
AE Chalkous, 13 mm, 2.00 grams, 20 degrees
O: Laureate head of Zeus to right
R; Tripod between M E, all within annular wreath
Ref: SNG Cop 525; BCD 727; Grandjean 642-643
Notes: Very rare; Ex BCD collection with his tag, acquired 1999 from Pegasi; ex-Pegasi Numismatics with tag; ex unknown collector tag handwritten who had coin after BCD.
The dates for these rare chalkoi are from Grandjean's observation of a close stylistic link between their obverses and those of a very rare issue of Messenian silver
Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Lot (part of), Nov 2022Virgil H
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GREEK, Messenia, Messene, ca. 191-183 BC, AE Hemiobol or Hexachalkon (Hoover plate coin - HGC 5, 575) Diademed head of Demeter right. / Zeus Ithomatos standing right, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, eagle perched on left wrist, tripod to right; ME/ΞE in two lines in left field.
HGC 5, 575 (this coin) (S); BCD Peloponnesos 708 (this coin); Grandjean 222a (this coin illustrated); BMC 24 var.
(23 mm, 7.59 g, 1h)
ex-BCD Collection: LHS Numismatics 96 (8 May 2006) Lot 708
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Lucania, Metapontum AR NomosStruck circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos, 7.83g. Johnston Class B2. HN Italy-1575. SNG ANS 432-440. Obverse bearded head of hero Leukippos wearing unadorned Corinthian helmet right; behind lion head right; monogram below chin. Reverse barley ear of seven grains with leaf to left; club above leaf, AMI below; META in right field. VF, toned.
Ex Joseph Melchione collection
Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg Pre-Long Beach Sept. 4-5, 2012 Auction 70th Sale, lot 3021
Ex CNG
The head of the hero Leukippos on this coin is particularly elegant. He was a mythical king of Messene whom the Metapontines claimed as the founder of their city. His appearance on the coins almost certainly serves as an allusion to the help given to Metapontum by Alexander the Molossian, another king from across the sea. The mythological hero Leukippos (his name means owner of a white horse, i.e., a wealthy man) was particularly popular in Metapontum, appearing on the obverse of many of the city's nomoi, or staters, starting c. 350 BC. This helmeted and bearded head also served as a prototype for Rome's early didrachms with a similar head of Mars. (Commentary courtesy Classical Numismatic Group).Jason T
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Messene, Peloponessos. Late 2nd - early 1st Century BC>AE
8 grams
19mm
Apollo laureate right
Zeus hurling thunderbolt. eagle on wrist. tripod before. ME behind.
cf. BCD 735-738Dino
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Messenia - Messene c. late 2nd centuryPeloponnesos Messenia - Messene. c. late 2nd century. Hemidrachm, Ar 15.1~16.4mm. 2.29 g. OBV: Diademed head of Zeus to left, dotted border. REV: Tripod between ΜΕ/Σ all within laurel wreath. BMC 15. Ex BCD.ddwau
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Messenia, Messene
MESSENIA, Messene. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of the later Julio-Claudians, mid first century AD. Æ Hemiobol or Hexichalkon, Veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown / Zeus Ithomatas standing facing, head right, holding scepter and eagle; wreath to right. Grandjean Série XVI, Em. β, 688b; BCD Peloponnesos 762.ecoli
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Messenia, Messene - Achaean League c. 280 - 146 B.C.Messenia, Messene - hemidrachm of Achaean League (Silver, 2.42g. 15.4~16mm.), c. 280 - 146 B.C. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev: AX monogram, M below, XP above, all within laurel wreath.ddwau
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Messenia, Messene, ca. 35 BC, AR Hemidrachm Diademed head of Zeus right.
Tripod ME-Σ monogram, ΠΟ-ΛY-KΛ-HΣ (Polykles magistrate), within wreath.
HGC 5, 572; Grandjean 215a (D132/R182; this coin illustrated on pl. VIII); BCD Peloponnesos 753-755, SNG Copenhagen 507.
(15 mm, 2.31 g, 12h).
Classical Numismatic Group; from the BCD Collection (not in LHS sale); ex- Glendining, 21 June 1972, 211n.igma
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Messenia, Messene, 2nd Century BCAR Tetrobol (2.34g)
obv: Zeus Laureate right
Tripod in Wreath, ME monogram to left, S to right
BMC 13
ex BCD Collection
Dino
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Messenia, Messene, ca. 146-90 BC, AR HemidrachmDiademed head of Zeus left.
Tripod between ME- Σ all within wreath.
HGC 5, 566; BCD Peloponnesos 728; Grandjean Series X, 98-121; SNG Copenhagen 505.
Intact hoard patina.
(15 mm, 2.23 g, 1h).
John Jencek; ex- BCD Collection (private sale); ex- Burgan 18, December 1984,18.n.igma
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Messenia, Messene, ca. 40s-30s BC, Æ Hemiobol or Hexachalkon Head of Demeter right wearing diadem.
Zeus Ithomatos standing right, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, eagle with spread wings perched on left wrist; ΔAMIΩN to left with wreath in outermost left field, ME above tripod in right field.
HGC 5, 580; BCD Peloponnesos 752 (this coin); Grandjean 556a (this coin illustrated); BMC 29; SNG Cop 512; Sear 2853.
(22 mm, 6.66 g, 6h).
Forestier & Lambert, December 2007; ex- BCD Collection: LHS Numismatics Auction 96, 8-9 May 2006, 752; ex- P. R. Franke collection.
The image of Zeus Ithomatas is a recurring theme on the civic coinage of Messene; a symbol of the Messenian belief that after four centuries of bondage to their Spartan neighbours that they had the support and assistance of the Zeus to maintain their independence and freedom.n.igma
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Peloponnesos, Messenia (Polykles) AR Hemidrachm (BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 = Grandjean 203g, Ex Sawhill/JMU, Slg. Otto)Greek (Post-Hellenistic), Roman (Republican Era, Quasi-Provincial). Messene, Messenia. Magistrate Polykles. AR Hemidrachm (2.25g, 16mm, 10h). Struck c. 35 BCE.
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus facing right. Rev: ME – Σ, ΠO – ΛV, and KΛ – HΣ in three lines bisected by tripod altar, all surrounded by olive wreath.
Published: Grandjean 203g (D125/R171 – this coin); BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 (this coin). Additional references: BCD Peloponnesos 753 (same dies); Hoover HGC 5, 572; SNG Copenhagen 507; BMC 15.
Provenance: Sammlung Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Stuttgart (Heinrich Otto, Jr. [1856-1931]); Hess 207 (Lucerne, 1 Dec 1931), Lot 493, ill. on Plate 12 (LINK); John A Sawhill (1892-1976) Collection; James Madison University Foundation (Sawhill Bequest); Stack’s Public Auction (New York, 1979 March 15), Lot 157 (part of/not ill.) (LINK); BCD Collection; CNG MBS 81-2, “BCD Peloponnesos, Part II” (Lancaster, 20 May 2009), Lot 2327 (LINK); Künker 341 (Osnabrück, 1 Oct 2020), Lot 5526 (LINK) (Unsold & again at EA 65); Künker EA 69 (30 Nov 2021), Lot 31 (LINK). Gallery (imgur): Coin-in-hand video, Hess-Otto plate, BCD Pelo II photo (LINK).Curtis JJ
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Peloponnesus, Messene150 – 130 BC
AE Chalkous, 13 mm, 2.00 grams, 20 degrees
O: Laureate head of Zeus to right
R: Tripod between M E, all within annular wreath
Ref: SNG Cop 525; BCD 727; Grandjean 642-643
Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Lot (part of) Nov 2022; ex BCD with his tag; ex-Pegasi Numismatics with tag; ex-unknown collector tag (post BCD)
Notes: The coin was purchased from Pegasi stock by BCD in Dec 1998 for $20.00. Unknown collector's tag notes it as ex-BCD collection not in Leu sale. Also noted is that this coin is Very Rare. Graded Fine by Pegasi. The pictures I took do not do the obverse justice, I can actually see the Zeus head in hand, but I agree it is Fine and certainly not better. This was a super hard coin to photograph, I took at least 20 photos using different lighting and settings and even cameras. I am still not happy, but not going to spend more time on it.Virgil H
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Septimius Severus - AR denariusRome
199 AD
laureate head right
L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX
Jupiter advancing right, aiming thunderbolt and raising hand
IOVI PRO_P_VG_NATORI
RIC IV 131, RSC III 243
3,24g 18mm
ex JiÅ™í Militký
Scarcer reverse for Septimius Severus.J. B.
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SpartaACHAIA, Achaian League. Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 85 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.32 g, 8h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above, piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking, ΠY below; all within laurel wreath. Benner 15; BCD Peloponnesos 865.1; HGC 5, 643. Good VF, tone, slightly off center. Good metal.
From the J. Cohen Collection.
A note from the previous collector:
This collection of Peloponnesian coins was born from my personal interest in ancient Greek history and inspired primarily by the BCD sales. The collection was formed as a study of the varying coinage types produced through the ruling cycles of the Peloponnese. Initial focus of the collection was on Sparta, the coinage produced under Roman rule and issues produced bearing the iconography of the Achaean League. Given the less than amicable relationship between the League and Sparta, this area proved highly interesting to collect. The initial phase of collecting Sparta/Lacedaemon pieces set the groundwork for the evolution of the collection.
The collection was then expanded to Sparta's immediate neighbor in Messene and then to the entire Peloponnese. As I moved through the wider Peloponnesian regions I aimed, where possible, to collect an example of Achaean League coinage of the respective City States, examples of the Greek Imperial coinage and finally, Roman Provincial coinage. The goal being to develop a snapshot of the evolution of coins issued within the Peloponnese. Collecting in this way allowed for a timeline of both political and artistic change throughout the Peloponnese to be mapped out. The uniform coinage, both in silver and bronze of the Achaean league can be compared against the unique iconography of the corresponding Imperial issues and the later, highly stylized Roman issues. From a historical perspective, the evolution and membership of the League as well as the wars within the region can also be viewed through the issuing of coinage.
Numismatically, the primary goals of this collection have been broadly achieved by focusing on the smaller issues of the City States within the Peloponnese, no large silver issues beyond the enigmatic Tetradrachms have representation within the collection. The product of my labors is what I believe to be a highly diverse, interesting and accessible group of coins which provides an insight into one of the most interesting periods and regions of the Ancient world. ecoli
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