Apollonia Pontica 350-400 BC Thrace, Black Sea Region AR Diobol. Head of Apollo Facing / Anchor, flukes upward, A on left, crayfish on right - 10.1mm 1.1gr Apollonia Pontica 350-400 BC Thrace, Black Sea Region AR Diobol. Head of Apollo Facing / Anchor, flukes upward, A on left, crayfish on right, ΣΩ sideways to left - 10.5mm 1.25gr Apollonia Pontica 350-400 BC Thrace, Black Sea Region AR Diobol. Head of Apollo Facing / Anchor, flukes upward, A on left, crayfish on right, ΣΩ sideways to left - 12.3mm 1.27gr Apollonia Pontica 350-400 BC Thrace, Black Sea Region AR Diobol. Head of Apollo Facing / Anchor, flukes upward, A on left, crayfish on right, ΣΩ sideways to left - 10.8mm 1.15gr Apollonia Pontika. 450-400 BC, AR Drachm?. Facing head of Medusa or Gorgeneion, hair rolled / Anchor, flukes upward, A to left, crayfish to right- 12.3mm 2.6gr Apollonia Pontika. 450-400 BC, AR Drachm. Facing head of Medusa or Gorgeneion / Anchor, flukes upward, A to right, crayfish to left - 14.3mm 3.25gr I never really noticed, but apparently I have a thing for Apollonians.
THRACE, Apollonia Pontika Mid-late 4th century BC AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: Facing gorgoneion Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11
APOLLONIA PONTICA AR Drachm OBVERSE: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue REVERSE: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria Struck at Apollonia 450-400 BC 3.13g, 14-15mm BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151
I've had a similar experience with a quality fake coin of Mesembria. Fake coins of the Black Sea area have me scared & I would currently only buy from a top seller. Here is my Apollonia. Every time I view this Gorgon coin I wonder if it is real. Unfortunately, I did not buy it from a top seller. BLACK SEA AREA THRACE, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm 450-400 B.C. 2.86 grams, 13 to 14 mm Obv: Anchor with crayfish to rt, A to left Rev: Gorgoneion with extended tongue Grade: a gF coin with nice old toning claims to VF with the Gorgon reverse struck off center Other: Similar to Sear 1655.
I know what you mean. All of mine were purchased from the same top seller on ebay. The Medusa Drachm worries me the most. Fortunately, I haven't been able to match it with any known forgeries. Especially the "New York Hoard" of 1999, which I consulted all known examples before making this purchase.
