Newp: Kelenderis, Cilicia Stater

Kelenderis, modern day Aydıncık, Turkey; a coastal town on the south bank of Cilicia, directly north of Cyprus. Refer to map:




Stater 425-380 BC
Ephebus, unbearded, naked, holding whip, seated sideways on horse, galloping left / KEΛEN, goat kneeling left on dotted exergual line, head turned right.
20.44mm
10.91g

A lot of dealers/references change the spelling on Kelenderis and Cilicia but don't keep conformity. You would think they would keep C's with C's and k's with k's, i.e. - Kelenderis, Kilikia and Celenderis, Cilicia.

I've been on a bit of an Archaic kick lately. This is one of my favorite acquisitions to arrive in the last few months. I don't think I've seen another on cointalk; for reference its dimensions are nearly identical to Boeotian Staters. It's a chunky piece of metal. Post your goats?

-Mike

 

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Not a big fan of the obverse being off center but the reverse is great.

 

At least we can tell he's unbearded... I don't know about the whip though. ha.

 

Well, no 'goats' that I recall...but I love yours---even if the obverse cuts off Ephebus a bit...

 

Love that goat. Best I've seen.

 

Very nice!

I only have half a goat, part of a chimera. There are definitely a few goat coins on the shopping list though .


SIKYONIA, Sikyon.
335-330 BCE
AR stater, 23 mm, 12.3 gm
Obv: Chimera standing left; wreath above, ΣE below
Rev: Dove flying left; A to left; all within wreath
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 220; Traité III 775, pl. CCXX, 11
CNG 342, from the "collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, 3 May 1989"

Chimera: mythical beast; head, body and legs of a lion; sprouting the forepart of a goat from its back; snake tail.

 

not baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.




not baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad at all.

 

I think the superb goat more than makes up for the off-center obverse. Most of the obverse device is there anyway. Great coin!

 

I felt the same. I could have purchased one with a better centered obv and a slightly less detailed rev for around the same price; but the coin was shaped like a football. I do have another one on the way, though. Unfortunately, I think New York Customs likes it more than I do.

 

Nice => Fantastic new addition, iamtiberius (congrats on a great goat!!)

Aeolis, Aegae: AE18
3rd Cent. BC
Diameter: 18.1mm
Weight: 3.64 grams
Obverse: Head of Apollo right
Reverse: Goat's head right, AI in circle monogram behind



Philip V
221-179 BC
Heracles & Two Goats



Roman Republican, Mn Fonteius Cf, AR Denarius
85 B.C.
Rome Mint
Diameter: 20mm
Weight: 3.88 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo Vejovis right, M FONTEI CF behind, thunderbolt below, ROMA monogram below chin
Reverse: infant genius right goat right, caps of the Dioscuri above, filleted thyrsos below



Valerian II. Caesar, AR Antoninianus
mint of Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne)
256-258 AD
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 4.18 grams
Obverse: VALERIANVS CAES, Radiate and draped bust right
Reverse: IOVI CRESCENTI, Youthful Jupiter, head left, raising right hand, riding goat right



.... man, I love old goats!!

 

Does Bing know about this????

 

ahahaha => yup, Bing knows all about my weakness for goats!!

long-story



cheers

 

Love your coins Steve !!!

 

I knew Steve wouldn't let the goat thread down.

 

Oh yeah! But that's a story for another day Mikey.

 

I've added two since and re-shot the original

 

Very nice @iamtiberius. I would like any of the three. I wonder if there are any centered on the obverse showing the entire rider?

 

In the early classical version; it's hard to find the obv and rev well centered, as well as the entire "KEΛEN" present. Most examples will auction at over 1000 USD
Not my coin; but the best example I've seen:


A Later Classical, Pre-Hellenistic Version: (Most are very well centered, but lose the artistry found in the Earlier versions, (also not my coin.))

 

Great coins ... one day I'll have to save-up my coin-cash and splurge on one of these beauties (congrats, again)

Oh => and now I know that there are left and right facing goats!! (gawd, now I need at least two of these sweet goat coins!!)

 

Congrats guys!! So many super cool posts!!