While hanging out on Heritage last night waiting for a sports auction to close I ran across this guy. I don't know what is was about THIS goose. Maybe his lizard balloon floating above or the fact there are hundreds of geese around my office. Anyway, my bid went in and I was a WINNER (good thing since I failed in the sports auction). So let's skip the ducks and play GOOSE instead. MACEDONIA. Eion. Ca. 460-400 BC. AR trihemiobol (0.83 gm). Goose standing right, head reverted, lizard downward to left above, H below Quadripartite incuse square. SNG ANS 276-284.
Nice example! I know Steve has one, maybe others do as well. I do not, so I will give you a pigeon. Roman Empire, Anonymous, Domitian to Antoninus Pius AE Quadrans, 3.25g, Rome mint: AD 81-161 Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Venus right. Rev.: Dove standing right, S-C. Reference: RIC II 24 (p. 218) Notes: Countermark "AU" in field above dove, possibly from a university collection.
Solid example, Shernan! I have a very thin, reticulated, and fragile Eion. MACEDON, Eion 460-400 BCE AR trihemiobol; 0.74g, 12mm Obv: goose standing right, head reverted; lizard above Rev: quadripartite incuse square Ref: Cf. SNG ANS 287.
wait-up, wait-up for me!! I just posted these in my other thread, but you know me ... posting these babies never gets old!! Macedon, Eion, AR Trihemiobol Ca. 460-400 BC Diameter: 12 mm Weight: 0.87grams Obverse: Goose standing right, head left; lizard above, H below Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square Macedon, Eion, AR Obol? (Tritartemorion?) Circa 460-400 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.37 grams Obverse: Two geese standing right; ivy leaf and H to left Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
I know some collectors prioritize smooth surfaces, but I love the way those tiny ancient silvers can crystallize. Nature often detracts from a coin's eye-appeal, but in this case I think it enhances.
JA => yah brother, I totally agree!! (I love these sweet ol' crystallized incuse babies!!) ... but TIF is correct as well => these tiny and paper-thin babies are pretty fragile (amazing that they're 2500 fricken years old, eh?!! ... absoutely amazing)
No geese here either, you can have this one, I have absolutely no idea what it is or where it is from: Bronze Possibly Apollo Dove flying left Wt./Size: 1.20g / 12mm Notes: Dec 15, 14 - Possibly from Sikyon, but can't find a match.
Interesting. It certainly looks like the dove of Sikyon. The weight puts it at a chalkous, but the only chalkoi of Sikyon that I know of have a wreath and lettering instead of busts. Perhaps an unpublished type? Or at least one so rare that it doesn't exist on the internet...
Pish => check-out this fine link ... Ja is correct once again ... => Sikyon city, my friend https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=1&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=Sikyon dove&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1
Yeah but I searched all of CNG and could not find that coin. There is a larger denomination with Apollo facing right and dove, but none like Pish's.
The book we need to solve this mystery is The Autonomous Bronze Coinage of Sicyon, by Jennifer Warren. Does anyone have it? It's available as a download on JSTOR, but you have to be affiliated with an institution of higher learning to register, and my days as a college professor are over.
Early Eion have thicker fabric and a different style reverse punch. Mallos (sorry mine is a real dog) has a swan on the reverse. Mine is not the worst: http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=146721 or the best http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=146719
I had a look on JSTOR and while there are references to the publication as well as other publications by the same author, I did not find this particular publication in a form ready for download. I will try another search later.
Thanks guys, I have had it a while and every now and again I do another search to see if anything new pops up. It would be nice to nail it.
