A Tetraobol of the Chalkidian League

Mikey-Z => I love the sweet hemidrachm ...

Oh and despite the rumours, Apollo and I are "just friends"

 

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Your new coin is great. I have a coin of Bruttium depicting the stag with Apollo walking but you can't really resolve Apollo's face on that coin. Here is one from Massalia (modern day Marseilles France). The obverse portrait may be Apollo:

GAUL, Massalia
AR Obol
3rd Century B.C.

0.74 grams, 11 mm
Obv: Youthful Male Head (of Apollo?) facing left
Rev: Wheel with 4 spokes, M - A in two of the quarters
Grade: VF, Reverse nice lustrous tone & Obverse slightly off center.
Other: From private sale April 2013

 

PHOKIS, FEDERAL COINAGE
AR Triobol
OBVERSE: Bull’s head facing
REVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right, Φ-Ω before, lyre behind
Struck at Phokis 357-346 BC
2.50g, 14mm
SNG Cop 121


IONIA, MILETOS
AE17 OBVERSE: Head of Apollo right
REVERSE: Lion right, head reverted, star above
Struck at Miletos 350-300 BC
4.69g, 17mm
Lindgren 513


AEOLIS, AIGAI
AE 10
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right
REVERSE: Head and neck of a goat, AIΓAE behind
Struck at Aigai, 300-200BC
.9g, 10mm
SNG von Aulock 1593; SNG Copenhagen 1


L POMPONIUS MOLO ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POMPONIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right; L POMPON MOLO around
REVERSE: Numa Pompilius standing right before altar preparing to sacrifice a goat which is being held by a youth; NVMA POMPIL in exergue
Struck at Rome 97 BC
3.7g, 18mm
Crawford 334/1; Pomponia 6


L CALPURNIUS PISO FRUGI ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right, number LV behind
REVERSE: Horseman galloping right, holding palm L PISO FRVGI below, ROMA monogram, number LXXII above
Struck at Rome 90 BC
3.75g, 18.4mm
Cr340/1, Calpurnia 12


C. GARGONIUS, M. VERGILIUS, AND OGULNIUS, ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below
REVERSE: Jupiter in quadriga right
Struck at Rome 86 BC
3.86g, 19mm
Cr350/2

 

Winner Mikey!!

 

Funny thing, I recently got one too. They are cute little coins.

 

Wonderful coin!