How many Ancient Greek Cities can we get?

I have a couple from Kyzikos:


AE 17 Kore Soteira/Tripod, tunny fish, plectrum


Trihemiobol, Boar/Lion

 

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This is a late entry for C. The coin is quite a ruin, but since Cales hasn't been shown in this thread yet, I'll post it anyways.


Cales, Campania, AE 20, ca. 317–280 BC. Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo left, ethnic CALENO to left, control mark (helmet?) to right. Rev.: Man-faced bull (Acheloios Savo) standing right, lyre above, Γ between legs. 20mm, 6.09g. Ref: Sambon 927 or similar; SNG Copenhagen 315; SNG France 451.

 

Good point!

 

Doing a little catching up, Mkay?


Ionia, Klazomenai, c. 386-301 BC, AR Tetradrachm, 14.86g
Obverse: Theodoros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left.
Reverse: Swan standing left, preening its wing; ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ below.
Hurter 17, V5/R10 (this coin)
Very Rare, Fine Style


Aeolis, Kyme
AR Tetradrachm, 165-140 BC, 16.394g, 32.8mm, 0h
Obverse: Head of Kyme right, wearing taenia.
Reverse: Horse walking right, oinochoe below raised left foreleg, KYMAIΩN downward on right, KAΛΛIAΣ (magistrate) in exergue, all in laurel wreath tied at the bottom.
References: SNGva 1635, SNG Cop 103, BMC Troas p. 111, 73; Weber 5502


Caria, Kos
AR Tetradrachm, 280-250 BC, 15.05g
Obverse: Head of Heracles wearing lion scalp left.
Reverse: Crab over bow in bow case, within a square beaded border. Kleinos magistrate.
References: SNG COP. -. BMC-. SNG Keck man. Hoover, Iceland 1308. ECR Karl-.

John

 

Thanks to Theodosius for the reminder and this awesome gift from last year! I just realized it’s originally from John Anothony, boss!


Mysia, Lampsakos
Æ15, 3.9gm, 12h; c. 400 BC - 350 BC
Obverse: Head of Priapus ( or Zeus or Poseidon) right, wreathed in ivy.
Reverse: Λ - A; forepart of Pegasos right.

I need to bring my coins home.

Erin

 

LOKROI

Bruttium Lokroi Eizephyrioi 300-268 BC AE 23 Athena Pegasus

 

Still on "L". Time to get your Greek on again folks!

Sicily, Leontini
AR Tetradrachm, 450-430 BC, 17.18g
Obverse: Fine archaic style laureate head of Apollo right.
Reverse: Lion head right surrounded by four barley corns, LEONTININ around.
References: SNG ANS 247.

Akarnania, Leukas
AR Stater. After 435 BC. 8.50g, 27mm, 12h.
Obverse: Pegasos flying left; Λ below.
Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; Λ-E-Y and three ivy leaves around.
References: Pegasi II pg. 411, 74/1


Thessaly, Larissa
Early to mid 4th Century BC.
Drachm (Silver, 19mm, 6.03 g 1).
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa to right, her hair bound in a plain sakkos.
Reverse: ΛΑΡΙ-ΣΑΙA (partially retrograde) Bridled horse prancing left, its rein trailing below, all in incuse square.
References: BCD II 376.4 var. (reverse in round incuse). Lorber pl. 43, 62.

John

 

Actually I still don't understand who read the letter L somewhere because I see multiple people posting coins starting with it, it is actually the letters I, J and K .

Anyway, since it is the 3rd day, post your coins from ancient Greek cities starting with the letter L.

 

OK, you heard him, Simon says "L".

 

LARISSA


Thessaly Larissa 344-337 BCE AR Obol 0.68g Nymph Larissa Horse Grazing SNG Cop 1


And, hey since the Samnites hated Romans...(and we are doing the "It ain't Roman, so its Greek type of coins") how about a Samnite cousin:
Larinum

Larinum Frentani 210-175 BCE AE Quincunx 22mm 9.8g Mars or Athena corinthian helmet- Galloping Horseman spear sheild tbolt 5 pellets NH Italy 625 BMC 2 SCARCE

( I know, @dougsmit is not gonna like this: it ain't Greek, it is out of place, and it's a QUINCUNX! )

 

backup to "H"

Lydia, Hierocaesaraea
Circa 1st century AD
Obverse: Diademed bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder
Reverse: IEP monogram above
Forepart of stag right; border of dots
References: Weber coll. 6824 Scarce
Size: 17mm, 4.94
very Greek coin- provincial city though?

 

Apulia Luceria; quincunx (Roman standard) head Athena / spoked wheel with LOUCERI in between. SNG Ans 699. 14.4 grams 26 mm diameter

 

LUCERIA, Apulia: (nice Quincunx @Archeocultura ... those are hard to find!)


Apulia Luceria AE Quincunx 26mm 14.75g- Spoked Wheel 250-217 BCE Athena-Wheel Grose 443 HN Italy 678 SNG ANS 699

 

I haven't had much time to join the conversations lately but I'll throw in an "L" coin while I have a chance:

Lilybaion Sicily circa 200-150 BC : 21mm, 6.4gms
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Lyre

 

Not all that long ago we had a thread mentioning that recent scholarship has shown the coins to be from Halikarnassos rather than Kindya. I have not seen the evidence or know whether it is well founded. Do you know anything on the matter?

 

Kroton or Locri ca. 214/13 -211/10 BC; AR Drachm
18 x 20 mm, 4.82 g;
Reference:
Reference: Scheu 56, S 71; E. A. Arslan, Monetazione aurea ed argentea dei Brettii, Glaux 4 (1989), 132, AR 17-30;
Arslan refines Scheu’s chronology to a small degree, dating the Hera/Zeus type to 214/13-211/10 BC
Obverse: Veiled head of Hera Lacinia right, wearing polos; scepter and torch (Tellerfackel) over left shoulder, tiny Γ on neck section
Reverse: BΡET(TIΩN) Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; crab in outer left.

 

As far as I know, Brian Kritt's book is still the basis for Kindya. I haven't heard of such recent scholarship....not to imply it doesn't exist. Perhaps others can comment.

 

@Theodosius After reading your post and seeing your Stater from Akarnania, Leukas

maybe I have misattributed this stater - it has a Koppa under Pegasus so it should be Corinth, but I clearly can see a Λ - E in front of Athena's neck, a Y below the helmet, and what seems to be a figure standing left holding torch in right field behind head. Can you or any of you guys help to attribute it? Corinth or Leukas? If it is Corinth why is there a Λ - E - Y?

20 x 21 mm, 8.50 g

 

I don't see any Leukas staters with a koppa in either acsearch or CNG archives.

I don't see the "L" on the reverse of your coin.

I would bet on it being from Corinth.

John

 

@dougsmit There is a blog, https://hemiobol.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/no-ketos-at-kindya/ , by Jochen Randig. The blog had interesting posts, but hasn't had any updates in three years.

There is a paper by Koray Konuk at https://www.academia.edu/36562656/The_Ketos_Coins_of_Karia