CARIA, Knidos, I.D Help

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Mat, Feb 8, 2020.

  1. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Here is a new Tetrobol I recently picked up. It has wonderful toning in hand.

    Not sure the references to this as I see there is different ones of this type.

    Any help is appreciated.

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    CARIA, Knidos (3rd Century B.C.)
    AR Tetrobol
    Telesippos, Magistrate
    O: Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane; quiver over shoulder.
    R: NIIN/TEEI Ornate tripod lebes.
    2.45g
    14mm
    Cf. SNG Copenhagen 275ff SNG Hel-192
     
    Last edited: Feb 8, 2020
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  3. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Very attractive tetrobol. That stealy blue toning is saweet!
    Here's a Knidos that's seen kinder days

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    Caria, Knidos
    2nd-1st centuries B.C. AE 19 (18.7 mm, 4.83 g, 11 h). Head of Apollo right / ΠANTAΛEΩN KNIΔIΩN, forepart of bull left. SNG Keckman 217 var (rev legend); BMC 80 var (same); SNG Kayhan -. Scarce.
     
  4. pprp

    pprp Well-Known Member

    Like this one:
    https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4526495
    You better cross check the SNG attribution though...I would not hold my breath with that auctioneer :blackalien:
     
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  5. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Thanks, with a google search I found a similar on an amazon listing of one in an NGC slab.
     
  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Been looking at other sites, this seems to be a rare version, cool.:cool:
     
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  7. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Looks like a cool bull, my astrology sign.
     
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  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Thats a neat little silver.
     
  9. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Very nice tetrobol, Mat!
     
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