Ancients => Ummm, well how 'bout we toss-in "THRACE"!!?

Ummm well, things still seem to be a wee bit slow, so how 'bout we keep on posting ancient-regions?

If you wanna contribute, then please post any ancient Greek coins from the region of "THRACE"

... awesome (thanks)

=> here is my first and oldest Thracian offering:


ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos
AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol
Circa 500-480 BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 0.56 grams
Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Reference: Le Rider, Thasiennes 9; HGC 6, 337
Other: toned, light porosity

 

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Thrace, Mesembria AR Diobol
450-350 BC
Diameter: 10.1 mm
Weight: 1.16 grams
Obverse: Facing helmet
Reverse: META within the spokes of a raditae wheel

 

Thrace, Abdera: AE16
ca. 400-350 BC
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Griffin seated right on club; caduceus right above; ]IΛIΣ[ below; EP before Reverse: Head of Apollo right in linear square, ABΔ-HPI-TE-ΩN surrounding.
Reference: BMC Thrace p75, 84 (see note below); AMNG II 227 (see note below); cf. SNG Copenhagen 374

 

c'mon man => everybody should have a wee bit o' Thrace in their coin-life, yes?!!

Please => post 'em if you've got 'em!!

 

THRACE BYZANTION AR HEMIDRACHM
C. 340-320 BC
Diameter: 14mm
Weight: 2.48 grams
Obverse: Cow standing left on dolphin
Reverse: Incuse 'mill sail' punch
Reference: SNG BM 36-41
Other: Grey tone with good detail

 

I don't really collect Greeks so I don't have anything to contribute to this, but awesome group Steve!

 

THRACE, Mesambria, Æ21
Circa 216-196/88 BC
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 4.82 grams
Obverse: Helmet with cheek guard right
Reverse: Inside of shield
Reference: SNG BM Black Sea 276 var. (helmet left); SNG Stancomb 229
Other: 11h … green patina with light earthen deposits

 

Thanks Jango ... yah, I'm just blowin' off some coin-steam!!



sorry if I'm whipping a dead-horse ... but man, I love my coins sooo much, that I'm always wanting to sort and/or parade them around (man, ancient coins are absolutely awesome, yes?!!)

 

Today you can get in trouble with various groups all of which claim their own definition of what ancient lands were included in which modern countries. Paeonia and Thrace are only related in some systems of thought. I always wanted one of these tetradrachms but most of them are small flans losing part of the reverse scene. I could not have afforded this were it not for the test cut and generally awful obverse but the reverse is nicer than most I've seen.

Maronea, 4th century AE14 showing grapevine.

Kallatis octobol, 3rd century BC

I'm sure some one will show their two heads/eagle on dolphin but Istros also issued this cast bronze (5-4th century).

Olbia issued this AE 21 bronze showing Borysthenes. Date is uncertain to me but could be later (3-1 century BC)?

This Thasos obol is later (late 5th century) than the one Steve showed. For a small coin, it has a well detailed dolphin.

 

Thanks Doug => those are all awesome!! (I love the Thasos obol!!)

 

Olbia => man, is that PAN I see? (very cool coin, regardless!!)

 

My only one.


Thasos, Thrace, (146 - 50 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm
O: Young head of Dionysos wearing wreath of leaves and grapes and band across forehead.
R: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Hercules naked standing left holding club, lion skin draped over arm; monogram.
33mm
16.1g
SNG Copenhagen 1040; SG-1759; SNG Ashmolean 3689; Le Rider, Thasos 51

 

Thasos, AR Archaic Stater. Satyr & Struggling Nymph
Islands off Thrace, Thasos
c.525 - 463 BC
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Weight: 8.60 grams
Obverse: Satyr carrying off a struggling nymph, who raises her arm in protest
Reverse: Quadrapartite incuse square
Reference: SNG Cop 1010
Other: Nice metal with good facial detail. A classic archaic Greek type!

 

Thrace, Istrus, AR Drachm
400-350 BC
Diameter: 19.52 mm
Weight: 4.8 grams
Obverse: Two male heads facing
Reverse: Sea eagle flying left, attacking a dolphin

 

No, Borysthenes is the river god of the river now called Dniepr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borysthenes

 

*cough* Constantinople mint... *cough*

 

Fixed

 

Sorry. I've been out all evening. Here are some of mine:

Thrace Cherronesos AR Hemidrachms

 

THRACE, ABDERA Tetrobol

 

ISLAND OFF THRACE, THASOS AR Trihemiobol