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

THRACE Mesembria AE14

 

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THRACE, PANTIKAPAION AE21

 

LYSIMACHUS KING OF THRACIA AE20

 

CARACALLA Augusta Traiana, Thrace AE30

 

GORDIAN III THRACE , Anchialos AE25/26

 

GORDIAN III Hadrianopoli, Thrace AE26

 

Island off Thrace, Thasos AR Drachm

 

It's always great seeing your sweet coins, Bing!! (thanks for parading your beauts!!)

 

King of Thrace Lysimachos AE18
323 - 281 B.C
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.9g
Obverse: young male head right in crested Corinthian helmet
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΛΥΣIMAXOΥ, lion leaping to right, monogram and spear-head beneath
Other: nice green patina

 

Sestus, Thrace AE bronze
'after' 150 BC
diameter: 16.2 mm
Weight: 2.34 grams
Obverse: Hermes head right
Reverse: Lyre
Reference: Weber 2465
Other: rare





*sigh* => man, I think that coin is soo fricken cool

 

THRACE, Odessos
c. 120-90 BC
AR tetradrachm, 29.5 mm, 16.5 gm
In the style of Alexander III
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; ΔH left, monogram under throne.
Ref: Price 1180.


Thrace, Chersonesos
AR hemidrachm
400 - 350 BC
13mm, 2.3gm
Obverse: forepart of a lion right, head reverted
Reverse: quadripartite; incuse; dot A and pentagram in opposing depressions


THRACE. Apollonia Pontika.
Mid-late 4th century BC
AR drachm, 10 mm, 3.2 gm
Obv: Facing gorgoneion.
Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.
Ref: Topalov, Apollonia p. 348, 11.


THRACE. Byzantion.
340-320 BC
AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm
Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left.
Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern.
Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21.


THRACE, Madytos.
c. 350 BC
AE, 13 mm, 1.86 gm
Obv: Bull butting right
Rev: Hound seated right, grain ear behind; Μ-ΑΔΥ
Ref: SNG Cop. 923-6

 

Great coins, TIF!!

... funny, sometimes when I see some of the coins that you guys/gals post, I realize

=> "Huh, I never knew that coin came from there? ... awesome!!"

Thanks for posting, gang (geeesh, we sure have some purdy, purdy coins, eh?)

 

Eh-heh-heh => thanks for the clues, gang!!

Thrace, Apollonia Pontica Diobol





Thrace, Chersonesos Hemidrachm

 

APOLLONIA PONTICA AR Drachm

 

Well, I've started "4" threads ...

Thrace
Cilicia
Mysia
Ionia

... where do we want to go next?

Does somebody else want to pick a region/city/topic?

 

Thanks for posting these threads stevex6


My favorite coin at the moment.

Thrace, Kallatis,
Dionysos Wreath




Also have one one of these.

Thrace, Abdera
Griffin, Apollo

 

Hey, no problemo, doucet => cheers, brother!!

 

BLACK SEA AREA
THRACE, Apollonia Pontika
AR Drachm 450-400 B.C.

2.86 grams, 13 to 14 mm
Obv: Anchor with crayfish to rt, A to left
Rev: Gorgoneion with extended tongue
Grade: a gF coin with nice old toning. Claims to VF with the Gorgon reverse struck off center.
Other: Similar to Sear 1655. From Fairchester Numismatic Properties, Vincent Blume, August 2013.