Incuse-punch coins => Let's see 'em!!

I was wondering when someone would pull one of these out of a hat.

Well played my good TIF.

 

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Well, I guess I forgot a few of mine as well:

THRACE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REVERSE: Quadripartite incuse square, dot VE monogram & lizard
Struck at Cherronesos 400-350 BC
2.40g, 13mm
SNGCop 830

THRACE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REVERSE: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet and bunch of grapes in sunken quarters
Struck at Cherronesos, 400-350 BC
2.37g, 12mm
BMC 11

THRACE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REVERSE: Quadripartite incuse square, a pellet in each of the two sunken quarters Struck at Cherronesos, 400-350 BC
2.16g, 12mm
SNGCop 824, BMC 8

 

AEOLIS, KYME AR Hemiobol
OBVERSE: Eagle's head left, KY to left (M beneath the head, nearly off flan) REVERSE: Quadrapartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern
Struck at Aeolis, 450BC
.46g, 7mm
SNG Cop 32

 

MYSIA AR Hemiobol
OBVERSE: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward
REVERSE: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above
Struck at Kysikos, 480-450BC
0.41 g, 9.5 mm
Sear 3850

 

Oh my ... I was just contacted that this thread got transferred from World-coins => back to our sweet Ancient World ...

Ummm, but I couldn't help but notice that I've added a "few" sweet archaic coins since this was last updated ... so that sweet, sweet, sweet OCD of mine made me wanna update this thread (thanks for tolerating my junk, gang)

Huh => apparently I've scored a few winners during this last update, eh? (man, I love these tiny ol' things!!)

LESBOS, OBOL
500-450 BC
Diameter:
Weight: 1.05 grams
Obverse: Two boar heads confronted
Reverse: Incuse square
Refereence: SNG Cop 287
Other: awesome



TROAS, Kebren, AR Obol
5th century BC
Diameter: 7 mm
Weight: 0.61 grams
Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left
Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square



TROAS, Kebren, AR Diobol
5th century BC
Diameter: 8 mm
Weight: 1.16 grams
Obverse: Archaic head (of Apollo?) left
Reverse: Head of ram left within incuse square





THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm
Mid-late 5th century BC
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 2.88 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right
Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square



IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol
Circa 480-450 BC
Diameter: 6 mm
Weight: 0.29 grams
Obverse: Rosette
Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square



LARISSA, THESSALY, OBOL
CIRCA 460 BC
Diameter:
Weight: 0.75 grams
Obverse: Bull’s head and neck, with half figure of hero to left, grasping bull by the horns; above, lotus flower
Reverse: Λ - ΑR - Ι Head of bridled horse to right; all within incuse square




MACEDON, Mende. AR Tritartemorion
Circa 460-423 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.62 grams
Obverse: Ass standing right
Reverse: Crow standing left within incuse square




MACEDON, Eion, AR Tritartemorion
Circa 460-400 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.37 grams
Obverse: Two geese standing right; ivy leaf and H to left
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square



Thrace, Maroneia, AR tetrobol
Circa 385-360 BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.63 grams
Obverse: Forepart of horse right
Reverse: Grape-bunch on vine within dotted square border




=> cheers, my awesome coin-comrades!!

 

May I add these four to your thread?

 

=> are those your new additions, brother? (wow, you have very good taste in coins)

... I've always loved seeing your junk ...



... you seem to have a real animal-theme as well (curious, if you were to define your coin-target => what would it be?)

you rock, C89

 

Thanks for the coin complement. I've only been collecting these really old coins since about the time you started this CT thread.

I'm sort of collecting a type set of the known world during ancient Greek times. It just happens that there are many intresting animals from which to choose. (like the griffin, turtle, crab, and others still on my want list).

 

hmmmm, we must be related?

 

Ummm hey, I thought that I'd better keep "My Very First CoinTalk Thread, EVER" active!!

Thessaly Larissa
460-440 BC
Horse & Larissa with hydria lion fountain (incuse)

 

I love that type.

Since you've resurrected this thread, I have a couple more to add


KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes
630-564 BCE
Electrum trite. Sardes mint.
Obv: head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead
Rev: two incuse square punches
Ref: Weidauer Group XV, 64; BMC 2
Acquired at ANA 2012, Chicago, August 2014


KARIA, Kindya
510-480 BCE
AR tetrobol, 2.18 gm, 11 mm, Samian standard
Obv: head of ketos right
Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square
Ref: Kagan and Kritt, 'The Coinage of Kindya,' NC 1995, 1 var. (head left); SNG Keckman 920 var. (same); SNG Kayhan 815; "Asyut Hoard" 688
from Roma, Auction VII lot 690, March 2014
ex Goldberg auction 69 lot 3156, 15 May 2012

 

Yup, that's what I'm lookin' for => append the uber-cool thread!! (thanks, TIF)

cheers, my sweet coin-friend

 

>>>>>>>>>>YOU ARE USING OUR IMAGES WITHOUT PERMISSION--THIS IMAGE IS PROPERTY of ZEUS_GALLERY eBay ID. PLEASE REMOVE BEFORE WE ESCALATE<<<<<

 

Sorry you seem so upset over the use of your images, but the CT member who posted that image is no longer posting on this forum. Good luck.

 

This feels like some sort of really aggressive advertisement. Like, Arnold Schwartzennegar screaming at me to check out their Ebay page.

 

Thanks for sharing your eBay ID. You won't be getting any of my business if you think it's acceptable to tell paying customers they can't share images of coins they've purchased.

 

+1

 

..beat it punk!... we're closing you down!! we buy coins and from now on, not from YOU!!

 

A+ +1!