Ancient: My Birthday Month..

June is my Birth Month and to celebrate my birthday i will be posting several coins one each day. i picked up a large lot from our very own Matt, The LostDucthman and a few others over last month. please post a coin or two which adds to the coin posted.( Thanks to jw or Bing for some help on attributing)

Boiotia federal coinage..338-315..BC..
AR Hemidrachm
Obv. Shield
Rev. Kantharos w/ club above BOI in field, crescent right.
15mm x 2.54g.

Please fill free to post any shield or Boiotia coin you have.

 

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Don't have one of these types yet, but Happy Birthday!!

 

You're welcome John. Wish I could have done more. Here is my Boeotia coin:

BOEOTIA FEDERAL COINAGE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Boeotian shield
REVERSE: Kantheros, club of Herakles above, BO to left, I and crescent to right
Struck at Thespiae mint 336-315 BC
1.9g, 14mm
SNG Copenhagen 176-177

 

BTW Happy Birthday, whichever day it may be.

 

Nice coin, dont own one of those. Happy birthday too!

 

Stater - ΔAIM.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WEST COAST HALIBUT!!!

What? => are ya 50? - 55? - $60???

Hey, who gives a sh*t => you're retired!! (congrats, coin buddy)

Wow, fantastic coin!!

2350 year old coin ... that's a sweet B-day gift

You Rock => HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Oh, and here is my coin ... yah, it rocks!!

 

Happy b-day!

 

happy bday ENG!

 

Happy birthday, Eng! I hope many lovely new coins join you in celebration

 

Thank you all for the Birthday wishes. My next coin for the Month of June...

Not sure of this next coin, so if i miss attribute or can add more info please do and post a coin or two...

Seleucid Kings of Syria.
Philip l Phiadelphos..95-75..AD..
AR Tetrachm
Obv. diademed head right.
Rev. Zeus Nikephoros seated left,all within wreath.
Mint Antioch..
25mm x 15.62g.

 

Super coin ... sadly, I don't have an exampe of that bad-boy

=> please keep 'em comin'!!

 

Nice happy brthday coins. Here is my Boeotia shield coin & Philip I coin:

BOEOTIA, Thebes
AR Stater,
ca. 395-338 B.C.

12.05 gms, 21 mm
Obv: Boeotian Shield
Rev: Amphora with ΘE-OT across field all within incuse concave circle.
Grade: aVF nicely centered with some horn silver
Other: Theot-, magistrate. Struck circa 363-348 BC. Similar to Sear 2384 & 2389, Hepworth 60, BCD Boiotia 546. From Allen Berman September 2013.
Thebes was perhaps the greatest & largest city in ancient Greece. Located in central Greece, the city was the arch-rival of Athens, supported Sparta during the Peloponnesian war and was subsequently destroyed by Alexander the Great.


Seleucid Kingdom
Philip I
AR Tetradrachm
95 - 75 B.C
14.83 grams
Obv: Diadem Head
Rev: Zeus holding Nike
Grade: gVF with great strike and some surface porosity
Other: From private sale Jan 18, 2014 purchased in an NGC holder

 

Awesome C89, thanks for posting...

 

Poor metal quality isn't uncommon with Boeotian coins. This is far from being one of my favorite coins but I still like the portrait style and completeness of the obverse, which is uncommon (ex BCD):

 

Details are awesome AJ, must be a Stater...even your "crappy coins" are better then anything i have..

 

neat coins ENG, and everyone else.

do you mean BC on your date ENG?

 

Thanks Chris, i can't change now..

Today's next coin ..

Cassander, Macedonia..297 BC..
Greek bronze..
Obv. head of young Hercules right.
Rev. naked youth on horse pacing right.
20mm x 5.76g.
Awesome dark green patina..
This is my best guess on this coin, any other info would be great.
(the edge of this coin has BD color, but is a hard surface)

 

Nice => that's an awesome AE winner, my coin-friend!! (great eye-appeal => love the smokey green patina)

 

nice green patina, nice details also!