Hello. I can see the image of a horse on this ancient coin. It's as if the horse has wings . I don't know. The obverse has the image of an incused person's head . The coin is tiny anyway. Please help me identify this coin. Thanks.. Charles
Looks like Pegasus ... ... sorry 7C, but I don't recognize your coin ... but man, I hate seeing a brother posting a thread with no responses ... Maybe if you post its weight and diameter you might get more interaction? Cheers
Great S6. The coin weighs 2.5 g. Diameter is 12 or 12.5 mm. I just read in the Encyclopedia Americana that " The early Corinthians inscribed some of their coins with the figure of Pegasus " . I don't know in what century could that be ? Charles
Corinthian bronzes have a much larger, fleshed-out Pegasos, sometimes spilling off the flan. And it generally faces left. If this coin has any relationship to Corinth, maybe it's a crude imitation?
Not only the Corinthians, but it seems that other Greeks and even Romans had inscribed some of their coins with the figure of Pegasus. He was believed to be the source of poetry. What would you suggest? Charles
That's just it - I have no suggestions. I don't recognize it. Maybe it's just a horse and the little curlicue above it is a flan anomaly or a die clash? Is the reverse two pillars with a cista mistica between? Or part of a trident? I can't make it out.
With the magnifier at hand, I am absolutely sure that there is a wing. I can even count the number of the feathers to the left and down of the curlicue. As for the reverse, there seems to be a rectangular longitudinal frame in which I can clearly see the front face of a person. The face is rather tall and not round. I can easily detect the eyes, nose and mouth of the face. Can't be sure if it's a man or a woman. I remember once reading on this site about the cista mistica but I really forgot completely the meaning. Please help me understand so that we could come out with a final answer about this coin. And if necessary , I shall resort to clearer images. Charles
Not sure where you are going with the cista mystica, but here is one from my collection: AMISOS, PONTOS AE 20 OBVERSE: Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy REVERSE: Thyrsos leaning against cista mystica draped with panther skin; AMISOU below Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC 8.8g, 21mm SNG BM Black Sea 1199-1200; HGC 7, 243
OK. Let's leave cista mystica aside. Do you think we can deduce any possibilities based on my nearly detailed description of this coin ? Thanks.. Charles
It's tough to tell from the picture but based on the size, I believe I remember the existence of a Roman Republican denarius that had a Pegasus on one side. Could that be it?
No. The front face is inserted in a rectangular longitudinal frame . Maybe I need to post better photos . Charles
This is obviously a Seleucid coin, or a semi-autonomous city coin in Seleucid manner, judging by the style of the flying Pegasos. And there seems to be an inscription above Pegasos: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ? It's not in focus, so I can't tell. But I do know of one bronze type of Seleukos II that has Pegasos flying left with inscriptions above and below. I still can't make out the reverse - too fuzzy.
