COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

Well, I can't speak for Zumbly but, late or not, it's an impressive coin with an interesting history and provenance.

 

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Sicily, Gela, AR Litra.
Obv:- Helmeted, naked horseman left carrying spear & shield
Rev:- GELAS, forepart of man-headed bull right.
Minted in Gela, Sicily. 430-425 BC.
References:- SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405.

 

Sicily, Gela, AR Litra

GELA, SICILY
AR Litra
OBV: Naked horseman galloping left holding spear & shield
REV: Forepart of man-headed bull right
Struck at Gela, Sicily, 425BC
0.36g; 13mm
SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405; HGC 2 374

 

Great coins, comrades ......

Wow, when we started-out with "A" I figured that this thread would be an enormous cluster-f ... but surprisingly, as we make our way through the other letters of the alphabet, the game is becoming a very cool and fun Easter-egg hunt ...

=> Great thread, Z-bro!! (who rocks? ... yup, it's you, my friend)

 

Wow, nice one, Collect! Those Characene coins always catch my attention. I believe the Characene mint city was Charax, so it's definitely a welcome addition to the "C" cities.

I realise not everyone is able to check in everyday, but the thread was intended to be fun and casual rather than complete and exhaustive. I hope you'll toss in your appropriate coins whenever you're free to .

 

Definitely a fun thread. I'm betting we can get all your coins posted here by the end of it .

 

Two from Troas:

GARGARA

TROAS, Gargara
Circa 350 BC
AE9
0.62g, 9.1mm
BMC p. 53, 14; SNG Cop 330.
O: Laureate head of Apollo right.
R: Horse trotting right; ΓΑΡ above, bunch of grapes below.
Notes: Gargara was an ancient Greek city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. It was initially located beneath Mount Gargaron, one of the three peaks of Mount Ida, today known as Koca Kaya.
The poet Aratus of Soli wrote an epigram about his friend Diotimos, who used to teach the children of Gargara on Mount Gargaron:
"I bewail Diotimos, who would sit among the rocks
Teaching the children of the Gargarians their alpha and beta."


GERGIS

TROAS, Gergis
Circa 350 - 241 BC
AE16
3.58g, 16.3mm
SNG Cop. 339-340 var (rev monogram); BMC Troas p. 55, 5-6 var (same).
O: Three-quarter facing head of Sibyl Herophile turned slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendanted necklace.
R: Sphinx seated right, GER to right, KE monogram (Kebren?) to left, [grain ear] in exergue.
Notes: Sibyls were prophetesses in ancient Greece who were often sought out for their gift of prophecy. Herophile was the most famous of the four Sibyls named by Pausanias. Her sibylline collection, as well as tomb, was supposedly located at the temple of Apollo at Gergis.
The KE monogram on this coin suggests a monetary alliance or symmachy with the nearby town of Kebren.

 

Well, the tally for "G" wasn't strong, but at least it was better than "F":

Gadara, Syria (1)
Gargara, Troas (1)
Gela, Sicily (3)
Gergis, Troas (1)
Grynion, Aeolis (1)

TOTAL CITIES SHOWN: 5
TOTAL COINS SHOWN: 7

So let's see your "H" city coins now, folks!

 

6 buck Greek cheapie, a favorite even if most of the details have been lost to time...

HIMERA

SICILY, Himera
Circa 420 - 407 BC
AE Tetras
2.45g, 16.7mm
CNS I 32
O: Pan as a youth, holding thyrsos over shoulder and blowing on a conch shell, seated on goat walking right; three pellets (mark of value) below.
R: Nike flying left, holding aphlaston and hem of skirt.


HIEROCAESAREA

ANTONINUS PIUS
AE20
5.27g, 19.8mm
LYDIA, Hierocaesarea, circa 138 - 161 AD
RPC online 1264; BMC 26
O: AY KAI T AILIOC ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right.
R: IEROKAICAREWN GLAYKOC, river-god Glaukos reclining left, holding reed and resting left arm on an overturned urn from which waters flow.
Notes: Located near the border of Lydia and Mysia, Hierakome was renamed Hierocaesarea in the time of Emperor Tiberius. It was notable for its sanctuary to the Persian goddess Anahita (whose cult later became that of Artemis Persica, the Persian Artemis).

 

HERAKLEIA TRACHINIA

THESSALY, The Oitaioi
167-146 BC.
AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)
Herakleia Trachinia mint
Obv: Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws
Rev: OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands
Ref: Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)
Acquired from Ardatirion, March 2015
Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57
Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199
Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483
Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239
Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023
Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764

HIMERA

SICILY, Himera
430-420 BCE
AR litra, 11 x 12 mm, 0.68 gm
Obv: bearded and helmeted head right
Rev: Corinthian helmet right
Ref: SNG Lloyd 1029
from Ira & Larry Goldberg, Pre Long Beach Auction September 2013, part of a mixed lot.
ex CNG Sale XXV, lot 71, 3/24/93
ex CNA II, lot 31

HISTIAIA

EUBOIA, Histiaia
340-330 BCE
AR tetrobol, 13 mm, 2.3 gm
Obv: head of nymph Histiaia right
Rev: AIEΩN; nymph seated on stern of galley right; IX (XI?) below
Ref: Sear Greek 2496

 

Sweet coins TIF & Z-Bro ... great start!!

THESSALY, Homolion. Æ Dichalkon
Circa 350 BC
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 5.07 grams
Obverse: Head of Philoktetes right, wearing conical hat
Reverse: OMOΛI KO[N] around from lower left, serpent coiled right
Reference: Rogers 263; BCD Thessaly II 92
Other: 7h … dark brown patina
From the BCD Collection



Oh, and maybe this baby (TIF posted hers ... I am not 100% sure what mint my example is from?)

THESSALY, Oitaioi. AR Hemidrachm
Herakleia Mint? (sure, why not, eh?)
Circa 360-344 BC
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 2.83 grams
Obverse: Head of lion left, spear in jaws
Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding club

 

Yeah, good stuff TIF and Steve. This thread was in dire need of some nice coins after a string of my junky offerings .

 

From Thrace, Hadrianopolis
Gordian III Emperor on Horseback
Gordian III Tyche in Temple

 

GORDIAN III AE 26
OBVERSE: AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate, draped bust right
REVERSE: ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Zeus-Serapis seated, holding patera and long spear; sometimes below - eagle
Struck at Hadrianopoli, Thrace, 238-244AD
8.38g, 25mm
Moushmov 2715

 

TRANQUILLINA AE23
OBVERSE: CAB TPANKVLLEINA CEB, diademed & draped bust right
REVERSE: ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Artemis running right, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver behind shoulder, dog running at her feet
Struck at Hadrianopolis, 241-43 AD
6.1g, 23mm
Moushmov 2764

 

MAXIMIANUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Maximianus, H Delta between
Struck at Heraclea, 295-6 AD
3.8g, 21mm
RIC VI 14

NOTE: This is what I have in my catalog; however, looking at it now, the center letters look like K Delta.

 

GALERIA VALERIA AE Follis
OBVERSE: GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed & draped bust right
REVERSE: VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple upwards and raising drapery, star left, HTA in ex
Struck at Heraclea 309-10 AD
4.8g, 29mm
RIC 43

 

LICINIUS II AE3
OBVERSE: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laurate draped bust left, holding globe, sceptre & mappa
REVERSE: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with three turrets & no doors, 6 layers, dot over dot in right field, SMHD in ex.
Struck at Heraclea, 317-320 AD
3.3g, 19mm
RIC VII 36

 

Nice ones Bing.

 

CONSTANTINE II AE Follis
OBVERSE: D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left with Victory on globe & eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle & captive at feet, X over II Μ right, SMHA in ex.
Struck at Heraclea 330-335 AD
3.24g, 20mm
RIC VII 55