COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

Love those Sear certs!
Don't get me wrong, Steve, I was the first to say I don't see anything wrong with your coin and still don't think anything's wrong with it... just curious to hear the opinion of others on what our friend Brass has said .

 

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Incredibly fascinating 'issue', and I'm almost happier than Steve that a Sears Certificate was issued for that coin---it's almost hypnotizing...and especially by the incredible details of the face of the man-headed bull....I REALLY, REALLY WANT IT!!!

Well on with the 'N's'.....or a new thread LOL.....

 

If nothing else, the David Sear certificate and Batman's nod are good enough for me.

 

Ummmm? .... Newfoundland?



Oh wait ... that's not a city (*sigh*)

 

Are we ready for another letter??? Unfortunately, I'm just sitting here and enjoying the posts until we get to 'R' and 'S'

 

I'm waiting for "P" and no uncouth comments, please!

 

Hey, ok... Let's go with the "O" coins if anyone is ready with them!

 

I'm gun-shy

 

THESSALY, Oitaioi. AR Hemidrachm
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

 

Hmm. I've been ready to unload my Olympia coins but I'm not sure if it is considered an actual "city" or not.

Judges, can we get a ruling? Meanwhile, I'll take the risk. If the ruling is unfavorable, Steve will greatly enjoy payback .



OLYMPIA

ELIS, Olympia. 87th Olympiad, 432 BCE.
AR hemidrachm, 16 mm, 2.7 gm
Obv: eagle, with wings displayed above, flying left, holding hare by its back and tearing at it with his beak
Rev: thunderbolt, with wings above and volutes below, within circular incuse; to right, A.
Ref: BCD Olympia -; BCD Peloponnesos -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; Traité -; SNG Delepierre -; Pozzi -; Weber -; McClean -. The obverse type, combined with the form of the thunderbolt, with its broad, splayed wings, and the A on the reverse, is most similar to the stater of BCD 50.
ex Frank James Collection
ex Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 81, 20 May 2009, lot 2216
ex BCD Collection (not in LHS or Leu sales)
ex Spink 90, 16 March 1992, lot 761 (part of)


ELIS, Olympia. 95th Olympiad, 400 BCE.
AR hemidrachm, 16 mm, 2.6 gm
Obv: head and neck of eagle right; F below
Rev: thunderbolt, volutes above, wings below, F-A across fields
Ref: BCD Olympia 85/84 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 372
ex Frank James Collection
ex Classical Numismatic Group 81, May 20, 2009, Lot 2225


ELIS, Olympia. 103rd Olympiad, 368 BCE
AR drachm, 21 mm, 5.7 gm
Obv: head of Hera right, wearing pendant earring and stephane ornamented with palmettes with H-R-A inscribed between them, [F-A across fields]
Rev: eagle with spread wings standing left, head reverted
Ref: Pozzi 1846 (same dies); Jameson 1240 = Seltman pl. xii, 8 (same dies); BMC 91 (same dies); BCD Olympia 113 (same dies)
ex Frank James Collection


ELIS, Olympia. 107th-108th Olympiad, 352-348 BCE.
AR hemidrachm, 14 mm, 2.4 gm
Obv: laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: eagle standing right, olive leaf before, F-A across fields
Ref: BCD Olympia 143-44; SNG Copenhagen 420; BMC 84; Dewing 1896; McClean 6637; SNG Delepierre 2158
ex Frank James Collection

 

... just jokes ...

I have very few rules (I was going to post my coins from Otaciliaville)

 

I love the posts so far!!!

TIF, forgive my ignorance, but what is the significance/meaning of the F-A across the fields??

 

Ruled in favour of the coin owner! How else would we get to see these coins?

Anyway, even if Olympia wasn't a proper city, these coins were struck in the temple sanctuaries at the site, weren't they?

 

From this informative article about coins of ancient Olympia,

"The letters FA on the reverse of this stater mean 'faleion,' i.e. '(coin) of the Eleans.'"

 

A correction, TIF: Your second Olympia coin is listed as being from CNG 82, September 16, 2009. I actually found it in CNG 81, May 20, 2009, Lot 2225.
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141244

 

Thanks for catching that, AN! Corrected.

 

@Collect89 My Mithradates is bigger than your Mithradates.

@TIF LOL!

Kingdom of Thrace and Pontus
Thrace, Odessos
Mithradates VI Eupator (Megas)
AR Tetradrachm (s.BC 83/2)
30 mm x 15.70 grams
Obv. Head of Mithradates VI as Alexander III as Hercules wearing Lionskin headdress right.
Rev. Zeus enthroned holding a Scepter and holding an Eagle out stretched. Greek script- BASILEWS / ALEXANDPOY. LAKW in left field. WDH in ex.
Ref. Price 1193

 

olbulco



i don't really consider these coins, but likely had some function as currency.

olbia

 

ODESSOS

THRACE, Odessos
Circa 2nd century BC
AE15
3.44g, 15.4mm
SNG Stancomb 254; Topalov, Odesos 20; SNG BM Black Sea 294
O: Diademed head of youth (Apollo?) right.
R: Great God reclining left on plinth inscribed ODHSITVN, holding patera; upturned amphora above.

 

OPHRYNEION

TROAS, Ophryneion
Circa 350-300 BC
AE11
1.2g, 11.3mm
SNG Copenhagen 456-9; SNG von Aulock 1559; BMC p.75, 4-7.
O: Bearded head of Hektor three-quarter facing right, wearing crested helmet.
R: ΟΦΡ[Υ], infant Dionysos naked, kneeling right, holding out bunch of grapes in right hand.