Any sweet archaic incuse coins? ... I'm just sayin'

Ummm, do you dudes wanna create a cool thread where we chuck-in' all of our cool archaic incuse coins?

Man, there is nuthin' better than those sweet ol' incuse coin, eh?!!

 

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But that was two and a half years ago. I bet we all have many more now.

Lead the way, O Random One!

 

What about non archaic incuse coins? That would be original.

 

Go for it.

 

Are we arguing about making a thread or are we making a thread?

As small as Greek silver gets, 0.17g.

 

Argue? Who would argue?
Phocaea 5mm 0.13g

 

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

 

ATTICA, AEGINA
AR Stater
OBVERSE: Sea-turtle (T-backed); head in profile
REVERSE: Large square incuse with skew pattern
Struck at Aegina, 480-457BC
11.96g, 20mm
SNG Cop 507

 

Nice turtle Bing

 

i only have two incuse archaics....

 

Just one.

 

THRACE, ABDERA
Tetrobol
OBVERSE: Griffin springing left
REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes l., caduceus before; all in incuse square
Struck at Abdera 411-385 BC
2.780g, 15mm
May 279

 

ACHAEMENID EMPIRE
AR Siglos
OBVERSE: Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear and bow
REVERSE: Incuse punch
Struck at Persia, 485-420 BC
5.5g, 16mm
Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XII, 18)

 

THASOS
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Naked satyr running right carrying struggling nymph
REVERSE: Quadripartite incluse Square
Struck at Thasos, 463-411 BC
3.40g, 15.9mm
Sear 1748

 

Some real beauties , are there any Roman Republic incused coins ?

 

I agree with Steve: archaic coins are awesome

Technically, the archaic era ends and classical begins in the early to mid fifth century BCE, so I only have a few reverse incuse punch coins which are archaic:


KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes, EL hekte, 630-564 BCE, considered by many to be the first true coin made. This is one of the earliest types of Lydian lion.


IONIA, Samos drachm, 510-500 BCE. Design within incuse square.


CARIA, Kindya tetrobol, 510-480 BCE. Geometric pattern within incuse square.


IONIA, Klazomenai drachm, c. 500 BCE. Needs a reshoot.


IONIA, Klazomenai diobol, 499-494 BCE; unpublished in this denomination with winged boar flying left


IONIA, Klazomenai diobol, 499-494 BCE. Hmm, all of my Pigasus coins need to be reshot-- my photography skills have improved.


KYRENAIKA, Barke hemidrachm, 480-450 BCE. Not an incuse punch reverse but archaic. Very rare.


Aegina obol, 475-470 BCE


Aegina stater, 456-431 BCE.

My Aeginas may not truly be "archaic".

 

Here are a few more with incuse elements, although from a slightly later period.


CARIA, Mylasa hemiobol, 450-400 BCE


THRACE, Byzantion AR siglos, 340-320 BCE


ARGOLIS, Argos triobol or hemidrachm, 330-270 BCE


ARGOLIS, Argos triobol or hemidrachm, 330-270 BCE

 

No. Early Roman coins are later than the period in which the punch reverses were used. There are Italian and Sicilian coins with incuses with designs but they did not use the one sided design with rough punch reverse uses in the earlier period in the East.

 

Oooops, sorry about that (I started this thread and then went upstairs and ate dinner and then => I fell asleep and had a nap)

TIF is very astute and found a link to one of my old threads (thanks for the link to the past, TIF) ....... yah, that thread is now a couple of years old (man, where does all of the time go, eh?)

I think I'll merely pull a few of my favourite oldies back from that thread and then take a look if I've bought any new babies since then (not too many, but maybe a few?)

... so here are some oldies, but still goodies ...