Ancients => Giddy-up, Hiketas-II

Wow, it feels great to add another horsey-winner to my coin-stables!!

Man, it was love at first sight when I gazed upon this sweet example ...

=> it's yummy & comfy (it's kinda like a nice worked-in baseball-mitt)

I had a few targets in today's auction, but I managed to keep my underpants on and stopped after scoring this lil' sweetie!! (yup, my sweet wife would be very proud of me)

... anyway ...

=> I love it (it's awesome when you know that you've scored the one, eh?)

SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. Æ24
287-278 BC
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Weight: 11.52 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Kore left; grain ear to right
Reverse: Nike driving biga right; star above
Reference: BAR Issue 38; CNS 123; HGC 2, 1446
Other: 12h … sweet brown surfaces






man, ya gotta love those sweet Syracuse examples, eh?

 

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Wonderful addition Steve!

 

Oh, how rude of me .... please post anything that you want!!

Sicily coins, Syracuse specific coins, coins with Kore, coins with sweet chariots

=> I like you guys (feel free to post what ails ya)

 

It's a beauty, Steve-O!

I probably have some Syracuse bronzes I hadn't posted before but will have to dig through an old drive for pictures after work-- or take new pictures.

 

Wow, what a well-chiseled reverse. Beautiful!

 

Hmm...I have nothing that fits that!

 

my gawd man => that's not the spirit!!

Ummm, hey check-out this link ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone

... yup, apparently we can all add Persephone to the list (I know I have at least one of those babies ... oh, and I'll definitely end-up posting it)

... hmmmm, majestic princess of the underworld, eh? (this coin just keeps getting better and better ... oh, and Halloween is also approaching ... good timing)

Jwt => ummm, post a photo of your kid's Halloween costume or of your potential Halloween costume, or of your car, etc (I really don't care what you post, my friend) ... but I do care if you feel left-out (so turn that frown upside-down and get your crap together!!) .... POST-POST-POST!!

 

Love the obverse portrait and great reverse!

 

Okay ... well, the first one is easy-peezy ...

=> here is another Hiketas-II (aka => Hicetas-II)

SICILY. Syracuse, AE Hicetas-II
288-279 BC
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 8 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios left
Reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt. “A” in left field



oh, and as always => yes, the green is hard and crusty, luckily it's not powdery and nasty!!

 

Alright!

This photo was taken by my wife when I was in Korea in 2013:

Fit's the season? Don't have a picture of my son in this year's costume yet.

So, to keep things honest...
Your link did inspire me search my collection and here's a coin featuring her son:
Thasos, Thrace, BC 168-148
AR, tetradrachm, 16.12g, 31mm; 11h
Obv.: Portrait of Dionysus
Rev.: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ to left, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ to right, ΘΑΣΙΩΝ below; Hercules with lion pelt in arm resting on club. M monogram left

So, I'm not the expert on Greek mythology, but I did just read the Wikipedia article! Dionysus was the child of Persephone and Zeus, the same Zeus who was Persephone's father. Interestingly Persephone was also central to the Orphic tradition which held separate religious beliefs than traditional Greek religion, revered Dionysus, and may go back as far as the 6th century B.C. Also, initiation into the Orphic mysteries granted advantages in the afterlife. It is also reported that the Orphic tradition was practiced in Thrace. Interesting. Thanks Wikipedia!

And thanks for the prodding @stevex6 because I just learned something more about the context of one of my coins! You're the man!

 

Thanks Jwt ... awesome dog costume

Ummm ... I'll go again

=> here is a Persephone example ...

Sicilia, Syracuse AE23
317-295 B.C.
Diameter: 22 x 23 mm
Weight: 9.7 grams
Obverse: head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed with grain
Reverse: bull butting left, dolphin and above, dolphin below
Reference: SNG ANS 561-571

 

I always feel like I'm last to the party but I am not online 24/7 as required to be timely when saying:

Great coin Steve! Those horses belong in the collection of an animal specialist...like you.

 

Ummm, speakin' of Halloween ... best time of year to go visiting through the neighbourhood!!

 

Wow, thanks Doug ... I always love getting an occasional thumbs-up from my mentor!! (yah, it is a pretty cool example, eh?)

 

Surfaces matter and this one has nice looking metal. Polished? It is hard to tell from a photo.

 

Hmmm? => you know me, I'm not superstitious => I don't have this lil gem "in-hand" yet (however, it certainly didn't mention polished) ...

Hey, I'll try to remember to comment in a couple of weeks when this biga rolls into Manitoba (theoretically, I could also snap a few stevex-photos if you'd like) ... remind me a bit later, if you are really interested ... thanks again

 

The style on both sides is truly exceptional. Great purchase!

 

Wowzers, that's another winner, Steve! I could look at that coin all day long.

My Syracusan horse, courtesy of Timoleon and the Third Democracy:

 

You know, I wasn't entirely sure Doug was talking about the coin. I thought he was talking about Steve decked out in Batman garb clutching a bottle of...Pink Floyd wine?

I could so go for a tall glass of Time!

 

Sicily, Syracuse
Hieron II 275-269 BCE
AE 22, 6.5g
OBV: Head of Persephone l
REV: Bull butting LEFT, club over M above, IE in ex
Calciati 192M, Hoover 1469
ex: TIFcollection (ie: the Tiphonian Empire)