Sish-ee-on for $30

Sikyonia, Sikyon. Ca. 250-200 B.C. AE chalkous (15.1 mm, 2.08 g, 4 h). Dove flying right / ΣΙ within olive wreath with ties to right. BCD 316; SNG Cop


I was attracted to this type and have been looking for a while. I like the dove and wreath motif. I love to pronounce Sicyon (sish-ee-on) or Sikyon (apparantly you can spell it anyway you want) which "was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaeaon the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. An ancient monarchy at the times of theTrojan War, the city was ruled by a number of tyrants during the Archaic and Classical period and became a democracy in the 3rd century BC. Sicyon was celebrated for its contributions to ancient Greek art, producing many famous painters and sculptors. In Hellenistic times it was also the home of Aratus of Sicyon, the leader of the Achaean League. - wiki

So this thread is about $30 coins or coins with doves and wreaths or coins from cities with really funny names.

 

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I have no idea what this is


Bronze
Possibly Apollo
Dove flying left
Wt./Size: 1.20g / 12mm

Notes: Dec 15, 14 - Possibly from Sikyon, but can't find a match.

 

Kinda sorta
Peloponnesus, Sicyon. 370-250 B.C. AR Obol. Laureate head of Apollo right / Dove flying left.
BMC 163
Wildwinds

 

Two more obols

 

Kythera, Island off Laconia, 2.12 g, 16.5 mm
Larger and dove to the right instead of left
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=296165

 

I like the dove/wreath combo. I need to get one when it presents itself.

SIKYONIA SIKYON
AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Chimaera standing left, with heads of snake, lion & goat, raising forepaw, SI below REVERSE: Dove flying left
Struck at Skyon, Fourth Century BC
2.6g, 17mm
SNGCop 57, BMC 111

 

I really am surprised no one has posted their stater yet. It is part of the same series but I do not know how many of the OP chalkous bronzes it took to make an obol or a stater.

 

Okay, I'll post mine. Initially I thought the JB asked us to post any of the types of coins specified if they cost less than $30, so I didn't post it.


SIKYONIA, Sikyon
335-330 BCE
AR stater, 23 mm, 12.3 gm
Obv: Chimera standing left; wreath above, ΣE below
Rev: Dove flying left; A to left; all within wreath
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 220; Traité III 775, pl. CCXX, 11
CNG 342, from the "collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, 3 May 1989"

I love the Sikyon obols with dove on each side and hope to get an example someday.

 

Amazingly tough act to follow, but I'll toss-in my sweet Sish-ee baby!!




=> pretty shweet shee-ees, gang

 

The staters are beautiful.

 

Sorry I forgot about the $30 part but that strikes me as a request that would be hard to fill. The OP coin would sell fr more most places.

 

here's a greek coin that cost me about 30 bucks.....



i don't have any doves.

 

A couple $30 Greek city coins:


Ephesos, Ionia, BC 280-258
AE, .42g, 7mm; 7h
Obv.: Bee
Rev.: Stag head right


Hiketas, Syracuse, BC 288-278
AE, 20mm, 6.2g; 2h
Obv.: Laureate head of young Zeus Hellianos left
Rev.: ΣΥPAKOΣIΩN (upward on left undivided); eagle with wings open standing left atop fulmen

 

My little Sikyon chalkous is interesting to me because of the reverse, which shows a large letter san (Ϻ), an archaic alternative to the sigma (Σ). You see sigma used often on coins Sikyon, but the earliest ones will have san.


I was on a bit of Sikyon binge last year... apart from some small bronzes, I also picked up a hemidrachm, drachm and stater. Below is a group shot of the silvers... doves galore!

 

I know! I thought it was a great deal. But, TIFs stater made me crazy. I'm on the hunt!

 

Very sweet array! I am Jelly-beans

 

I paid $30 for this beauty, which has the most detailed crawfish I have even seen on an affordable Greek bronze. I just won this coin yesterday in an auction, so my thanks to Nathan of @HoldingHistory for the photo.

Mysia, Priapos 1st century BC
AE 10 - 1.01gm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: Crayfish right, ΓΡ above, ΗΙ below
Ref:SNG France 2404

 

A new dove! And it cost more than $30.
Sikyonia, Sikyon. Ca. 340-335 B.C. AR drachm. Ex John Twente Animal Collection, ex NFA Winter Mail BId 12/89,lot 875.

Sikyonia, Sikyon. Ca. 340-335 B.C. AR drachm (21.3 mm, 5.53 g, 5 h). Σ-I, Dove flying left / Dove flying left within wreath, E above tail. BCD 226.1; SNG Cop 55.

 

Great coin!

 

Double dove! That's cool.

That's a great score.