You guys have some of the nicest silver ancients, so I know you have some nice bronze portraits of Athena. Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Æ14 Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: Owl standing right, head facing. 1st century BC. Æ14, 2.5 g. Phokis, Federal Coinage. Circa 371-357 BC Obv: Head of Athena facing. Rev: Phi within wreath. AE 13mm. SNG Copenhagen 113-116. Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Calycadnum. AE18. Athena/Helios Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena r. with shield and spear. Rev: Bust of Helios ? r. / SELEYKEWN EPI DHMIORGOY DHMH. SNG LEVANTE 0702(1) Lydia, Sala. Pseudo-autonomous AE19. Magistrate Moloxos Time of Septimius Severus. Sala, Lydia, pseudo-autonomous issue, ca. 193-211 AD. 2.8g , AE19. Obv: CA LHNWN, helmeted bust of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. Rev: EPIMOLO XOY, Kybele seated left, turreted, holding patera and resting arm on tympanum. Magistrate Val. Moloxos (Archon). Pamphylia, Attaleia. Trajan Æ18. AD 98-117. Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Trajan right, A K TPAIANOC ΠAPΘIKOC Rev: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right, ATTAΛEWN Troas, Ilium(Troy). Augustus Æ16. Athena Ilias Obv: Head of Augustus l., bare. Rev: ILI Head of Athena Ilias l., helmeted, beneath DHMHT.
LOL, you lost me at bronze. I don't have any. Either way, those are some sweet looking coins you have there. I love them. If I collected coins other than silver, I'd definitely want to have some of those.
Those are all great bronzes. I like the Lydia, Sala. Pseudo-autonomous especially. Thanks for sharing.
Nice coins @ancientone. I particularly like the Cilicia. SICILY, KAMARINA Æ Tetras OBV: Helmeted head of Athena left REV: KAMA, owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets in exergue Struck at Kamarina, Sicily, 420-405 BC 2.9g; 15.2 mm Calciati 33; BMC 40; SNG ANS 1229; SNG Cop 169 TROAS, ASSOS AE10 OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena left REVERSE: AΣ-ΣI, Bucranium Struck at Assos 400-300 BC 1.18 g, 10.2 mm SNG Cop 241; BMC 8 LYSIMACHUS KING OF THRACIA AE 20 OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right REVERSE: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, above and beneath lion running right, small caduceus, spearhead below Struck at Uncertain mint, Thrace 305-281 BC 6.1g, 20mm SNG Cop1149-51 ANTIGONOS GONATAS, King of Macedonia AE 19 OBVERSE: Head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet REVERSE: BA above, ANTI monogram below, Pan advancing right, erecting trophy Struck at Macedonia, 277-239 BC 4.58g, 19mm Lindgren III, 105, Sear #6786 (var) Countermarked on obverse PAMPHYLIA SIDE Æ16 OBVERSE: Head of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet, winged thunder bolt countermark REVERSE: SIDHTWN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left Struck at Side, 2d-1st Century BC 2.72g, 16mm SNG Cop 408, BMC 66 PERGAMON, MYSIA AE20 OBVERSE: Bust of Athena right wearing triple crested helmet REVERSE: AQHNAS NIKHFOPOY, trophy of armor, PERG monogram to lower right Struck at Pergamon 133-27 BC 4.11g, 20mm SNG France 1880-2
Mysia/Pergamon AE 22 2nd c. BC Obvs: Head of Athena in crested helmet. Revs: AΘHNAΣ NIKHΦOPOΣ, Trophy of arms. 22mm, 7.04g Seleucus II Mint: Sardes 246 to 226 BC Obvs: Helmeted bust of Athena right. Revs: BAΣIΛIEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Apollo Delphios standing right, holding arrow, leaning on tripod. Monograms to outer left and outer right AE 17x18mm, 4.71g
nice ancientone, i especially like the cilicia and pseudo-autonomous coins! i really had to dig to find a bronze with an athena obverse, this is a second century BC menander I, nike reverse...not the easiest on the eyes however. sorry for the pics.
Does Minerva(Athena's Roman counterpart) count? Roman Republic Æ Triens(20.5mm, 5.75g), anonymous, after 211 BC. Mint in Southern Italy, Sicily or Sardinia. Helmeted head of Minerva right; above, four pellets / Prow right with flat-topped deck structure; above, ROMA; below, four pellets. Cf. Crawford 56/4. McCabe group H1(halfweight overstrikes) Ex G. Fallani collection(Vecchi sale 3, September 1996, lot 124)
Awesome examples and thread-idea, ancientone ... oh, and great coins, gang!! Ummm, Bronze heads of Athena? => yah, I think I have a few examples to show ya ... Syracuse, Sicily, AE Drachm Syracuse, Sicily, AE Litra Campania Teanum Sidicinum, AE20 Ionia Klazomenai, AE19 Troas Sigeion, AE20 Thrace Lysimachos, AE18 Pontos, Amisos, AE30 Sinope, Paphlagonia, AE28 Pontos, Amisos, AE30
Thanks Steve! Great coins! Mr Spork, Minerva works fine but I was hoping to see more Roman city coins.
There are many city coins with Athena/Minerva but most are full length on the reverses of coins with a ruler obverse. I only have one that qualifies. Julia Domna Irenopolis AE21
Very cool and interesting posts in bronze guys!! Since I'm following Steve's terrific post, I'll just post this humble but nice example--- Athena and Nike; Side. Pamphylia, ae-15: Sorry for the 'blurred obverse'......
NICE Bronzes @ancientone ! I have a bunch of Silver, but Bronzes are fun too. Sometimes the GREEK bronzes are much more scarce than Greek Silver: ATHENA:
Nice set of coins @Alegandron! Had not seen the Eeyore. Achaea. Attica, Athens. Pseudo-autonomous Æ22. Triptolemos Achaea. Attica, Athens. Pseudo-autonomous Æ22 Athena/Athena Achaea. Attica, Athens. Pseudo-autonomous Æ22. Bucranium
Macedonia, Pella 187-131 BCE AE 17.5 mm, 4.99 gm Obv: Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos, r. Rev: ΠΕΛ-ΛΗΣ, bull grazing r. Monograms below and above. SNG Cop 266 ff; SNG ANS 598-617; BMC 91, 17 ff; Moushmov 6453; Similar to Lindgren II 1103
