I acquired this nice Phokis triobol in the last CNG auction. The type had languished on my buy list for a while and this one fit my requirements nicely. PHOKIS, Federal Coinage c. 357-354 BCE, under strategos Philomelos AR triobol, 15 mm, 2.76 gm, 12 h Obv: facing head of bull Rev: laureate head of Apollo right; branch to left; φ below, Ω right Ref: Williams – (O–/R193 [unlisted obv. die]); BCD Lokris 463.2 (this coin); HGC 4, 1046 From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 463.2 I primarily liked this type of coin for its simplicity. Unsurprisingly, there is some interesting history with the coin as well. Strategos (Greek General) Philomelos had many successes including the taking of Delphi. With treasures plundered from the Oracle temple he recruited additional mercenaries and with the help of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth had additional successful battles against Locrians and Thessalians, eventually suffering defeat by Boeotians. I'm sure most of you could do a better military summary but that isn't my main interest in coins so feel free to read up on the battles on your own dime . Location of Phokis: north of the Peloponnesus, above the Gulf of Corinth; marker 63 on this map ... I'm sure many of you have coins of Phokis-- time to trot them out! Feel free to flesh out the history (so I can steal your summaries for my website )
Holy Moly, TIF => that is a sweet, sweet winner!! Great style on that puppy (congrats) ... man, it is always such a drag living in my sister's shadow!! Oh well, here is my cool example ... => Phokis Pocus!! PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. AR Obol Circa 478-460 BC Diameter: 8 mm Weight: 0.81 grams Obverse: Facing head of bull Reverse: Forepart of boar right within incuse square Reference: Williams –; BCD Lokris 208 (this coin); HGC 4, 1062 Other: 7h … VF, toned. Rare From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 161 (25 October 2011), lot 41; BCD Collection (Numismatic Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 208, purchased from Peus, May 1978
Super coin TIF! Near perfect centering with find patina. Another bronze, again... Phokis, Federal Coinage. Circa 371-357 BC Obv: Head of Athena facing. Rev: Phi within wreath. AE 13mm. SNG Copenhagen 113-116.
Showed it before: my smallest (and oldest) coin was minted in Phokaia, about 600 BC. It shows the head of a seal, which is the meaning of the name: Phokas = seal in Greek. The other side is incuse. 1/24 stater, electrum, 0,69 gr., 7 mm. Bodenstedt Em. 2.1. The contrasting coin is a Samanid multiple dirhem from about the year 1000, my largest (44 mm).
That's truly a wonderful coin @TIF !! Simplicity combined with fantastic eye-appeal!! I'm missing any of the type although I'm 'looking' at a few right now LOL LOVE all the posts guys!!
very nice indeed....the bull and apollo (with some grain behind his head also?) look great! i'm totally without phokis!
