Ancients => A couple more horses for the ol' coin-ranch

Yup, apparently I love buying these sweet Thessalian coins!!

=> here are two more ponies that I scored at yesterday's auction (both of 'em under their initial estimates!!) ... cha-fricken-ching!!!

They are two different denominations ...

THESSALY, Larissa. AR Obol => $50 Hammer!!
Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.78 grams
Obverse: Reduced standard. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx
Reverse: Horse grazing right
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 342–3; HGC 4, 516
Other: 6h … VF, toned, porous
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind




THESSALY, Larissa. AR Hemidrachm => $70 Hammer
Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC
Diameter: 15 mm
Weight: 2.23 grams
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx and necklace
Reverse: ΛAPIΣ/AIΩN around from upper left, horse standing right, preparing to lie down
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 331-3; HGC 4, 514
Other: 11h … Good VF, lie die rust
From the BCD Collection

 

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Again => "Please" jump on-board and post any examples that might fit this thread ... Horses, Thessaly, nymphs (mmmm, nymphs)

I have to go to work now, but after work I'm gonna load-up all of my other sweet examples (I hope to see a few of your cool examples as well)

=> I love seeing other people's coins!! (that's why we bought 'em, right?)

 

Sweet coins Steve! That second one is superb.

 

Man, @stevex6 , you are NAILING the deals! Great Larissa!

I love Horses on coins, and have several from Carthage. But this is one of the first Silvers that Rome pounded out, and it had a purdy horse!


Roman Republic
Pre-denarius coinage
Anonymous AR Didrachm
6.63g, 20mm, 12h
Rome mint, 234-231 BCE
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Horse prancing left, ROMA above.
Ref: Sear 28; Crawford 26/1; RSC 37.

 

Mmmm... NYMPHS...


Thessaly Larissa 344-337 BCE AR Obol 0.68g Nymph Larissa Horse Grazing SNG Cop 1
Ex: @ancientcoinguru


Campania Neapolis 320-300 BC AR Nomos Nymph Achelous


Bruttium
AE 18 Hemiobol 215-205 BCE
2nd Punic WAR
Nymph Terina Nike
Zeus

 

Super purchases @stevex6 !!! Really LOVE the second----but the poor horse appears a bit 'hung-over'

Cool posts everyone!!

My newest 'horse' purchase is a Punic silver issue but it's on layaway at FORVM....so I only have those I have posted numerous times before.

My modest Larissa Drachm:

 

Nice ones Steve I only have one from Thessaly


Thessaly, Pharsalos
Late 5th-mid 4th century BC.
AR Hemidrachm
14mm, 2.90 g

 

i don't have a coin from thessaly!

nice horse and nymph combos stevex! here is my favorite nymph coin...all tangled up with a snake...kind of hot.



Pisidia, Etenna. 1st century AD.

Obv.: Nymph grappling with snake, amphora in left field. Rev.: E-T, sickle-shaped knife. 19 mm, 3.5 g. Hans von Aulock, Pisidiens, 522

 

Arrived today , Italian seller thinks its from Sardinia ?

 

Here's my horse coin.. although not quiet the way you expect of it



The last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Chong Zhen. 1628-44. Hartill 20.355. Reverse running horse at bottom

 

Nymph wise..



Ancient Sicily.

Himera. AE Hemilitron (420-408 BC). Black toned.

Obv: Head of Nymph
Rev: 6 pellets surrounded by 2 wreaths.

 

Like the neapolis but isn't it a man faced bull? Lacking much of a face...

 

Yup... Achelous is a variant spelling of the Man-Faced-Bull river god...

 

Lots of cool horses!

 

Awesome participation!!

Wow, thanks for diggin' deep, gang (great coins)

Ummm, before I unload generic Horse and Thessaly winners, I thought I'd try to nail a couple of specific winners ...

=> umm, so here are two more of my Thessaly Larissa examples ...

THESSALY, Larissa, AR Obol
Circa 460-440 BC
Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.90 grams
Obverse: Horse advancing right; above, head of lion right
Reverse: Λ [Α] RI around from upper left, Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on raised knee; to left, lion’s head fountain right, from which water pours forth; all within incuse square
Reference: BCD Thessaly II 358.1 (same dies)
Other: 9h … VF
From the BCD Collection





THESSALY, Larissa, Æ Tetrachalkon
Circa 356-337 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 8.60 grams
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left
Reverse: ΛAPI Σ/AIΩN around from upper left (N retrograde), bridled horse trotting right; E above; below, grain ear upward to left
Reference: Rogers 273; BCD Thessaly II 387.8; HGC 4, 517
Other: 5h … Near EF, dark green patina
From the BCD Collection




Man, ancients coins rock, eh?

 

AEOLIS, KYME
AE 18
OBVERSE: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia
REVERSE: Horse advancing right; KY above, jug below raised leg; ΠΥΘΙΩΝ (Phytas(?) in ex. Magistrate
Struck at Aeolis, 250-200BC
7.39g, 18mm
SNG Cop 101

KINGS OF NUMIDIA, MICIPSA
AE27
OBVERSE: Laureate, bearded head left
REVERSE: Prancing horse left, pellet below
Struck at Numidia, 118 BC
14.4g, 27mm
SNG Cop 505; Mazard 50; Müller 32
Ex JAZ Numismatics

 

Ummm, forgive me, but here come the rest of the Thessaly coins that aren't in my two recent threads ...






OMG, these are among my total favourites!!

Thessaly ROCKS!!

 

Here is a horse from 454-413 B.C.


MACEDONIAN KINDOM
Perdikkas II
AR Light Tetrobol
454-413 B.C.
Unknown weight, 15 mm.
Obv: Horse pacing right
Rev: Crested helmet right &
single linear square within
shallow incuse square.
Grade: overall a Very Fine coin in an ANACS holder.
Other: Perdikkas was the son & successor of Alexander I. He was instrumental in the formation of the Chalkidian League. Raymond 143, B.M.C.5., p.159, 6. Sear p.151 #1487.

 

cool pony, C89