I scored another humble, but super-cool addition from my favourite seller ... => yah, I love the looks of this wee lil' winner ... horses, flowers and toned awesomeness!! Please welcome another cool 4th Century BC addition ... Aeolis, Kyme AR Hemiobol Date: 4th cent. BC Diameter: 7.14 mm Weight: 0.37 grams Obverse: Forepart of horse Reverse: Stellate floral pattern => please post to your hearts content (horses, flowers, Aeolis Kyme coins, cool toned coins, etc, etc)
I won a horse today too. And a dolphin! CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.73 g, 1h). Youth on horseback right, crowning horse; ΣA to left, APE/ΘΩN in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, astride dolphin left; CAΣ below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. VF, toned, test cut and small flan flaw on reverse. I'm hoping it has more color in hand.
i purchased one of those little horsey flower coins...and it was one that never arrived. dang. well, i'm glad your little pony showed up! here's a seleucid horse "part"...
Ummm, I don't have any other examples from Aeolis, Kymes ... but I do have a couple more examples from Aeolis Aeolis, Gryneion Aeolis, Aegae
Philip II of Macedon AE 6.30 gm; 18.6 mm Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r. Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback r.; thunderbolt below Refs: Drama hoard 43
Nice captures @stevex6 Estebanburroestupido! They look great. Sorry, cannot post anything, pretty much preoccupied now.
My 3rd century BC bronze from Aiolis, Aigai AE 10 - 1.1gm Obv: Laureate head of Apollo Rev: ΑΙΓΑΕ behind goat's head right
I have one of these as well. AEOLIS, AIGAI AE 10 OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right REVERSE: Head and neck of a goat, AIΓAE behind Struck at Aigai, 300-200BC .9g, 10mm SNG von Aulock 1593; SNG Copenhagen 1 Ex JAZ Numismatics
Horses: THESSALY, Gyrton Æ Trichalkon , 3rd century BC, 19 mm, 8.16 gm Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus left Reverse: ΓYPT/ΩN IΩN around from upper left (Ns retrograde), bridled horse trotting left; monogram below. References: PCW-G5182-THESSALY; Cf. Rogers 236; BCD Thessaly II 82.3 var. (arrangement of ethnic); HGC 4, 366. Flowers (in my collection 28 years but not wilted yet): Islands off Caria, Rhodes AR Didrachm, circa 220 BC Obverse: Three quarter facing, radiate head of Helios right. Reverse: Rose with bud on right, on left Athena advancing left, above MNAΣIMAXOΣ. References: BMC 143, Sear 1803 Ex. Thomas McKenna, 1985, $725 Ex. Empire Coins, list 45 #72, 1989, $425 (Total lack of) Underpants: Pamphylia, Side AR Stater, 375-333 B.C. Obverse: Athena standing left with lance and shield holding Nike, pomegranate below to left. Reverse: Apollo, butt naked, standing left pouring libation from patera on to lighted alter, holding laurel branch, raven on ground to right. Pamphylian legend behind. References: BMC 19. 146,16; Sear V2, 5430 John
Nicely played => congrats on the cool lack-of-underpants addition!! Oh, and thanks gang => yah, I love coins and this one is pretty cool
Horsey: Sicily Messana Mamertinoi 211-208 BCE AE Pentonkion Male Head Horseman Flower: RI Lucilla AR denarius Juno seated flower child in swaddling clothes Seaby 36
