Man, I love these sweet ol' coins ... Yah, I fell in love with the obverse & reverse of this coin (both total winners) Well, this is coin #2 from my 4-coin score ... so far, I think I'm battin' 1000 => I hope you guys like this cool coin as well ... ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. AR Obol Late 5th-early 4th century BC Diameter: 8 mm Weight: 0.55 grams Obverse: Janiform head of a diademed female left and laureate male right Reverse: Labrys in linear border within shallow incuse square Reference: SNG Ashmolean 1235; HGC 6, 387 Other: 6h … Near VF, toned CNG 398 – Lot #168
Pish => I agree ... pretty cool Hmmm, it would be very odd dating that girl ... ummm, I mean that dude? ... ummm yah, it would be quite odd regardless => "please" post any relevant-enough examples ... Janus types? Axe coins? Troas coins? Toned coins? Incuse coins? *whatev*
Ummm, here is another one of my kinda similar types ... well, it's the same toning and another sweet Janus example ... ... anybody else have some "stuff to share"? (if you do, then I'd appreciate your coin-effort)
awesome janus head and a killer axe! (maybe literally?) i don't have anything that really matches, but here a neat weapon/monogram combo!
Nice lil bro. NERO AE17 OBVERSE: NERWN KLAYDIOS KAISAR GER, draped bust right REVERSE: QYAT-EIRH/NW-N, labrys (double axe) Struck at Thyateira, Lydia, 55AD 2.97g, 17mm RPC 2381; SNG von Aulock 3216; BMC 58; SNG Copenhagen 595; SNG Munich 612; Weber 6931; Mionnet VII 596; Lindgren I 834
This currency tells a story: ROMAN REPUBLIC - Denier People FURIA Rome 119 BC. AD A / M FOVRI L F - Marci Fourii Lucii Filii R / ROMA PHILI - (PHI in monogram outside fields). Weight: 3.82 g. Diameter 20 mm The reverse of this denier is particularly interesting: it commemorates the Roman victory of Bituit on the Arvernes who controlled the south-east of the sapling. The annexation of this region led the Romans to found the Provincia (Provence) of which Narbo (Narbonne), the capital, was founded in 118 BC. The Victoire, standing on the left, holds a long transversal scepter and crowns a Gallic trophy. At the foot of the trophy, two carnyx (Gaulish trumpets) and two Gaulish shields.
The interesting part to me is the small coin retaining two distinctly different faces male and female.
that is a super nice janiform male/female bipennis reverse. but i thinks its an ancient bar token tho(jk)
Ummm, and the chick has a beard as well ... maybe that was cool in 500 BC? (*awkward*) Sweet example, Bing ... thanks for posting that winner!!
Cool score, steve. Nice details on such a tiny coin. Alas, Tenedos is still missing from my mints of Troas collection.
Ummm, here is another cool example of a battle-axe ... Bosporian Kings, Sauromates I Æ 48 Units Date: circa 98-104 AD Size: 27.94 mm Weight: 9.49 grams Obverse: TIBEPIOC IOYΛIOC BACIΛEYC CAYPOMATHC, Sauromates seated right on curule chair, holding sceptre tipped with the head of Trajan Reverse: TEIMAI BACIΛEωC CAYPOMATOY, Round shield with spear, surrounded by battle axe, horse head, helmet, and sword in scabbard, mark of denomination (MH) below Attribution: MacDonald 417 Description: A nice example with light tooling and smoothing typical for this issue. VF/VF
JANUS: RR Anon AR Drachm Half Quadrigatus 225-212 BCE 3.1g 18mm Janus dotted border Jupiter in Quadriga LEFT Victory ROMA Cr 28-4 S 35 SCARCE AX: (Yeah, I drop that "e" crap off my word! ITALIA Aes Formatum AE Bronze Ax Head ca 5th-4th C BCE sextans size 44.8mm 56g TROAS: TROAS Neandria AR Obol 4thC BCE 0.56g 8mm Laur hd Apollo r - NEA N Ram stdng right within incuse sq SNG Cop 446 TONED: RR Anon AE Semuncia 217-215 Mercury Prow Sear 620 Craw 38-7 INCUSE: Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch 0.15g 4.5mm- SNG Kayhan 343
