I did something I almost never do. I bid very low on a lot of Greek coins, and somehow I won this lot of 5 coins, but now I am having trouble identifying three of the five. Please take a look and let me know what you see. Two with the triskele reverses I think are from Lydia. The one with the obverse portrait and unknown reverse I have no idea. What do you think? The coin in the middle seems the toughest to me. Here is a better image. I think I see a goat on the reverse, but heck, I see shapes in clouds all the time.
i see a couple o lions and a couple o ancient fidget spinners. they look purdy kool Bing. nice win! well, maybe that lower right is a boar.
Yes, it is. That was easily attributed as was the lower right. A Myia AR Hemiobol. The two with the triskele reverses (fidget spinners) are Lydian, I just haven't attributed them yet. It's the enlarged image I am having the most problems identifying.
I am no expert in Greek coins so can't help but I am happy that you scored a cool bunch of coins cheap, congrats Bing. How does the saying go? you will never know unless you have a go.
The triskeles ones are this: http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=262&pid=1422#top_display_media Look around the Dynasts of Lycia pages to match the inscription. If you can figure out what is on the reverse of the mystery coin I might be able to identify it but nothing is jumping out at me.
You/we already identified all but the smallest (middle coin) earlier today. Your images of the middle coin show a good deal more detail that the seller's images. I'll take a spin through archives now. Looks like a fun challenge
Yeah, I thought we might get some more eyes on this little puppy. I still can't find anything, but still looking.
I suspect the mystery coin is from Troas, Assos. http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=74&pid=10492
That's it. Thanks @Ed Snible. Now I can relax. I do not see any references for this coin while wildwinds says it is unpublished.
I think George Hill got it wrong in 1897. Few people are studying the coinage of Assos today. This is because of the difficulty of delivering a scientific paper without blushing every time the name "Assos" is spoken.
I'm a fan of Lycian 1/3 staters. There have been many diobols in auctions, lately; but I only have 1. Very good deal for 45 GBP. A few of mine: Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Helios facing slightly left, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.12g 17.56mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Helios facing slightly left, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.01g 15.25mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Hermes facing slightly left, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.11g 19.00mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Hermes facing slightly left, in one section dolphin right, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.08g 17.18mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, bust of Hermes slightly facing left PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.06g 15.91mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, bust of Hermes slightly facing left PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.14g 19.86mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, bust of Helios slightly facing left, in one section dolphin right, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 3.07g 15.74mm Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles. 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater. Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, bust of Helios slightly facing left, in one section dolphin right, PERIKLE in Lycian, all within incuse square. 2.62g 15.01mm - Michael
As far as your specific Lycian denominations; I believe they're 1/6 staters or diobols. They use these denominations interchangeably. I think the following are correct attributions: *They should be around 16mm and just over 1 gram *as far as placement of the Lycian letters on the reverse; they come in several placement variations. Your Astragalos example letter placement matches the example I provided; but your dolphin does not. Lycian Dynasts. Mithrapata. Ca. 390-370 B.C. AR 1/6 stater Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles within shallow incuse square; in field, astralagos. Cf. Falghera 196; SNG Copenhagen 27 Another example: Lycian Dynasts. Mithrapata. Ca. 390-370 B.C. AR 1/6 stater Facing lion's scalp / Triskeles within shallow incuse square; in field, dolphin. Cf. Falghera 195-6; Cf. SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 476. Another Example: -Michael
