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Here's a little Apollo that I sold somewhat recently. It was my smallest Greek piece, not with much detail but the depth of the horse and the close shot of Apollo was pretty neat in my opinion.

Troas, Alexandreia
c. 302-301 BCE
AE11 | 0.98g | 10.7mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo left
Rev: Horse grazing left, AΛE above
Ref: SNG Cop 83-6

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MYRINA
Aeolis Myrina Tetradrachm c 155BC
Obs- head of Apollo facing right
3 tight braids Severe early style
16.8g 33.19mm
A Stephanophoric tetradrachm
Simplified severe 3 tight braided hair style similar to Sacks 13
Rev- Apollo Grynios standing right in himation, RH holding phiale, LH holding branch and filaments
Right field Ompholos and trophy at feet, ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ monogram TKAN
All surrounded by wreath

NEXT: MORE APOLLO pretty or not

 

oops after that ugly Apollo from Troas it should be smallest coin

 

next: Macedonian king before Philip II

 

next: nymph

 

Lokris Opuntia

Hemidrachm around 350 BCE 2.60 g. Head of a nymph with reed wreath, simple ear pendants and necklace to the right / Ajax in the Corinthian helmet with drawn short sword storming to the right, holding above the left arm oval shield with a lion as inner jewelry, spear lying on the ground. BMC 26
Very nice


Next up: more beautiful nymphs

 

next: silver coin with a head of a horse

 

AR Horse Head

Kinda funny Carthage and Rome were minting AR Horse Heads at tge same time...


Roman Republic
Anon AR Heavy Denarius / Didrachm
7.3g, 21mm, 310-300 BCE
Helmeted Bearded Mars
Horse head, Grain behind / ROMANO
Crawford 13-1
FIRST Silver Coin of Rome. Tarriffed at 10 Asses; ERGO, actually is a Heavy Denarius, being struck before the Denarius Reform of 211 BCE.

In reading Kenneth Harl's book, although this coin does not FEATURE an Aquaduct, it was used to pay for the BUILDING of Via Appia and Aqua Appia. These were the first major projects that Rome embarked, creating their first "super-highway" and first major Aquaduct program. The Censor Appius Claudius Caecus built the Aqua Appia in 312 BCE as well as built the Via Appia

Next: AR Lion Head

 

OOps too late!

 

Kyzikos, Mysia. AR Obol. Ca. 450 - 400 B.C
Obverse: Forepart of boar left, retrograde E on body, tunny fish swimming upwards behind.
Reverse: Head of roaring lion left, within shallow incuse square.
Reference:
SNG Von Aulock 7333
0,93g; 14mm

Next: Fish

 

Leontini Ar Stater 476-466 BC Obv man riding galloping horse right. Rv. Head of roaring lion right Boehringer 13 HGC 679 8.47 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen Out of order too sloooowww Next coin .... Fish

 

Happy to have a coin to show.
A sturgeon from Pantikapaion. Who doesn't like caviar?
And a free griffin...


Next: more Pan

 

Just barley did a rephoto shoot of this green fella:

Next up: more Pan

 

Here's a Pan that we don't see often - apparently a lagobolon is useful for striking hares - a prerequisite for Κουνέλι Στιφάδο
Arcadia, Arcadian League, circa 370-280 BC, AR Hemidrachm, struck at Megalopolis Obv: Laureate head of Zeus Lykaios left
Rev: Pan seated left on rock, eagle on knee, raising hand and holding lagobolon; A in left field; Δ in right field
Ref: BMC Peloponnesus pg. 176, 83; SNG Copenhagen 195

Next up: more Pan

 

Pan from Zacynthus.

Achaea. Zacynthus, Island off Elis. Marcus Aurelius AE20. Pan with infant Dionysus. Date 161–180. Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r. Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ ΑΥ
Reverse design Pan standing, r., nebris over shoulders, holding bunch of grapes and infant Dionysus
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙΩΝ

Next: More Pan.

 

Young Pan

Next up: ithyphallic satyr

 

THASOS
AR Stater
OBVERSE: Naked ithyphallic satyr carrying off a nymph who raises her arm in protest
REVERSE: Quadripartite incluse Square
Struck at Thasos, 525-463 BC
8.69g, 21mm
SNGCop 1008

Next: Nymph

 

Sicily, Himera, Circa 415-409 BC, AE Hemiltron (17 mm, 4.77 g). IM[E] Head of nymph to left. Rev. Six pellets within laurel wreath.

Next: coin from Himera

 

Himera Ar Tetradrachm 409-408 BC Obv The nymph Himeria reining in an unruly quadriga right Rv Nymph standing facing head left sacrificing over altar To right satyr bathing in fountain. HGC 436 17.46 grms 25mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin quadriga

 

RR den. Baebius Tampilius.

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