Man-headed Bull (Achelous) Coin from Akarnania

This is a chance pickup in a recent Bertolami auction. I won bid on another coin in the same auction, and I was thinking maybe I should pickup more coins. I scanned the upcoming lots, and run into this coin. Coin surface is rough, but the Achelous face is quite clear. I like it, and a silver man-headed bull coin is on my 2022 checklist.

Akarnania, The Oiniadai, Æ
219-211 BC.; 23mm, 6.64g, 7h.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: Head of river-god Achelous right; monogram behind.
HGC 4, 899. Bertolami, October 2021.

 

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Nice pickup.

We've had Zeus and Herakles. Here's a weathered Athena:

 

That's a beaut!
Here's my little beast:

Hey! Look at that we have Zeus, Herakles, Athena and Apollo on our obverses!!!

 

That's a nice one, @happy_collector! Achelous is very well preserved .


AKARNANIA, Federal Coinage (Akarnanian Confederacy)
3rd century BCE
Æ (20mm, 6.38 g, 10h)
Obv: laureate head of Zeus right; API below
Rev: head of river-god Achelӧos left; trident head above, monogram to left. Ref: BCD Akarnania 32; HGC 4, 736
ex Alexandre Carathéodory Pasha (1833-1906)

 

kool....i've been abiddin' on several(bronze and silver) but ain't went the mile yet

 

Nice man-headed bull with Hercules.

Nice coin design with Athena on obverse, and left-facing man-headed bull.

Thanks, @Ryro. Your example with Achelous' running legs looks cool and dynamic.

Thanks, @TIF. You example has good surface. I like the trident control mark.

 

I've got one of these, sort of. It is by far one of my favorite bronzes

Roman Republic Æ Triens(20mm, 5.88g, 12h), anonymous("CA" series), 209-195 B.C., Canusium(?) mint. Helmeted head of Minerva right; above, •••• / Prow right; above, ROMA; below, ••••; to right, CA. Crawford 100/3; Sydenham 309c
Overstruck on Oiniadai, Akarnania Zeus/Acheloüs, cf. BCD Akarnania 345-348 for undertype. For CA triens overstruck on Oiniadai cf. Hersh NC 1953, 14 and cf. Crawford Table XVIII, 91
Ex @stevex6 Collection via coin.ages, eBay, January 27 2018, ex RBW Collection, CNG e-auction 364, December 2 2015, lot 90, ex Stacks Coin Galleries, August 20 1986, lot 117, ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection, Stacks May 4 1978, lot 90

In case you need any help seeing the undertype on the obverse:

 

Nice coin! Fitting that Acheloos should be an overstrike figurehead!

 

Congrats happy collector, great coin.
Mine is not as sharp, but was only 10 Euro.

silver one was a bit more

 

That is a very interesting overstrike coin. Thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks, @Andres2.
You got a very good price for your bronze piece. Your didrachm is super nice. Both Achelous and Nike are within the flan.