At a WHOPPING, and I mean, whopping 1.06 gr and an expansive 10.5 MM, this little rarity was picked up in a lot at the last Savoca auction. And to me worth what I paid for the lot... despite me still not having a positive ID on er. I've never come across the type before, and I LOVE it! You've got the Labyrs (double sided axe) and Trident. It was in a lot that's majority was Macedonian, but also contained classical coins. I'm fairly sure this is the former: (Natural vs artificial lighting from my phone) Of course when I saw the obverse I assumed it was either the shield or wreath versions with helmet reverse... but no! A freaking, weapon of choice for the God of the sea, TRIDENT! With writing I've yet to decipher So, who made who? Any help or points in the right direction are appreciated... as well as Rad coins with ancient weapons all over them
Neat little double weapon snack. Looks like this one from Mylasa? https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5994979
Cool, dude! Double-dawg of death! I have a Labrys: Islands of Troas, Tenedos, late 5th-early 4th century BCE. AR Obol (8mm, 0.60g, 3h). O/ Janiform head, female on l., male on r. R/ Labrys within incuse square. SNG Ashmolean 1235; HGC 6, 387. VF and a Bipennis: (BUT! Since this is actually Makedon is of GREEK culture, I would think this ax would actually be a Labrys..) MAKEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. Æ 1/2 Unit, 17mm, 4.2g, 10h; Miletos(?) mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Obv.: Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion on central boss. Rev.: Helmet; bipennis to left, K to right. Reference: Price 2064.
@zumbly I SWEAR I tried looking up every variation of Labyrs, bipennis, ďouble axe and Trident on ac search. Though, not Macedonian they are from the Hellenistic period and AWESOME! Thanks pal
Nice labrys/trident combo, @Ryro! Here's a double-axe on a Roman Provincial from the time of Tiberius. PHRYGIA. Laodicea ad Lycum mint. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Tiberius (14-37 AD). Æ Dichalkon (13 mm, 3.0 g), struck under the magistrate Pythes, son of Pythes. ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕ[ΩΝ] Aphrodite standing facing, head to left, holding dove in her right hand; monogram of ΠΥΘ to left. /Wolf seated to left raising his right forepaw, filleted double-axe behind, all within laurel wreath tied below. BMC 57-8. RPC I 2904.
@Ryro.....A nice interesting coin!... No axes here but do have spear, shield, bow and arrow and a pile of arms of which I'm still unsure of what's being depicted? Mysia, Pergamon . Circa 2nd Century BC. AE 18mm (5.31 gm). Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian Egret helmet. Rev.: ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ (Athénas Nicéphore), trophy, consisting of crested helmet and cuirass with arms below; monogram to the right. SNG von Aulock 1374; SNG France 1884. VF. Thessalian League. Around 197-150 BC. AE Trichalcon (7.64 gm, 19mm). Hippolo(chos), magistrates. Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: ΘEΣΣA ΛΩN (THESSALON) in two lines, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm; ΙΠΠ-ΟΛΟ (IPOLLO magistrates name) over spear and A-PI across central field. BCD Thessaly II, 900.3; Rogers 21.SNG Copenhagen 315. Aeolis, Kyme, c. 165-90 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.84g, 12h). Zoilos, magistrate. Obverse...Draped bust of Artemis right, hair in sphendone, quiver and bow over shoulder. Reverse...Single-handled oenoechoe (Kyme's cup) with KY above (Kyme), flanked either side by laurel branches. Magistrates name left to right across central field Z-Ω / I-Λ / O-Σ..Zoilos. SNG München 507-9; SNG Copenhagen 108; SNG von Aulock 1642.
What a cool find, @Ryro! And kudos to @zumbly for his attribution skillz!! I have only one coin with a labrys or bipennis. Phrygia, Eumeneia, c. 133-130 BC. Greek Æ 21.1 mm, 6.66 g, 1 h. Menekrates, son of Askle-, magistrate. Obv: Head of young Dionysos wreathed with ivy, right. Rev: Tripod-lebes with three handles surmounted by flat cover fringed with spikes, star above and on either side; to right, EYMENE and filleted laurel branch (thyrsos?); to left, MENEKΡA/AΣKΛH and labrys (double axe) with serpent-entwined handle. Refs: BMC 25.212,14; SNG Copenhagen 382; SNG Tübingen 4008; Paris 1095; Mionnet IV, 563; SNG Oxford 1024-1025; Lindgren I 950; Istanbul 14718; Afyon 2973.
