aNCIENT => "IONIA" => Got any?

This is "number two" of three new posts ... things were slow, so I thought I'd start a few "paste-pages!!

If you wanna contribute, then please post any ancient Greek coins from the region of "IONIA"

... awesome (thanks)

=> here is my first and oldest Ionia offering:

Ionia, Miletos AR Obol
475-325 BC
Diameter: 9.5 mm
Weight: 1.1 grams
Obverse: Forepart of roaring lion left
Reverse: Star ornament within incuse square

 

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IONIA, MILETOS AE17
OBV: Head of Apollo right
REV: Lion right, head reverted, star above
Struck 350-300BC
4.69g, 17mm
Lindgren 513

 

Mark Anthony Ionia Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm
OBV: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes
REV: III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes
Struck at Ephesus (Ionia), 39BC
11.8gm, 26mm
RPC I 2201, Sydenham 1197, Sear 262

 

I still to take my own pic of this one ^_^

 

Do you think you can get a better image? This particular image doesn't seem to do it any favors.

 

Ionia, Klazomenai. Æ19
Mid-late 4th century B.C.
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 4.63 grams
Obverse: Bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet
Reverse: KLAΖOME/NIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy
Reference: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86
Other: 5 h … Mottled red, tan and green patina

 

Its a pretty accurate pic

 

Forgot this one...


IONIA, EPHESOS. (48 - 27 BC.)
Æ18
O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver across shoulder.
R: [ΕΦ ∆ΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ ΚΩΚΟΣ ΣΩΠΑΤΡΟΣ], long torch between two confronted stags.
18mm
4.3g
BMC Ionia p. 69, 182; SNG Cop 342; SNGvA 1872

 

Ionia, Miletos AR Hemidrachm
4th Century BC
Diameter: 11.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo
Reverse: Lion, monogram left, star above



... man, I gotta take a better photo of that coin (it's far nicer in-hand)

 

Ionia, Teos AR Drachm
375 B.C. Hagnon, magistrate
Diameter: 16 MM
Weight: 3.4grams
Obverse: Griffin seated right, raising forepaw
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated quarters and thick crossbars; ZHIΩN on horizontal crossbar, AΓ-NΩN on vertical crossbar
Reference: Kinns 11; SNG Copenhagen 1443
Other: 6h, Toned

 

(reindeer)
Very festive Mat........wheres Santa?

 

You are tired of seeing my smallest coin but it has a big brother at 1.3g.

Phocaea, Ionia, AR hemihecta late 6th century BC

 

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Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm
4th Century BC
Diameter: 12.8 mm
Weight: 1.3 grams
Obverse: Griffin (Gryphon)
Reverse: Kantharos, magistrate name across, lyre right




... man, that's still one of my favourite coins!!

 

Then it is what it is. At least you can still tell what is represented. All our coins need love.

 

Why I believe I do have a few coins of Ionia

Here are a few Klazomenai pigasus issues from around 500 BC. The first two are diobols, 9 mm and 10 mm. The left flying boar appears to be unpublished in this denomination. The third is a drachm (15mm). Looking for a didrachm but man, that's some expensive pork!

 

And a few more from Klazomenai.


This one is a very slow flyer, still waiting, waiting, waiting... Bought it four weeks ago, should arrive soon and I'll re-do the pictures.

IONIA, Klazomenai. 190-130 BC.
16 mm, 5.9 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar right,
Obv: forepart of winged boar right, ΣΙΜ-Ω-Ν
Rev: ΚΛΑ-ZΟ-ΜΕΝΙ-ΩΝ in cross-divided square, monogram to left.
Ref: SNG Cop 96, rare

And these oddballs from Klazomenai, still looking for the references.



IONIA, Klazomenai
4th century BC
AE10.7, 1.53 gm.
Obv: head of Athena right
Rev: ram lying left, winged boarabove, phi-ANOK
Ref: Not in literature consulted.



(same general description as above, not sure of the legends or other letters)

 

One more which still hasn't arrived. It was a good find and hammered for a decent price, considering. These get pretty crazy at auction.

Seller's picture, looking forward to shooting my own!



IONIA, Samos.
510-500 BC
AR drachm, 3.12 gm
Obv: winged boar flying left
Rev: lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1673

 

Wow => super coins, gang!! (thanks for piling-on!!)

... please keep 'em comin'!!