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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 3411731, member: 96635&quot;]I forgot to place my won lots as well!</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin I am glad I won, I have got a quite some interest in this Seleukid king. He got a lot of variety in his coin as, like his &#039;father&#039; Antiochos IV Epiphanes he wanted to give cities more autonomy and therefore issued coins in 19 cities when he started to reign. One of the type of tetradrachms issued is the coin I won, it was issued in the Phoenican cities like Tyre (in this case), Sidon and Laodicea. In the issues of Tyre the eagle stands on a ship’s prow, symbol of the Tyrian naval force and behind the eagle’s shoulder a palm branch, the symbol of Phoenicia. All in all a very nice example in my opinion. I think [USER=80556]@David@PCC[/USER] will like this one.</p><p><img src="https://www.kuenker.de/img/00105/00765q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Alexander I (Balas). 152/1-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC).</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed and draped bust of Alexander Balas right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm-branch over right shoulder; club surmounted by monogram to left, date and monogram to right.</p><p>Reference: SNG Spaer 1545-1546; Newell, Tyre 79; Houghton 749.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second coin is from Rhodos, it is a little different from most Rhodos coins (and I think many here didn&#039;t even know this issue existed). It is a very late issue and this is after the plinthophoric drachms, I think this coin is of Attic standard rather than Rhodian standard if I remember correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.kuenker.de/img/00105/00735q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Rhodos <b>AR Drachm.</b> 88/42 BC-AD 14. Magistrate Phainilas.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Rose, seen from above; ΦAINIΛAΣ above, P-O across field, akrostolion below.</p><p>Reference: Ashton/Weiss, The Post-Plinthophoric Silver Drachms of Rhodes 330 (this coin).</p><p>Ex. Hirsch Nachf. 162, München 1989, Nr. 288.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third coin ofcourse had to be bought, Epeiros with its kings is one of my main focus in my collection and this coin is a very nice example issued by Pyrrhos when he was tyrant of Syracuse.</p><p><img src="https://www.kuenker.de/img/00105/00420q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse. Pyrrhos (278-276 BC) AE Bronze coin.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Helmeted head of Athena left; owl behind.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYPPOY. Grain ear within oak wreath.</p><p>Reference: SNG ANS 842.</p><p>Ex. Pecunem 23, München 2014, Nr. 92.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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