Anyone have any THREEs? Ancient 3-Unit Denominations

Triobol:

Thessaly, Trikka. AR Hemidrachm (circa 440-400 B.C.)
Obverse: The hero Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right.
Reverse: ΤΡΙ-Κ-ΚΑI-Ο-И, forepart of bridled horse right within incuse square.
Reference: HGC 4, 311; Slg. BCD Thessaly 768 var.

Trichalkon:

Islands off Thrace, Samothrace. AE Trichalkon. 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Pythes, magistrate.
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena to right.
Reverse: ΣΑΜΟ / ΠYΘO Kybele seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.
Reference: Schönert-Geiss, Samothrake 13. SNG Copenhagen 998.
5.43g; 20mm
From the collection of Jean-Pierre Righetti, inv. no. 10004.

 

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VERY nice. Amazing how many Fourees were so well done, and some were poor but passable. Wish we could know if it were an "inside job" at the mint, stolen dies, excellent die-cutter forgers copying coins, or a combination of everything over the years.
Yours is a beautiful coin!

 

Here are more TriShekels


Carthage AE 31mm Trishekel 220-215 BCE 2nd Punic War Tanit Horse Palm Pumic th SNG COP 342



Carthage AE Trishekel Tanit Horse 220-215 BCE 2nd Punic War 30mm 17.6g Lot 35

 

Any 3 or 1/3 denomination I might have is already well represented - so I will be inappropriate and share a different type of three - a Lucretius Trio

L. Lucretius Trio, AR Denarius, Rome, 76-72 BC
Obv: Laureate bust of Neptune right; trident over shoulder; numeral (L == 50) above
Rev: Infant Genius riding dolphin right; L•LVCRETI TRIO in two lines in exergue
Size: 4.00g, 18mm
Ref: Crawford 390/2; Sydenham 784.

 

Excellent coins and excellent thread @Alegandron !!!
Not sure how many I have, but I'll give it a...tri

ISLAND OFF THRACE THASOS
AR Trihemiobol
OBVERSE: Satyr running left in three-quarter view, holding kylix
REVERSE: ΘΑΣ − ΙΩΝ Amphora
Struck at Thasos, 411-350BC
0.69g, 12 mm
SNGCop 1030

Lucania, Metapontion

Triobol, , c. 440-430 BC; AE (g 0,99; mm 10; h 12); Head of Apollo Carneios r., Rv. META, barley ear. Noe 363-365; HNItaly 1509.
Rare, about very fine.
Ex: Artemide Aste


MACEDONIA, Eion
AR Trihemiobol
OBVERSE: Goose standing right, head reverted, lizard downward to left above
REVERSE: Quadripartite incuse square
Struck at Eion, 460-400 BC
.66g, 11mm
SNG ANS 273-284ʺ
Former CT coin from Bing

 

LOL, I wondered if that would pop out. Nice one. I was scrolling though my database and saw mine. Thanks for posting you little gem!

 

I think I have shown this one in another thread, though I'm happy to share it again:

AR Rhodian Triobol, Cyprus, Salamis, 351-332 BC
11 x 12 mm, 2.101 g

BMC Cyprus 79; J. P. Six, "Du classement des Séries Cypriotes", Revue Numismatique 1883, 296 Nr. 46; K. Lembke (Hrsg.), Zypern. Insel der Aphrodite. Katalog Hildesheim (2010) 200 f. Nr. 92

Ob.: head of Aphrodite left,; Π(Ν) behind head
Rev.: Laureate head of Artemis right, BA behind neck

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I LIKE that one! Nice!

 

“Give it a tri”... DOoooaahh!