COINS BY CITY: An Alphabetical A to Z of Coinage

Let me start over:

THRACE, ABDERA
Tetrobol
OBVERSE: Griffin springing left
REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes l., caduceus before; all in incuse square
Struck at Abdera 411-385 BC
2.780g, 15mm
May 279

 

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TROAS, ASSOS
AE10
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena left
REVERSE: AΣ-ΣI, Bucranium
Struck at Assos 400-300 BC
1.18 g, 10.2 mm
SNG Cop 241; BMC 8


TROAS, ASSOS
AE10
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena left
REVERSE: AΣ-ΣI, Bucranium
Struck at Assos 400-300 BC
1.18 g, 10.2 mm
SNG Cop 241; BMC 8


ALEXANDER TROAS CIVIC ISSUE
AE25
OBVERSE: COL ALEX TRO, Turreted & draped bust of city goddess or Tyche right; vexillum behind
REVERSE: COL AL [EX TRO], Horse feeding right, tree behind; beside the horse, a herdsman wearing chlamys, holding pedum in right hand, standing right
Struck at Rome, 250-70 AD
5.6g, 24.9mm
BMC 52

 

APOLLONIA PONTICA
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue
REVERSE: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria
Struck at Apollonia 450-400 BC
3.13g, 14-15mm
BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151

 

ATTICA ATHENS
AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor & a spiral palmette on the bowl; eye in profile
REVERSE: AQE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig & crescent behind
Struck at Athens 350-300 BC
16.9g, 22mm
Sg2537


ATHENS ATTICA
AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right
REVERSE: Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; Gamma on amphora, ΗΡΑ in exergue; all within laurel wreath
Struck at Athens Epigene-, Sosandros and Eume(nes)-, magistrates 127/26 BC
16.8g, 30mm
Thompson 477a


ATTICA, AEGINA
AR Stater
OBVERSE: Sea-turtle (T-backed); head in profile
REVERSE: Large square incuse with skew pattern
Struck at Aegina, 480-457BC
11.96g, 20mm
SNG Cop 507

 

ALEXANDER III
AR Drachm
OBVERSE: Head of Herakles right in lionskin headdress
REVERSE: ALEXANDROU, Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Forepart of Pegasos left in left field, X on W monogram beneath throne
Struck at Abydos 325-323 BC
4.2g, 17mm
Price 1505

 

AMISOS, PONTOS
AE 20
OBVERSE: Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy
REVERSE: Thyrsos leaning against cista mystica draped with panther skin; AMISOU below
Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC
8.8g, 21mm
SNG BM Black Sea 1199-1200; HGC 7, 243

AMISOS, PONTOS
AE 21
OBVERSE: Gorgonian head facing on shield
REVERSE: AMI-SOU to left and right of Nike advancing right, holding palm over shoulder; ME monogram to left, VTE monogram to right
Struck at Amisos 80 BC
7.6g, 21mm
SNG BMC 1190


AMISOS, PONTOS
Æ17
OBVERSE: Head of Dionysos with ivy-wreath right
REVERSE: AM-ISOS, Thyrsos; monogram to right
Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC
4.0g, 17mm
SNG BM 1192-1195

 

Nice comeback .

 

Wow => those are some super-fantastic coins, my fab friends!!

Man, I don't know where to start? (I think I need to eat and drink something first ... this doesn't seem like a wimpy chore?!!)



Again, wow => great coins (you guys rock!!)


Ummmm ... is AR a city?

 

MACEDON, Akanthos AR Tetrobol
Circa 470-390 BC
Diameter: 16mm
Weight: 2.31 grams
Obverse: Forepart of bull left, head right; two laurel branches above
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses



Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Trias (4 Onkia)
circa 450 BC
Diameter: 14 x 19 x 20 mm
Weight: 16.28 grams
Desc: Eagle standing left & trident of crab’s claws on sides, four pellets on base


SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia (1 Onkia)
Circa 450-440 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 4.62 grams
Obverse: Eagle's head left
Reverse: Crab claw left

 

Thrace, Abdera: AE16
ca. 400-350 BC
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Griffin seated right on club; caduceus right above; ]IΛIΣ[ below; EP before
Reverse: Head of Apollo right in linear square, ABΔ-HPI-TE-ΩN surrounding.


AKARNANIA Stater
300-250 BC
Athena with Bucranium & Pegasus


ARKADIA, Arkadian League. AR Obol
Megalopolis mint
Circa 340-330 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.74 grams
Obverse: Horned head of Pan left
Reverse: League monogram above syrinx


Aeolis, Aegae: AE18
3rd Cent. BC
Diameter: 18.1mm
Weight: 3.64 grams
Obverse: Head of Apollo right
Reverse: Goat's head right, AI in circle monogram behind


Hey, those last 4 coins literally have an "A" on them ...

=> do I get bonus-points for that?

 

Arkadian League is a region; Megalopolis was the city. But carry on...

 

HA! Somebody else's turn. HaHaHa.

Opps, I got carried away. Move on. Nothing here to see.

 

Ummm, has anybody posted anything from "A-Hole-ia" yet?

 

Touche'.

 

You made us wait a little, but what a bunch of great additions, Steve!

Technically, Akarnania is a region, but you've got the coin in the right place anyway since the city it's from is Anaktorium .

 

Well, considering that I have my coins organized under animal-type, I'm amazed I've only been reprimanded twice (bring-it)



ummm, where was I?

Amisos ... really?



... I maxed-out at the "10" photo rule ... good enough for Amisos, right?

anyway => I have more, if you need references ...

 

so many A coins!

i'll post my first..




my most recent (unless you count byzantine theopolis as anticoh)...



and the winner of chrsmat71's coveted favorite coin of 2013 award, from anchialus thrace.

 

Yup, you guessed it ...

Gimme an "A"

Alexandria (featuring "A" Pius!!)

 

Alexandria is getting a good showing here!
A couple more As from cities not yet shown...

ANAZARBUS

MAXIMINUS THRAX
AE Hexassarion
20.44g, 38mm
CILICIA, Anazarbus, 235 - 238 AD.
Ziegler 663 (Vs2/Rs4), SNG Levante 1480 (same obv. die).
O: AY K G IOY OYH MAZIMEINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: ANAZ END MHTRO B-G CYNQYCIA OI KOYMENHC, (ME and NH ligate), female figure (Synthysia), holding bipennis over shoulder, standing left before bull standing left.
Ex Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection.
Notes: Extremely rare, two specimens recorded by Ziegler


AUGUSTA

COMMODUS
AE19
4.77g, 19.3mm
CILICIA, Augusta, 183/184 AD (Year 164)
Karbach, Augusta p.54, 81 (same obv die); RPC Online Temp 6170 (as Marcus Aurelius, one example cited)
O: Laureate head of Commodus right, AV KOMODO [...].
R: AVGOVSTN(sic) ETOY EPD, horse standing right, head turned left; tree to left.
Notes: Rare, one specimen cited in Karbach


ASCALON

NERO
AE18
6.2g, 18.2mm
JUDAEA, Ascalon. Struck 66/67 AD, RPC I 4889.
O: Laureate head right, CE and altar before.
R: War deity Phanebal standing facing, holding harpa and round shield with palm frond, AC to left, OP (Year 170) to right.