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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7926656, member: 56859"]This being the Ancients board, we could probably easily take this thread to a hundred pages, particularly if things like officinas, blundered legends, and minor device differences are sufficient to meet the "no one else has" benchmark <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Gotta love ancients <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll try to resist the Alexandrian parade. Well, maybe just a few, but I'll start with some non-Alexandrians.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1224ab3120ba448fadc224f033302aa3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MACEDONIA, uncertain</b></p><p>c. 500 BCE</p><p>AR trihemitetartemorion (trihemiobol), 5 mm, 0.26 gm</p><p>Obv: monkey squatting left</p><p>Rev: round shield or pellet within incuse square</p><p>Ref: "Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian Coins, Part II", Nomismatika Khronika (1998, Tzamalis), 67</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordianiii-ostrich-hadrianopolis-rt-jpg.559812/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III</b></p><p>AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN; ostrich running like stevex6 is chasing it with a basting brush</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 3833, rare</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_3efb7ae46e1248198ef26a182b439cb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_511,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_3efb7ae46e1248198ef26a182b439cb4~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Hadrianothera. Hadrian</b></p><p>After CE 123</p><p>Æ 16 mm, 2.30 gm</p><p>Obv: AΔPIANOC AYΓOYCTOC; bare head right</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITN; head of she-bear left</p><p>Ref: AMNG 565; SNG France 1091; RPC 1629. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/6june2021-telephosanguiped-nac-rt-jpg.1314670/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Indo-Greek. Telephos, circa 80-70 BCE</b></p><p>Drachm, North Chach 89-70, AR 18 mm, 2.13 gm, 12h</p><p>Obv: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYEPΓETOΥ THΛEΦOY (Basileos Evergetou Telephou ... <i>of King Telephos, the benefactor</i>); Anguipede monster, the limbs terminating in lotus blossoms</p><p>Rev: Radiate Helios (sun god) and lunate Selene (moon goddess) standing facing, Kharoshthi legend around: <i>maharajasa kalanakramasa / teliphasa</i>; in lower right field, monogram</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS –. Bopearachchi, Series 1A. MIG type 451</p><p>NAC notes: Very rare. Light iridescent tone, surface somewhat rough, otherwise very fine</p><p><i>Ex CNG sale 87, 2011, 747</i></p><p><i>This coin is shown on <a href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-telephos.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-telephos.html" rel="nofollow">CoinIndia</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kisthenepigasusrt-jpg.714605/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Kisthene</b></p><p><i>Orontes</i>, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE</p><p>AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm</p><p>Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready</p><p>Rev: Forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Ref: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock</p><p>Very rare.</p><p><i>ex X6 Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/caracalla-philadelphia-serpentonhorse-nn-rt-jpg.759310/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LYDIA, Philadelphia. Caracalla</b></p><p>Ioulianos, strategos</p><p>Æ 31, 16.7 gm, CE 198-217</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: ЄΠI CTPA IOVΛIANOV A ΠOΛ ΦIΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩN; horse prancing left surmounted by serpent coiled left</p><p>Ref: BMC 85. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/klazoathenasheeppigasus1med-jpg.301213/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>IONIA, Klazomenai</b></p><p>4th century BC</p><p>AE10.7, 1.53 gm.</p><p>Obv: head of Athena right</p><p>Rev: ram lying left, winged boar above, phi-ANOK</p><p>Ref: Not in literature consulted.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/klazoathenasheeppigasus2med-jpg.301215/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(same general description as above, not sure of the legends or other letters)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1369876[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>IONIA, Klazomenai.</b> 190-130 BC. AE, 16 mm. Forepart of winged boar right, ΣΙΜ-Ω-Ν / ΚΛΑ-ZΟ-ΜΕΝΙ-ΩΝ in cross-divided square, monogram to left. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/bcd14-3x5-jpg.847054/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>APULIA, Salapia</b></p><p>c. 225-210 BCE</p><p>AE 14mm, 2.04 gm</p><p>Obv: head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet; [unlegible]Λ below left</p><p>Rev: owl standing right, head facing; club to upper left; ΠΛΩ downward right field</p><p>Ref: not recorded in reference literature but two prior examples are found, <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259172" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259172" rel="nofollow">CNG E-auction 327 lot 123, 28 May 2014</a> and <a href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=4984&category=150292&lot=4151233" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=4984&category=150292&lot=4151233" rel="nofollow">Bertolami E-auction 60 lot 23, 9 July 2018</a>.</p><p><i>ex BCD, acquired by him from Dan Clark, MBS 88, 24 May 93/ lot 77, total cost $22.</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7926656, member: 56859"]This being the Ancients board, we could probably easily take this thread to a hundred pages, particularly if things like officinas, blundered legends, and minor device differences are sufficient to meet the "no one else has" benchmark :). Gotta love ancients :D. I'll try to resist the Alexandrian parade. Well, maybe just a few, but I'll start with some non-Alexandrians. [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1224ab3120ba448fadc224f033302aa3.jpg[/IMG] [B]MACEDONIA, uncertain[/B] c. 500 BCE AR trihemitetartemorion (trihemiobol), 5 mm, 0.26 gm Obv: monkey squatting left Rev: round shield or pellet within incuse square Ref: "Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian Coins, Part II", Nomismatika Khronika (1998, Tzamalis), 67 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordianiii-ostrich-hadrianopolis-rt-jpg.559812/[/IMG] [B]THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III[/B] AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN; ostrich running like stevex6 is chasing it with a basting brush Ref: Varbanov 3833, rare [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/[/URL] [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_3efb7ae46e1248198ef26a182b439cb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_511,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_3efb7ae46e1248198ef26a182b439cb4~mv2.jpg[/IMG] [B]MYSIA, Hadrianothera. Hadrian[/B] After CE 123 Æ 16 mm, 2.30 gm Obv: AΔPIANOC AYΓOYCTOC; bare head right Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITN; head of she-bear left Ref: AMNG 565; SNG France 1091; RPC 1629. Rare. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/6june2021-telephosanguiped-nac-rt-jpg.1314670/[/IMG] [B]Indo-Greek. Telephos, circa 80-70 BCE[/B] Drachm, North Chach 89-70, AR 18 mm, 2.13 gm, 12h Obv: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYEPΓETOΥ THΛEΦOY (Basileos Evergetou Telephou ... [I]of King Telephos, the benefactor[/I]); Anguipede monster, the limbs terminating in lotus blossoms Rev: Radiate Helios (sun god) and lunate Selene (moon goddess) standing facing, Kharoshthi legend around: [I]maharajasa kalanakramasa / teliphasa[/I]; in lower right field, monogram Ref: SNG ANS –. Bopearachchi, Series 1A. MIG type 451 NAC notes: Very rare. Light iridescent tone, surface somewhat rough, otherwise very fine [I]Ex CNG sale 87, 2011, 747 This coin is shown on [URL='http://coinindia.com/galleries-telephos.html']CoinIndia[/URL][/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kisthenepigasusrt-jpg.714605/[/IMG] [B]MYSIA, Kisthene[/B] [I]Orontes[/I], satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready Rev: Forepart of winged boar right Ref: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock Very rare. [I]ex X6 Collection[/I] [I][/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/caracalla-philadelphia-serpentonhorse-nn-rt-jpg.759310/[/IMG] [B]LYDIA, Philadelphia. Caracalla[/B] Ioulianos, strategos Æ 31, 16.7 gm, CE 198-217 Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: ЄΠI CTPA IOVΛIANOV A ΠOΛ ΦIΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩN; horse prancing left surmounted by serpent coiled left Ref: BMC 85. Rare. [I][/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/klazoathenasheeppigasus1med-jpg.301213/[/IMG] [B]IONIA, Klazomenai[/B] 4th century BC AE10.7, 1.53 gm. Obv: head of Athena right Rev: ram lying left, winged boar above, phi-ANOK Ref: Not in literature consulted. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/klazoathenasheeppigasus2med-jpg.301215/[/IMG] (same general description as above, not sure of the legends or other letters) [ATTACH=full]1369876[/ATTACH] [B]IONIA, Klazomenai.[/B] 190-130 BC. AE, 16 mm. Forepart of winged boar right, ΣΙΜ-Ω-Ν / ΚΛΑ-ZΟ-ΜΕΝΙ-ΩΝ in cross-divided square, monogram to left. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/bcd14-3x5-jpg.847054/[/IMG] [B]APULIA, Salapia[/B] c. 225-210 BCE AE 14mm, 2.04 gm Obv: head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet; [unlegible]Λ below left Rev: owl standing right, head facing; club to upper left; ΠΛΩ downward right field Ref: not recorded in reference literature but two prior examples are found, [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259172']CNG E-auction 327 lot 123, 28 May 2014[/URL] and [URL='https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=4984&category=150292&lot=4151233']Bertolami E-auction 60 lot 23, 9 July 2018[/URL]. [I]ex BCD, acquired by him from Dan Clark, MBS 88, 24 May 93/ lot 77, total cost $22.[/I] [I][/I][/QUOTE]
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