Collecting Greek Bronzes

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  1. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Except for Pontos, I randomly collect Greek AEs
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    randygeki, Dec 18, 2017
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Yeah, that one is pretty egregious.

    I liked the coin, though. The portrait of Zeus was appealing.

    PS- I looked for the "coin only" versions of those images to prevent you and other slabhaters from having aneurysms, but I couldn't find them. Photobucket (where I used to keep all my pictures) is a horrifying site to visit these days. You think a nutty label on an NGC slab bugs you, try navigating around on Photobucket for 30 seconds and see how many popups and malware warnings you get.
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    This thread actually has me browsing Greek bronzes now. :rolleyes:
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 18, 2017
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  5. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    A lot of good Greek bronzes out there that make a good contrast to Roman types.

    They tend to be a little more mysterious given the history of many Greek cities is not well known.

    The location of Terina was unknown until the 1990s for example. The only real remains from the city were its beautiful coins.
     
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  6. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    A few more, cuz I enjoy them. Greek collecting seems to focus on Silver, which make the Bronze coins fun:

    Sicily Kamarina AE 15mm 3.4g 420-405 BCE Athena Owl Lizard 3 dots Sear Gk 1063.JPG
    Sicily Kamarina AE 15mm 3.4g 420-405 BCE Athena Owl Lizard 3 dots Sear Gk 1063

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    SICILY Kamarina Æ Onkia 13mm 1.5g 420-405 BCE Gorgon tongue - KAMA owl r lizard in claw pellet in ex SNG Münch 411

    Sicily Syracuse 275-215 BC AE 19 Hieron II Poseidon-Trident - same as overstrike.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse 275-215 BC AE 19 Hieron II Poseidon-Trident

    Sicily Syracuse 317-289 BC AE 23 Hemilitron Agathokles Kore Bull Dolphin.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse 317-289 BC AE 23 Hemilitron Agathokles Kore Bull Dolphin

    Sicily Syracuse AE 18 357-344 BC Female Hd Dolphin Scallop.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse AE 18 357-344 BC Female Hd Dolphin Scallop

    Sicily Syracuse ca 410 BC AE 19 Athena Wreath Hippocamp.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse ca 410 BC AE 19 Athena Wreath Hippocamp

    Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-269 BC AE 15 Persephone Bull RIGHT Rare.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-269 BC AE 15 Persephone Bull RIGHT Rare

    Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-269 BC AE 22 Persephone Bull LEFT.jpg
    Sicily Syracuse Hieron II 275-269 BC AE 22 Persephone Bull LEFT

    Sicily Messana Mamertini 288-278 BCE AE 28 16-8g Ares - Bull Butting.jpg
    Sicily Messana Mamertini 288-278 BCE AE 28 16-8g Ares - Bull Butting

    Sicily Syracuse Timoleon Third Deocracy 344-317 BCE AE Hemidrachm Zeus Thundrbolt Obv-Rev.JPG
    Sicily Syracuse Timoleon Third Deocracy 344-317 BCE AE Hemidrachm Zeus
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    Alegandron, Dec 18, 2017
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  7. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Only ten coins per post, so here goes... :)

    From Syracuse...
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    ... to Syria
    Syria Antiochos VI Serrate.jpg

    From Aeolis...
    Aeolis Kyme Large.jpg
    ... to Argolis
    Argolis Argos - AE BCD.jpg

    From the Mamertinoi...
    Mamertinoi - AE28 Ares Horseman 2132.jpg
    ... to the Magnetes
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    From Pisidia...
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    ... to Pontos
    Pontos Amisos - Amazon Wolfskin 2568.jpg

    From Thessaly...
    Thessaly Pherai - AE trichalkon 1931.jpg
    ... to Ptolemaic Egypt
    Ptolemy AE new.jpg

    You could have endless fun collecting these for a lifetime and not even scratch the surface. Let's hear it for Greek bronzes!
     
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