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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2206081, member: 37707&quot;]These pieces were issued during the Dynastic rule of Perikles in Lycia, some time between 380-362 BC. Perikles is typically associated with ruling the Eastern half of Lycia, due to historical writings referring to the Western rule belonging to the Persians, during his reign</p><p>[ATTACH=full]430393[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>With 3 more on the way, including a fish in the left field, and Hermes with a winged helmet; I&#039;m starting to compile a nice little collection of Periklean Third-Staters. I first saw a few examples about 1 year ago and was enticed by the style; although I hadn&#039;t seen any with the 3/4 facing Gods/Females on the Rev. Coming upon these finally drove me to acquirement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on who you ask, the bust of Helios is either depicted as Apollo (essentially the same character) or a female; which I find understandable. Much like Dyonisus, Helios takes on a very feminine appearance on ancient coinage. I haven&#039;t found many sources describing many of the characters in field aside from the busts. Some are obvious Ancient Greek letters, whilst others are symbols that are unknown to me. In addition to my non-understanding of the symbols; Is the lion-head pelt supposed to be a depiction of the Nemean Lion slain by Herakles? Or possibly alludes to the control/conquering of a nearby nation/city state that was represented as a &quot;Lion?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have familiarity or a decent source? The best compilation and amount of examples I found was Asiaminorcoins.com, but only provides coin information as provided by most auction houses.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flans on my 6 specimens range from 15-17 mm; bringing the measurement of the busts to approximately 2.5-3.5 mm. Which is absolutely amazing. The Hermes bust is my favorite.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430375[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In order of appearance:</p><p>1: Circa 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater (17mm, 3.17 g). Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Helios facing slightly left; all within incuse square. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Keckman II 495; Traité II 494</p><p><br /></p><p>2:Circa 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater (15mm, 2.98 g). Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Helios facing slightly left; all within incuse square. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Keckman II 495; Traité II 494</p><p><br /></p><p>3:Circa 380-362 BC. AR Third Stater (16mm, 3.10 g). Lion scalp facing / Triskeles; in one section, draped bust of Hermes, facing slightly left; all within incuse circle. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 4256 var. (position of Hermes); SNG Keckman II 496</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430376[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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