Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4502466, member: 106483&quot;]<b>Whoops sorry too slow once again Please carry on as if I didn&#039;t exist!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Athens New Style tetradrachm 123/2 BC</b></p><p>Obs : Athena Parthanos right in tri-form helmet</p><p>16.23g 30mm Thompson issue (new) 42</p><p>Thompson catalogue: 479g</p><p>REV : ΑΘΕ ethnic</p><p>Owl standing on overturned panathanaic amphora</p><p>on which month mark Δ control ΣΦ below</p><p>3 magistrates : MIKION EURYKLEI BOYKATTHES</p><p>RF symbol : Dioscuri</p><p>All surrounded by an olive wreath</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/23982/NOW_BOTH_DIOSCURI~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This well-worn New Style is a typical coin most often found in Thracian coin hoards along with Prow, Eagle on Thunderbolt and Tripod from the middle 120&#039;s BC.</p><p>They are often well worn from long circulation before being hoarded.</p><p>The Athens mint was under great pressure and this obverse is well worn. The reverse though is nice having both controls visable. Why Athens minted such coins that ended up in Thrace we don&#039;t know but can guess the Romans told them to supply coins to the Thracians either as pay for mercenaries or as a bribe to keep them from marauding. At this stage the New Style can be viewed as a Roman Proxy Coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in