picked up a couple of small greek coins out of the bargain bin, both of these are sub 15 buck coins. but pretty cool! Troas, Skepsis 197-180 BC O: forepart of Pegasos left. R: fir tree within linear border, Σ | K across fields. SNG Copenhagen 477; BMC 82. 10 mm, 1.7g and my smallest coin at 7 mm, the first is an edited pic from the seller. i couldn't capture it any clearer than they could. Magnesia, Ionia c. 400 BC Obv. Laureate head of Apollo left. Rev. Cuirass, M - A in fields. SNG Kayhan 393. 7 mm, 0.5g man, look at those abs! several coins from magnesia show a warior that founded the city in legend, i would guess (but don't know) that this would be his. apollo, as usaul, looks like a girl. for an idea of scale.. inspired by TIF's similar pic, here is my largest and smallest ancient ... feel free to post any of you mini-bronze coins, 11 mm and below!
MYSIA, Pitane AE, 4th-3rd c. BCE 9 mm, 0.64 gm Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon right. Rev: ΠΙΤΑ; Pentagram, branch in center. Ref: BMC 5-10 var. (pellet in center). PHLIASIA (PELOPONNESOS), Phlius 400-350 BCE AR obol, 11 mm, 0.84 gm Obv: forepart of butting bull left Rev: large Φ surrounded by four pellets Ref: SNG Copenhagen 8-9 from Triskeles Auctions, Oct. 2013 ex BCD Collection, not in previous BCD sales. Handwritten round tag and auction clipping indicates that BCD acquired this coin from Sotheby's, 26-27 May 1976, lot 88, for £55 + 10% VAT SYRIA, uncertain (formerly erroneously attributed to Egyptian pharaoh Nektanebo II) 3rd century CE AE11, 4.4 gm Obv: Ram leaping left, head reverted Rev: Scales; countermark with helmeted bust right Ref: Weiser 1 (Nektanebo II of Egypt) About the above coin type, from CNG's archives: Weiser’s attribution of this type to the Egyptian Pharaoh Nektanebo is primarily based on a loose typological similarity to an issue of gold coins that are Egyptian. While this attribution is still followed by some, more recent evidence has almost certainly shown this to be incorrect. All of these bronze coins seem to originate from sources outside of Egypt, particularly the northern Levant, which would not likely be in the circulation pattern of a 4th century BC bronze issue of Egypt (an argument that these may have been struck while Nektanebo was active in Syria during the Satrapal Revolt is completely implausible). Also, with the exception of the Athenian tetradrachm imitations that were likely struck in Egypt for external trade, there was no internal monetized economy that would be necessary to support such a bronze issue. In his book on the coins of Roman Syria, Butcher notes that the style of the leaping ram is very similar to 3rd century AD issues of Antioch, but also notes that it is a common type at Damaskos. Furthermore, Butcher notes that Newell had attributed two of these in the ANS to an uncertain mint in Commagene, although his rationale is unknown. Thus, Butcher attributes these to an uncertain mint in northern Syria in the 3rd century AD.
thanks all! and cool mini coins! i forgot about these little guys, 9.5 mm nagas of narwar coins, 4th century AD. a 1 kakini... and a half kakini.. same diameter, but obvious which is which from the side view..
Very cool little bronze babies, chrsmat (congrats on a couple more winners) ... TROAS, Kebren, Æ9 Circa 400-387 BC Diameter: 9 mm Weight: 0.69 grams Obverse: Head of female right (or Apollo?) Reverse: Head of ram right Ionia, Miletos AE10 4th century BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 2.2 grams Obverse: Lion walking left, head forward; monogram in front, ΑΛΙ above. Reverse: Star Rhodes AE10 Date: 350-300 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 1.3 grams Obverse: Diademed head of nymph Rhodos right Reverse: Rose with bud to right Caria, Mylasa AE10 Date: 2nd cent. BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 1.3 grams Obverse: Horse Reverse: Trident ... great lil' bronze coins, everybody
Awesome little coins Chris, good details and a great price. i like it!! I like to show my little bee..
