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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2584614, member: 44210&quot;]Ok so we all know that usually ValiantKnight ≠ Ancient Greek coins. But this year I&#039;ve been finding myself drawn towards them a little more than usual. A &quot;little more&quot; meaning to the tune of 10 added to my collection so far in 2016 (counting my three Seleucids). None of them are going to win the title of Miss Greek Coin 2016, but they were still interesting enough for me to give them a home. In short, the main selling points for me are their artistry and the symbolism/themes.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is late here as of this writing so no history lesson about the coins, but I can come up with one when I have time if anyone wants me to. Will take a bit longer than usual though, since I&#039;m not too familiar about the Greek cities my coins are from.</p><p><br /></p><p>(My first coin with a griffin. Awesome!)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Magistrate <u>Lycomedes</u>, Abdera, Thrace</b></p><p>AE14</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Griffin sitting right on club, ΛΥKO below</p><p><b>Rev</b>:ABΔ-HΡI-TE-ΩN around laureate head of Apollo right within linear square</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Abdera</p><p><b>Date</b>: 350-325 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: Mantis 1993.43.4</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561669[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From my poor translation effort I believe the reverse legend ABΔ HΡI TEΩN has something to do with Abdera&#039;s relationship with another Greek city, Teos, but I was hoping someone would be willing to help me further understand what it says exactly.</p><p><br /></p><p>And now for my other recent Greek acquisition:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Thessalonika, Macedonia</b></p><p>AE17</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Helmeted head of Athena right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: ΘEΣΣAΛO-NIKH above and beneath bull grazing right</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Thessalonika</p><p><b>Date</b>: 158-149 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: BMC 19</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561672[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The clear bull on the reverse is what won me over about this coin. Just grazing peacefully. I realize a grazing bull was probably a common sight but I like to think someone at the mint used their own memory of a bull grazing to create the reverse as opposed to a drawing or something. In this way I am seeing the ancient world through the eyes of someone that actually lived back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>Balancing out my collecting transgression, I recently also got a couple of Byzantines, so I am still within the darker corner of the dark side <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561674[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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