How many Ancient Greek Cities can we get?

@Theodosius

Chris

 

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Ah, I see the letters now. That is curious.

I guess it could be Leukas.

We should keep looking for a similar specimen.

John

 

Thanks John for your answer. Yes, quite strange. It seems that I will get a headache trying to find the right reference

Chris

 

After reading the description of the 361 staters at the BM website, which says absolutely nothing about the monograms, I still don't have the right reference.

Maybe the colonies of Corinth used the Qoppa ϙ below Pegasus for Corinth and on the reverse they used their own mintmark, e.g. A for Ambracia, Δ for Dyrrhachium, Λ - E - Y for Leukas ? is this a possibility? Any thoughts and or reference are most welcome !

 

It is almost like it is a mule but from dies from two different cities, which does not seem very likely. I don't have a reference dedicates to these coins. :-(

John

 

KLAZOMENAI - Flying PIG / Mr Smiley


Ionia Klazomenai 480-400 BC AR Drachm Pentobol 3.5g 13mm Forepart winged boar r gorgoneion incuse sq Cf SNG Copenhagen 12 Rare

 

At the moment we have 15 cities starting with the letter K and 9 cities starting with the letter L.

Let's continue with the next letter, post your coins from Ancient Greek cities starting with the letter M.

I will start:

Myra, Lycia

Masikytes, Lycia Hemidrachm - Lycian League (48–23 B.C.). Myra mint.
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Reverse: M-A, Kithara/Lyre; serpent coiled around omphalos lower left; all within incuse square.

 

I like "M":


Thrace, Maroneia
AR Stater, 385-360 BC, 12.81g
Obverse: Horse prancing left with loose rein
Reverse: Linear square with vine and bunches of grapes, astragalus before M in reverse legend.
Schönert-Geiss 165, S-1631


Sicily, Messana
AR Tetradrachm, 26mm. 17.25g. ca. 425-421 BC
Obverse: Mule biga left, guided by nymph Messana, above Nike flying right crowning driver, two dolphins facing each other in exergue.
Reverse: Hare running right, dolphin below.
References: SNG ANS-367.


Aeolis, Myrina
AR Tetradrachm, 16.86g
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynium right.
Reverse: Apollo standing right, holding patera and filleted laurel branch, before him omphalos and amphora; KA monogram in field left, MYΡINAIΩN.

John

 

Macedon, Mende
AR Tetrobol, 423 BC, 12.5mm, 2.10 g, 1h.
Obverse: Inebriated Dionysos, holding kantharos, reclining left on back of an ass standing right.
Reverse: Kantharos in linear square within incuse square.
References: AMNG III/2, 25; HGC 3.1, 558.
Toned, granular surfaces.
From the Belgica Collection


Lucania, Metapontum
AR Nomos, 330-290 BC, 20.5mm, 7.80g, 10h.
Obverse: Head of Demeter right wearing grain ear wreath and triple pendant earring.
Reverse: Barley ear, leaf to right, AY lower left, Nike standing left above leaf.
References: Johnston Class C, 9.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1591
Grafitto: EO(Koppa)PATO

John

 

Marathos
174 BC
Obvs: No inscription. Ptolemy VI right as Hermes, Laur. and draped, caduceus over shoulder.
Revs: Phoenician inscription, Marathos standing holding in right arm aphlaston. Phoenician date to left.
AE 22mm, 6.4g
Ref: BMC 21

 

Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 155-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 16.87 g 12), under the magistrate Pausanias son of Pausanios. Obviademed bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver at her shoulder Rev. ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ / ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΑΣ / ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΟΥ Apollo standing left on maeander pattern, holding filleted laurel branch with his right hand and leaning his left elbow on a tripod behind him; all within laurel wreath. Jones 8. SNG Copenhagen 844.

 

Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.4 gm, 2h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. (Lifetime issue). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I 86 ; SNG Alpha Bank 629–32; SNG Saroglos 771.

 

Mytilene


LESBOS, Mytilene
521-478 BCE
EL hekte, 10.5 mm, 2.6 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar right
Rev: incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind
Ref: Bodenstedt Em. 10; HGC 6, 935; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1678; BMC –

 

Mylasa


CARIA, Mylasa
450-400 BCE
AR hemiobol, 7 x 9 mm, 0.5 gm
Obv: facing forepart of lion
Rev: scorpion within incuse square
Ref: SNG von Aulock 7803

 

Forgot to post another coin:

Miletos, Caria

Alexander III the Great Bronze Coin (320 B.C.) two chalkoi.
Obverse: Macedonian shield, boss decorated with gorgoneion.
Reverse: Macedonian helmet; B-A to left and right; double axe below left; K monogram below right.
Mint: Miletos, Caria. Reference: Price 2064.

 

CARIA, Myndos. Circa 150-100 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.7 gm, 3h, 13mm). Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / ΜΥΝΔΙΩΝ above thunderbolt; uncertain magistrate below. Chipped flan.

 

MEGARIS, Megara. Circa 350-275 BC. Æ Dichalkon (16mm, 2.68 gm, 12h). O bv: Prow of galley left on which stands a tripod, right; trident above. Rev: ΜΕΓ within two dolphins swimming in circle. BCD Peloponnesos 11; Agora 643. BMC 22.

 

THRACE, Mesembria. Circa 350 BC. Æ (18mm, 1.09 gm, 5h). Obv: Crested Corinthian helmet facing. Rev: M-E-Σ-A, wheel with four spokes. Karayotov pl. I, 11; SNG BM Black Sea 272; SNG Stancomb 225; SNG Copenhagen 654.

 

Pavlos, I fell behind in the last week or two and missed some.

Here's a city not yet checked off: Ialysos, a town on the island of Rhodes.


ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Ialysos. 480-408 BC
AR Obol (or some other size-appropriate fractional name), 9 mm, 0.6 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar left
Rev: helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square.
Ref: SNG Keckman 315; Karl 373

 

Does anyone know when the city name was changed from MEΣA to META? There seems to be some date overlap in the coins I have seen offered for sale. Silvers seem to be META but there are bronzes both ways.