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<p>[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 3419071, member: 44210"]So basically since the beginning of the year, I've been kind of on a Greek buying binge <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Picked up many different types, even threw in a couple of Roman provincial/Greek imperials into the mix. All part of my master plan to expand further into the Greek world <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Two of them you guys might recognize as former coins of a well-known member here. My trip took me even to northern India, a place never touch on within my collection, to meet a couple of Indo-Greeks and an Indo-Scythian. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Darios I</u> to <u>Xerxes II</u>, Achaemenid Empire</b></p><p>AR siglos</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Persian king/hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Incuse punch</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Sardes</p><p><b>Date: </b>485-420 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Carradice Type IIIb</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907161[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gela, Sicily</b></p><p>AE onkia</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Head of river god left</p><p><b>Rev: </b>ΓEΛAΣ, bull butting left, pellet below</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Gela</p><p><b>Date: </b>420-405 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Jenkins 500</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907162[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Histiaia, Euboea</b></p><p>AR tetrobol</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Wreathed head of Histiaia right</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Nymph seated right on galley</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Histiaia</p><p><b>Date: </b>369-146 BC (can't tell if its one of the earlier ones or the later Roman imitations)</p><p><b>Ref: </b>BCD 379</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907163[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Philip III Arrhidaios</u>, Macedon</b></p><p>AE 1/2 unit</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion on central boss </p><p><b>Rev:</b> B-A, Helmet; bipennis to left, K to right</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Miletos (struck under Asandros)</p><p><b>Date: </b>323-319 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Price 2064</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907165[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Philip III Arrhidaios</u>, Macedon</b></p><p>AE unit</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p><b>Rev: </b>AΛEXANΔΡOY, bow in bow case above, club and grain ear below</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Miletos (struck under Asandros)</p><p><b>Date: </b>323-317 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Price 2102</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907164[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hieron II</u>, Kingdom of Syracuse</b></p><p><b>Obv</b>: Diademed head of Poseidon left</p><p><b>Rev</b>: IEΡΩ-NOΣ, trident head, with scrolls between prongs, flanked by dolphins</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Syracuse</p><p><b>Date</b>: 274-216 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: BMC 530</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907166[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Menander I</u>, Indo-Greek Kingdom</b></p><p>AR drachm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, helmeted, draped bust right </p><p><b>Rev: </b>"Maharajasa tratarasa / menamdrasa" in Kharoshthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left seen from behind, holding shield on left arm, hurling thunderbolt in right hand, PA monogram to right</p><p><b>Mint: </b>? (Bactria)</p><p><b>Date: </b>160-145 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>BMC 8</p><p>(seller's photo)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907167[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Antiochus VII</u>, Seleucid Kingdom</b></p><p>AR tetradrachm</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Diademed head right within border</p><p><b>Rev: </b>BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, spear, and shield decorated with face in left hand</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Antioch</p><p><b>Date: </b>138-129 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>HGC 1067</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907169[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Agathokleia</u> and <u>Strato I</u>, Indo-Greek Kingdom</b></p><p>AE square unit</p><p><b>Obv:</b> BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / ΘEOTPOΠOY / AΓAΘOKΛEIAΣ, Helmeted bust of Athena (or Agathokleia) right</p><p><b>Rev: </b>"Maharajasa / tratarasa dhra / mikasa stratasa" in Kharoshthi, Herakles seated left on rock, holding club in right hand, monogram to left</p><p><b>Mint: </b>? (Bactria)</p><p><b>Date: </b>128-123 BC</p><p><b>Ref: </b>MIG 307</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907170[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Azes</u>, Indo-Scythian Kingdom</b></p><p>AR drachm</p><p><b>Obv</b>: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback right, raising right hand</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Kharosthi legend, Zeus Nikephoros standing left, holding sceptre and Nike, symbols to left and right</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Taxila</p><p><b>Date</b>: 58-12 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: BMC 19</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]907171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 3419071, member: 44210"]So basically since the beginning of the year, I've been kind of on a Greek buying binge :rolleyes:. Picked up many different types, even threw in a couple of Roman provincial/Greek imperials into the mix. All part of my master plan to expand further into the Greek world :D. Two of them you guys might recognize as former coins of a well-known member here. My trip took me even to northern India, a place never touch on within my collection, to meet a couple of Indo-Greeks and an Indo-Scythian. [B][U]Darios I[/U] to [U]Xerxes II[/U], Achaemenid Empire[/B] AR siglos [B]Obv: [/B]Persian king/hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow [B]Rev: [/B]Incuse punch [B]Mint: [/B]Sardes [B]Date: [/B]485-420 BC [B]Ref: [/B]Carradice Type IIIb [ATTACH=full]907161[/ATTACH] [B]Gela, Sicily[/B] AE onkia [B]Obv: [/B]Head of river god left [B]Rev: [/B]ΓEΛAΣ, bull butting left, pellet below [B]Mint: [/B]Gela [B]Date: [/B]420-405 BC [B]Ref: [/B]Jenkins 500 [ATTACH=full]907162[/ATTACH] [B]Histiaia, Euboea[/B] AR tetrobol [B]Obv: [/B]Wreathed head of Histiaia right [B]Rev: [/B]Nymph seated right on galley [B]Mint: [/B]Histiaia [B]Date: [/B]369-146 BC (can't tell if its one of the earlier ones or the later Roman imitations) [B]Ref: [/B]BCD 379 [ATTACH=full]907163[/ATTACH] [B][U]Philip III Arrhidaios[/U], Macedon[/B] AE 1/2 unit [B]Obv: [/B]Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion on central boss [B]Rev:[/B] B-A, Helmet; bipennis to left, K to right [B]Mint: [/B]Miletos (struck under Asandros) [B]Date: [/B]323-319 BC [B]Ref: [/B]Price 2064 [ATTACH=full]907165[/ATTACH] [B][U]Philip III Arrhidaios[/U], Macedon[/B] AE unit [B]Obv: [/B]Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin [B]Rev: [/B]AΛEXANΔΡOY, bow in bow case above, club and grain ear below [B]Mint: [/B]Miletos (struck under Asandros) [B]Date: [/B]323-317 BC [B]Ref: [/B]Price 2102 [ATTACH=full]907164[/ATTACH] [B][U]Hieron II[/U], Kingdom of Syracuse Obv[/B]: Diademed head of Poseidon left [B]Rev[/B]: IEΡΩ-NOΣ, trident head, with scrolls between prongs, flanked by dolphins [B]Mint[/B]: Syracuse [B]Date[/B]: 274-216 BC [B]Ref[/B]: BMC 530 [ATTACH=full]907166[/ATTACH] [B][U]Menander I[/U], Indo-Greek Kingdom[/B] AR drachm [B]Obv:[/B] BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, helmeted, draped bust right [B]Rev: [/B]"Maharajasa tratarasa / menamdrasa" in Kharoshthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left seen from behind, holding shield on left arm, hurling thunderbolt in right hand, PA monogram to right [B]Mint: [/B]? (Bactria) [B]Date: [/B]160-145 BC [B]Ref: [/B]BMC 8 (seller's photo) [ATTACH=full]907167[/ATTACH] [B][U]Antiochus VII[/U], Seleucid Kingdom[/B] AR tetradrachm [B]Obv: [/B]Diademed head right within border [B]Rev: [/B]BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, spear, and shield decorated with face in left hand [B]Mint: [/B]Antioch [B]Date: [/B]138-129 BC [B]Ref: [/B]HGC 1067 [ATTACH=full]907169[/ATTACH] [B][U]Agathokleia[/U] and [U]Strato I[/U], Indo-Greek Kingdom[/B] AE square unit [B]Obv:[/B] BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / ΘEOTPOΠOY / AΓAΘOKΛEIAΣ, Helmeted bust of Athena (or Agathokleia) right [B]Rev: [/B]"Maharajasa / tratarasa dhra / mikasa stratasa" in Kharoshthi, Herakles seated left on rock, holding club in right hand, monogram to left [B]Mint: [/B]? (Bactria) [B]Date: [/B]128-123 BC [B]Ref: [/B]MIG 307 [ATTACH=full]907170[/ATTACH] [B][U]Azes[/U], Indo-Scythian Kingdom[/B] AR drachm [B]Obv[/B]: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback right, raising right hand [B]Rev[/B]: Kharosthi legend, Zeus Nikephoros standing left, holding sceptre and Nike, symbols to left and right [B]Mint[/B]: Taxila [B]Date[/B]: 58-12 BC [B]Ref[/B]: BMC 19 [ATTACH=full]907171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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