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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3228971, member: 56859&quot;]Sure <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It&#039;s one of my favorite coins too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; The obverse of the Agathokles tetradrchm is my avatar, although a few places show the quadriga as obverse.&nbsp; Going with the tradition of calling the hammer die the reverse, I think the quadriga is clearly the reverse.&nbsp; That side is slightly concave.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252525252Fmedia%25252525252525252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%25252525252525252Fv1%25252525252525252Ffill%25252525252525252Fw_1000%25252525252525252Ch_625%25252525252525252Cal_c%25252525252525252Cq_90%25252525252525252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253D8fcd1894533ec93630413e836bfc6cc5%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D7dea61ccb90f0498bca9d71f14fb7660%252525252526hash%25252525253D234ee9318968e225ff518172658f3e25%2525252526hash%252525253D0265e08082821215dc8c4f9bfad9aaf6%25252526hash%2525253D683980e6c37af64782ed33fc543aa87b%252526hash%25253D8e733650da08e9dac4f2383a18f953d6%2526hash%253D6fdec3f45eb088f747b3652b6524bf3d%26hash%3D9fd2bbe8557f14d805be648f62c34af8&amp;hash=4e8793fa566261b3e1413e2b48851cf0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BCE)</b></p><p>struck 310-305 BCE</p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm</p><p>Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?)</p><p>Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram</p><p>Ref: Ierardi 12 (O2-R8); SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not in the same league as the Agathokles tet but a favorite nonetheless is this little tetras with its sweetly delicate rendering of the nymph:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_850%2525252Ch_436%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%252526hash%25253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%2526hash%253Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8%26hash%3D33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594&amp;hash=3aa424799794347b44f27647c202e05f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysos I</b></p><p><b>390 BCE</b></p><p>Æ tetras, 14 mm, 1.8 gm</p><p>Obv: head of nymph facing slightly left, wearing necklace</p><p>Rev: octopus</p><p>Ref: CNS 29; SNG ANS 385</p><p><br /></p><p>A pristine hippocamp:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/syracuse-dionysiusi-hippocamp-reshootrt-jpg.495475/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysius I (400-345 BC)</b></p><p>Æ 20 mm, 8.23 gm</p><p>Struck c. 390 BCE</p><p>Obv: head of Athena left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet pushed back on head</p><p>Rev: hippocamp left</p><p>Ref: Calciati 35. SNG ANS 426</p><p><i>Formerly slabbed</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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