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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kavax, post: 8135418, member: 107774&quot;]I recently discovered the CT ancient coins community, thanks to a collector friend.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy browsing the members’ Top 10 of the year, i learn a lot of things. I realize that the exercise of selecting a top 10 is difficult but very interesting. It allows to take stock of your own collection and reflect on its evolution.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I am not very comfortable with writing in English, i won&#039;t write too much, just show the coins. I post them in the order of Strabo’s geography, i would be curious to know which one is your favorite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Among the greek coins in general, I have two sub collections which are the incuse coinage of Magna Graecia and the fractions and the bronze coins of Sicily.</p><p><br /></p><p>1- Poseidonia</p><p><br /></p><p>I was happy to be able to add a stater of Poseidonia in my incuse coins tray. Staters are pretty rare for this city and it&#039;s difficult to reach a good quality/price balance</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417531[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Italy Lucania Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. Stater (Silver, 30 mm, 6.14 g, 12 h). ΠOM Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over both his arms, striding right, brandishing trident held in his right hand and extending his left hand; cable border. Rev. Same type as the obverse, but incuse and to left; to right, MOΠ (in relief); rayed border. Gorini 2. HN Italy 1107.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 -&nbsp; Himera.</p><p>Under Theron, Himera came within the Akragantine sphere of influence, and the domination of Akragas in the decade 483–472 is reflected in the crab appearing on the coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417532[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily Himera. Circa 480-470 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21.5 mm, 8.60 g, 9 h). ΗΙΜΕRΑ Cock standing to left. Rev. Crab within a shallow, circular incuse. SNG ANS 155 (same obverse die). SNG Copenhagen 302 (same obverse die). SNG Lloyd 1011 (same dies). Westermark, Himera 20.3 (O5/R18, this coin).</p><p>ex Leu FPL Herbst 1998, 17, Leu Numismatics 59, 17 May 1994, 57 and Monnaies et Médailles 47, 30 November 1972, 417</p><p><br /></p><p>3 -&nbsp; Katane.</p><p>One of my favourite, a portrait of a fine style with a&nbsp; nice tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417533[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily Katane - Tetradrachm circa 450-440, AR 17.18 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins. Rev. KATANAIO – N Laureate head of Apollo r. Regling pl. 17, 391 (these dies). Rizzo pl. 10, 4 (these dies). SNG ANS 1244 (these dies).From the Moretti collection.</p><p>Ex NAC 13, 1998, formerly exhibited at the Antike Museum Basel, 324</p><p><br /></p><p>4 -&nbsp;&nbsp; Syracuse electrum.</p><p>Agathocles has resumed the gold and electrum coinage in order to finance the war against Carthage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily Syracuse. 25 Litrae circa 310-305, EL 3.58 g. Laureate head of Apollo l.; in r. field, horse’s head. Rev. ΣYPAK – OΣIΩN Tripod. Jenkins, Essays Robinson, Group C, plate 15 (O18/R34). de Luynes 1268 (this obverse die).</p><p>Ex NFA 10, 1981, 67; Leu 72, 1998, 114</p><p><br /></p><p>5 -&nbsp; A signed tetradrachm of Eumenes</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417537[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07g), 415-405 BC. Obverse die by Eukleidas (unsigned), reverse die signed by Eumenos . Struck ca. 415/3-405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath. Reverse: [ΣYPAK]OΣIO-N, head of Arethusa left; below neck truncation, signature EVMHNOV; around, four dolphins. Tudeer 19 I (Vs12/Rs8) this coin; SNG ANS 256 (same dies); de Luynes 1180 (same dies); BMC 141 (same dies).</p><p>Ex de Nanteuil collection N.349 ; Rollin &amp; Feuardent, Paris 11.-14. Juni 1913, Nr. 98.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t make many additions in 2021 on my bronze and fractions sub collection but i have selected two in my top 10</p><p><br /></p><p>6 - A bronze coin of Syracuse under Agathocles</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). AE. 10.53 g. 22.00 mm., c. 317-310 BC. Obv. ΚΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Head odf Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with griphon; behind, palladion. Rev. Pegasos flying left; below, trident. HGC 2 1445; CNS II 115; SNG ANS 696.</p><p><br /></p><p>7 -&nbsp; A Litra of Thermai Himeraiai.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417539[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily. Thermai Himeraiai. Litra Ag. 0,90 g. 383-376 BC. Av.: Head of Hera right, wearing polos; ΘΕΡΜΙΤΑΝ before, AP front. Rev.: Herakles seated left on lion skin draped over rock, holding club, bow behind. HGC 1614</p><p><br /></p><p>8 -&nbsp; The city of Kyzikos is well known for it’s abondant electrum coinage but it has also coined interesting silver ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417540[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 390-341/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.16 g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil / Head of lion left; below, tunny fish left; amphora to right. Pixodarus Type 2, Group D; SNG France 400-1.</p><p><br /></p><p>9 -&nbsp;&nbsp; I felt in love with&nbsp; Artemis on this coin of Magnesia ad Meandrum. Note the charming scar on the eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417541[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Magnesia ad Meandrum - Tetradrachm after 190, AR 16.95 g. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis r., bow and quiver over her l. shoulder. Rev. MAΓNHΤΩN – EYΦHMOΣ – ΠAYΣANIOY Apollo standing l. on a meander pattern, holding a branch and leaning against a tripod surmounted by a quiver, all within wreath. SNG Berry 1068. N. Jones, The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander, ANSMN 24, 8-25.</p><p>Ex Prospero collection New York XXVII, 2012 514 and M&amp;M 64, 1984, 154</p><p><br /></p><p>10 -&nbsp; A famous hellenistic portray.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1417542[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Kingdom of Pergamon, Attalos I AR Tetradrachm. In the name of Philetairos. 241-197 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos to right / Athena enthroned to left, elbow resting on shield adorned with gorgoneion to right, transverse spear in background, crowning ΦIΛETAIPOY to left with wreath; grapes to outer left, A to inner left, bow to right. Cf. Westermark groups V XXXV;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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