I originally thought this to be from Ilium,Troas, but now I am not sure. Obverse is Demos/DHMOC, and the reverse is an unusual Athena with round shield and squiggly lines radiating from her body. 24mm., and 12.2g. What do you guys think? Regards, Charlie
I wish I could help, but it is unfamiliar to me except the legends appear to be Greek and therefore a 'Provincial' bronze and I also think the deity may be Athena with an obverse of Zeus??? It's a cool example!! TIF is usually quite good at this type of coin identification.
Boy, that's a stumper. The reverse looks like Pallas Athena. Obverse-- you're in a better position to read the legend but it could be Herakles, Zeus, or Demos. Or someone else. I tried a bunch of archives but didn't get any matches.
By coincidence, I just ran across a bronze with similar devices (Zeus and Athena) listed as Aigeai, Cilicia, 42-27 BC---21 mm and attributed to SNG PARIS 2308.... Perhaps yours is listed similarly??? Or somewhere closely related???
Thanks TIF, Pallas is the ephitet I was trying to remember! Mikey: checked obverse again and still think it is Demos.
Welcome, Charlie ... 24 mm & 12 grams is probably a nice coin in-hand, eh? I like the looks of it, but I kinda suck at sleuthing-down coin-info (but it sounds like you've already been given some great hints by a couple of CoinTalk's coin-gurus) ... I hope that you have lots of other cool examples in your coin hoard to share with our coin-crew ... Happy Easter Weekend
Totally different. I concur with the ΔHMOC. I think the reverse legend is ЄIΛIΩN, which I can't find attested in Icard. Ilium doesn't appear to use that spelling. There's probably more legend on the right side. Have you tried looking for Demos/Palladium?
No, but I am now. The Palladium would work with Ilium, being its place of origin. Most ethnic spellings from there use IΛIЄΩN but I found some later provincials that omit the E.
A friend helped with identification on this recently. Needless to say it is my only coin from the Cyclades. Achaea, Cyclades, Melos. Demos / Palladium AE24 Obv: DHMOC / Bearded bust of Demos r. Rev: ΜΗΛΙΩΝ / Statue of Pallas Athena(Palladium) standing facing head r., holding spear aloft in right hand, preparing to strike, circular shield on left arm. 24mm., 12.2g. Time of Nerva.
Funny how your coin hasn't changed, but now that you know its story, it's much more interesting and enjoyable. Congratulations on identifying your coin.
