I won this coin and one other in the latest Agora Auction, 109. I've seen many of this type posted here and elsewhere. I've always admired them but didn't want to pay the price. So when this coin came up for auction, I placed a low bid thinking I wouldn't come close. Lo and behold, I won. It's in fair condition, not great, but it fills the hole. SINOPE, PAPHLAGONIA AR drachm OBVERSE: Phageta..., magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; aphlaston to left REVERSE: ΣΙΝΟ, sea-eagle on dolphin left; below wings, magistrate's name ΦΑΓΕΤA Struck at Sinope, 350-300 BC 5.61g, 20mm RG 31; SNG BM Black Sea 1490-1; HGC 7, 391 Show your hole fillers
Say, Bing that's a nice looking addition to any collection. Just enough wear to give it character, not enough to detract from its appearance.
PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope AR Drachm. 5.85g, 20.2mm MINTED: PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope, circa 330-300 BC. Agreos, magistrate REF: HGC 7, 391; SNG BM Black Sea 1460; SNG Stancomb 763 OBVERSE: Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; aphlaston before. REVERSE: Sea eagle on dolphin left; AΓPEΩΣ below eagle’s wings, ΣINΩ below dolphin. Ex. Minotaur Coins
Sinope fills a special hole in my soul, because it is the colony on the Black Sea where lived (and died/ was martyred) the saint that my love was named after. So I have a small collection, of which this drachm is one. AR drachm Sinope. 425-410 BC. Obv. Head of sea-eagle left; below, dolphin to left; test cut in the eagle’s beak. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled; Θ. 14-15 mm, 5.86 gr. Hoover 388. This is a beautiful, scarce and not too small coin from the very early days of Sinope. What I also like is that the head of the bald eagle more or less coincides with the shape of the coin, even the notch is in place of the beak. This is how it becomes a sculpture!
