Here is a cool provincial coin I picked up at the ANA Spring show in Orlando last week. I really liked the reverse type and the fact that Philip is depicted bare headed. I don't think I saw any threads on the ANA show. I had work obligations and could not go until Saturday. There were supposed to be a dozen ancient dealers present. Some had left by Saturday but I did get to spend time with 6 dealers and scored a number of nice coins. The show seemed to have only moderate traffic on Saturday, the dealers said Thursday and Friday were busier. Did any other coin talk folks go? Moesia, Tomis Philip II, A.D. 244-249 AE 26, 11.29 gm Obverse: Bare headed and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Griffin seated facing left, right foreleg on wheel. Varbanov 5781 Post any coins with Griffins or Philip II. John
That's a great griffin and a really good portrait of PII. THRACE, ABDERA Tetrobol OBVERSE: Griffin springing left REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes l., caduceus before; all in incuse square Struck at Abdera 411-385 BC 2.780g, 15mm May 279 PHILIP II AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right REVERSE: PRINCIPI IVVENT, the prince standing left, holding globe & spear Struck at Rome, 245 AD 3.8g, 22mm RIC 218d PHILIP II AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right REVERSE: PRINCIPI IVVENT - Philip II standing right, holding spear and globe Struck at Rome, 245 AD 5.1g, 22.5mm RIC 216c (Philip I), C 54
Nice, oddly enough I just happened to see a nice griffin coin online a minute ago. Here is my only griffin for now.
lovely color and a cool griffon! i have a philip ii with a pegasus....but i don't have a single griffon. on the list.
That's a damned nice coin! The black patina and excellent style of the Griffin make for a really eye-catching coin.
Sweet!! ... Theodosius, that is an awesome OP-winner!! (congrats) Yah, wow ... I'm very jealous of that cool gryphon-example! (yummy-yummy) Theodosius => congrats again on that fantastic OP-Gryphon!! Griffins/Gryphons ROCK!!
Wow, that is a fantastic coin! I'd have bought it in a heartbeat. The griffin is the most artistic I've seen . The portrait of Philip II is outstanding too. Here's another cool griffin, a recent pickup and a new favorite: TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus CE 251-253 AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm Obv: IMP VIB TREB GALVS AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: COL AV / TROA; Apollo, head right and holding kithara, seated facing on griffin springing right, head left Ref: RPC IX 407; Bellinger A403 A nice Philip II struck in Roman Egypt: EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II as Caesar Regnal year 4 of Philip I, CE 246/7 billion tetradrachm, 22 mm, 12.8 gm Obv: MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKCEB; cuirassed bust right, bare head Rev: Hermanubis standing facing, head right, winged caduceus in right arm and palm branch in left hand; jackal (looking more like Disney's Pluto) left at feet; L-Δ Ref: Emmett 3592.4(Caesar); Milne 3676; Dattari-Savio pl. 264, 5079 A nice seated griffin on an AR fractional of Teos: IONIA, Teos AR diobol (reduced standard), 10 mm, 0.98 gm Obv: seated griffin right, paw raised Rev: lyre, THI, magistrate’s name
Best guess: the coin was struck and stuck to the hammer die (the reverse), and was struck again with the hammer+stuck-on coin, slamming down in a slightly different position the second time. That would leave the reverse intact (and perhaps more deeply struck) but would show as an offset/doublestrike on the obverse.
Ahh I see thanks. It's a great coin. The C and O on the reverse is that die shift or is it just normal for the period? I really don't know a lot about roman provincials.
I'm not sure. Since that "shift" is only on a few of the reverse letters, I wonder if it was just engraved that way.
Yeah I dunno there was just another thread the other day that had similar characteristics on the letters and someone said die shift so just wondering
Steve: You have quite the stable of griffins! One of my favorite mythological beasts. TIF: Love the Trebonianus! Apollo riding him AND playing the kithara is super bowl half time worthy.
Absolutely...and so do all the posts!!! Sadly, I seem to have been unable to grab one......but there's always a Philip II ANT---Dad and son holding court, seated on curule chairs; RIC 230:
Great, actually SUPER Griffin @Theodosius ... nice detail! I have a couple Griffins... Terrible pic from seller, I have to re-shoot... But it is a gorgeous coin in-hand. Thrace Pantikapaion 4th C BC, AE 20 Pan head - Griffin forepart BMC 869 RR L Papius serratus 79 BCE Juno Sospita goat skin JUG Griffon Sear 311 Craw 384/1 Sicily Kainon AE Tetras 20mm 6.7g Griffon - Horse Prancing SNG COP 133
