Have been trying to find the attribution to no avail. Have searched for Caria: Mylasa; Myndos, and Kaunos, nothing. My best guess up to know is Comana Pontica because at Numismata Graeca Coin Type Part 2 Anson.pdf, p. 67 I found as a possible attribution No. 719 struck under Mithradates Eupator 118 – 63 BC. 5.90 g; 22.5 x 20.5 mm Your help is very much appreciated.
I'm not able to find anything yet, but I agree the style looks like Pontos or Northern Greece, from 2nd-1st century BC.
I think I finally found something here: https://philipharland.com/greco-rom...-the-ionian-dionysiac-performers-155-145-bce/ Here is the description from NAC: https://www.biddr.com/auctions/nac/browse?a=712&l=751137 May it be a bronze issue from these Dionysiac performers? In any case, I think that coin is a keeper!
Awesome. Thank you so much for these links @svessien Then most probably it is a bronze issue from Ionia, Teos. Apparently biddr is not sure about Teos. Will start looking for Ionia bronze issues.
Asked for help at the German forum, where Altamura kindly provided the right attribution: It is Mysia, Lampsakos, 190 - 85 BC SNG Kopenhagen Nr. 218; SNG Aulock Nr. 1303 (2.-1. Jh. v. Chr.). https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18270413 https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18270415
Glad you got the attribution right Perhaps a little less intriguing than the "Dionysiac artists", but still a nice coin. I've never seen the type before, at least.
Thank you so much for your help @svessien; even not being a Dionysiac artist coin I am very grateful for all I learned about this coinage through the links and information you provided. Thank you
