Picked up my first serratted bronze , seen many of these on Cointalk in the past years. I wonder if there are bottlecaps larger then this one (27mm) ? anyway please post your bottle caps, cheers.
No bottle cap but a bottle opener if you like Castulo, Spain, AE As - 2nd century BC Virile head right, a hand before Sphinx walking right. Iberian for KASTILO at exergue 15.9 gr Ref : Sear GIC #15, Catalogue 38 and 39 CNH (CORPVS NVMMUM HISPANIAE, L. Villaronga) Nice coin BTW Q
Nice addition, @Andres2. The red earthen deposits highlight the serrated edge well! I don't know what is the largest diameter "bottle cap" coin. I posted a smaller one of Demetrios I Soter below. @Cucumbor, that's a fantastic sphinx on your "bottle opener!" Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC). Serrate AE. (20 mm, 7.86 g). Antioch mint. Bust of Artemis right, hair in stephanos, bow and quiver at shoulder. / BAΣIΛEOΣ / ΔEMHTPIOY, titles vertically downward to right and left of bow and quiver.
Very nice bottle cap @Andres2. As far as I know that is the largest bottlecap denomination. My favorite, very clearly serrated. Seleukos IV Philopator (187-175 B.C.) Serrate AE, Denomination A. Antioch mint, struck ca. 187-175 B.C. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ("of King Seleukos"). Apollo standing left, holding arrow, leaning on tripod; monogram to inner left. Reference: HGC 9, 584; SC 1315. 9.32g; 22mm The same type as yours, with an Apollo that looks almost like Demetrios I himself. Demetrios I Soter (161-150 B.C.) Serrate AE, Denomination A (Quadruple). Antioch mint. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, bow and quiver over shoulder. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY (“of King Demetrios”). Tripod. Reference: SC 1644. 15.20g; 26mm
Here is one of Seleukos IV, 187-175, struck at Antioch. 20 mm. 6.39 grams. Seleukos IV, 187-175 BC. Bust of Dionysos right prow of galley left, BAΣIΛEIΩΣ above ΣEΛEVKOY below Sear Greek 6970 SNG Copenhagen 7, "Seleucid Kings" 176.
My favorite serrate bronze is a contemporary of the Demetrios I serrates, but from Macedonia. In HGC, it's suggested that they were probably struck by Philip Andriskos, the pretender to the Macedonian throne. The theory is that he had sought to get support at the Seleukid court from Demetrios. Though he failed to do so, he returned to Macedon with Syrian mint workers skilled in the production of these serrates. MACEDON, the Macedonians. Time of Philip VI Andriskos (?) AE Serrate. 10.0g, 25mm. MACEDON, Amphipolis mint, probably under Philip VI Andriskos, circa 149-148 BC. SNG Cop 1294; HGC 3.1, 331 (S). O: Diademed head of Poseidon right, trident over shoulder. R: MAKE-ΔONΩN, club; monograms below left and right; all within oak wreath.
Bottle Cap This was the last series that Carthage minted just before they were exterminated by the Romans in 146 BCE. The City was razed, with it not being resettled until Caesar's veterans almost 100 years later. No coins until even later. This is an odd issue from Carthage, as they did not produce serrated bottle-cap coins until their demise. This one is kinda hard to obtain. Carthage Third Punic War Serrate Double Shekel 149-146 BCE 12.8g 26mm Wreathd Tanit-Horse pellet raised leg SNG COP 404
