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  1. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    I've been wanting a coin with an incuse stamp. I think the archaic look is pretty cool and I like the bull on this one as well. One of my two wins at CNG this week.
    Please share your similar incuse stamps.

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    BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 367/6-340 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.76 g). Bull standing left on grain ear; kerykeion and monogram to left / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled quarters. Türkoğlu S02a; HGC 7, 511. VF, light toning.

    From the Kallman Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 195 (10 September 2008), lot 64.
     
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  3. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    that's a nice little bull H8!
     
  4. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    That's a really cool incuse square. Here's my bull surfing on a grain ear, with a stippled mill-sail pattern incuse.

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    BITHYNIA, Kalchedon
    AR Siglos (Persic standard). 5.31g, 17mm, BITHYNIA, Kalchedon, circa 340-320 BC. SNG BM Black Sea 112; SNG Copenhagen 348. O: KAΛX, Bull standing left on grain ear. R: Four-part incuse of mill-sail pattern.
     
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  5. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    I think the incuse square got a bit more fancy as time went on having the tiny dots, where as my 500 BC Thasos AR Drachm, only had plain incuse. 2015-01-07 01.07.50-1 (550x244).jpg
     
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  6. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Turtle stater. Incuse square with a skew pattern.
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    ATTICA, Aegina
    AR Stater. 12.12g, 21.1mm, ATTICA, Aegina, circa 480-456 BC, SNG Cop 507. O: Sea turtle; [T shaped pattern of pellets on back]; Countermarks: Corinthian helmet and others. R: Large square incuse with skew pattern.

    Another one of my favorite incuse reverses.
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    PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope
    AR Drachm. 6.02g, 15.5x11.9mm. PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope, circa 480-450 BC. Sear Greek 3688; SNG Stancomb 750. O: Crude head of eagle left [with indication of beak and leg; dolphin left below]. R: Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled and two stippled, one with raised pellet.
     
  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Great OP idea! And great Kalchedon Drachm @H8_modern .

    I have a few Incuse coins:

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    Persian Achamenid Type IV Artaxerxes II to Darios III 375-336 BCE AR siglos 15.2mm 5.45g kneeling-running stance right holding daggar and bow incuse BMC 172ff rev

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    Persian Achaemenid Empire Darius I 510-486 BC AR 0.11g 5mm Persian hero-king in running-kneeling position Oblong incuse Klein 758 Rare

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    Persian Achamenid Type IV dagger quiver running Darius I to Xerxes II Ca 455-420 BCE AR QUARTER-Siglos 1.35g 8mm Incuse rev

    Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch 0-15g 4-5mm O-R.jpg
    Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch 0.15g 4.5mm
    Ex: @John Anthony

    Iona-Ephesos AR Hemi-Drachm-TriObol Bee - Incuse Sq TIMESIANAX 335-320BCE Seaby4368 Obv-Rev.jpg
    Iona-Ephesos AR Hemi-Drachm-TriObol Bee - Incuse Sq TIMESIANAX 335-320 BCE Seaby 4368

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    Persian Achamenid Type III spear over shoulder Darius I to Xerxes II Ca 485-420 BCE AR Siglos Bankers Marks Incuse rev

    Thrace Byzantion AR Half-Siglos bull-dolphin-incuse 340-320 BC - o-r.JPG
    Thrace Byzantion AR Half-Siglos bull-dolphin-incuse 340-320 BC
    Ex: @John Anthony
     
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  9. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Sweet!! ... H8, congrats on scoring your first incuse-coin (yah, they are my absolute favourite coin-types!)

    :rolleyes:

    Firstly, I'll post a couple of cool examples that are similar to your new OP-winner


    bull siglos.jpg

    Byz Cow & Dolphin.jpg

    Oh, except I guess my two examples have the windmill rather than the square, eh? (oh well => they're both still gnarly bulls surfing!)
     
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  10. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Ummm, and here are a bunch more of my cool incuse examples ...

    Lydia AR Siglos
    liona.jpg lionb.jpg

    Ionia Erythrai
    Ionia Erythrai.jpg

    Islands Off Thrace Thasos
    Islands Off Thrace Thasos Hemiobol.jpg

    Ionia, Teos Gryphon
    Ionia Teos Gryphon.jpg

    Thessaly, Thessalian League
    Thessaly Thessalian League.jpg

    Thasos, AR Stater
    nymph.jpg

    Caria, Idyma
    Caria Idyma Tortoise.jpg

    Troas, Kebren
    Troas Kebren Obol.jpg

    Macedon, Eion
    Macedon Eion Double Geese.jpg

    Yah, I can't seem to get enough of this amazing coin-type (they're so cool)

    :rolleyes:

    H8 => again, congrats on adding your sweet OP-winner (it's a great coin)
     
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  11. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    It's on the border of qualifying, but here is my Cherronessos Lion. It doesn't have an incuse punch, but it does have a quadripartite.

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  12. JBGood

    JBGood Collector of coinage Supporter

    I like these unique coins as well. Aegina 480-456 BC AR stater Turtle.jpg Aegina AR stater 456-431.jpg Aegina circa 350-338 BC.jpg Islands off Thrace. Thasos 550-463 BC Satyr.jpg Macedon, Akanthos 470-390 BC AR tetrobol.jpg Lucania, Sybaris.jpg
     
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  13. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    That Abdera is awesome!
     
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  14. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Nice coins, everyone! The archaic era is so enigmatic and interesting (although the simple quadripartite punch reverse wasn't restricted to the archaic period).

    Here are some with quadripartite or mill-sail incuse reverses:

    Cowabunga, surf's up! Grab your dolphin and hang ten :D. The first time I saw this type of coin I knew I would have to have one. This one's dolphin isn't the greatest but the heifer looks quite majestic on her living surfboard :)
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    THRACE, Byzantion
    340-320 BCE
    AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm
    Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left
    Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern
    Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21

    One of over a dozen Pigasi in my collection, with another on the way (almost completed my Klazomenai Pigasus denomination set :))
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    IONIA, Klazomenai
    499-494 BC

    AR diobol, 10 mm, 1.0 gm
    Obv: forepart of winged boar right
    Rev: quadripartite incuse square, K
    Ref: SNG München 451
    from the TIF Pink Floyd Animals collection; track 1, "Pigs on the Wing, Part I"

    Aegina obol, sadly off center
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    ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina
    475-470 BCE
    AR obol; 0.97 gm
    Obv: sea turtle with single row of dots on back
    Rev: windmill-shaped incuse punch
    Ref: SNG Delepierre 1511; SNG Cop. 505

    If you're wanting other non-quadripartite incuse reverses, boy oh boy, I can load up this thread :D
     
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  15. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    => I just went back and added my coin's names (sorry, I should have done that when I posted them)

    H8 => when you mentioned Abdera, did you mean the gryphon? (Ionia, Teos)
     
  16. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    Yep, I just guessed rather than doing actual research. Both sides are great. I like the letters between the incuse design.
     
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  17. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Wow, there are some amazing coins on this thread, eh?

    TIF => yah, your surfing bull is a winner!

    JBG => I love your turtle/tortoise with the dolphin incuse (sweet)!

    :rolleyes:
     
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  18. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

  19. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    :rolleyes:

    Bing brought his Abdera gryphon (griffin)
     
  20. dlhill132

    dlhill132 Member

    Great coins everyone, and nice new pickup H8.
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  21. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    These early, archaic coins are really cool. There are a few of them that are moving higher up my list.

    Here is the only one I have so far. It isn't really a quadripartite, more of an irregular punch JPAN3 obverse.jpg JPAN3 reverse.jpg :
     
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