I picked up several lower end Greek AE coins recently at a coin show, they were all by themselves in box so I just took all of them with me for a reasonable price. Here three I have photographed so far. Not my best pics, but these were all somewhat difficult to shoot for some reason. This one is pretty rough, I recognized it as a coin from Euboia right away form the more common silver coins of the style. Euboia, Chalkis, AE unit, 2nd century BC. O: Head of Hera right on Ionian capitol R: Eagle right with spread wings right, grappling with serpent. 15 mm, 4.6 g. This one was listed as Antigonas Gonatas, but I think it is Philip V. If I'm wrong, please let me know. Either way, an ok little Macadonian coin. Macadonian Kingdom, Philip V, 220-179 BC AE unit. O: Poseidon R / Athena right, wielding a spear and shield, surrounded by B-A / Φ and club. 18 mm, 4.6 g. I knew where this one was from, but not who...seems to be Antigonus Gonatas. Macadonian Kingdom, Antigonus Gonatas. 3rd century BC. O: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin headdress. R: B-A above youth on horse right, ANTI monogram below, wreath(?) in right field. 17 mm, 3.6 g. I'll post a pic of my newest photography assistant as well, his name is Bennie. Feel free to post a modest Greek coin or a buddy from the animal kingdom (that isn't a human)!
Not sure what you mean by modest Chris, but here is one I consider modest: ALEXANDER III AE Half Unit OBVERSE: Gorgoneion in the center of a Macedonian shield REVERSE: A Macedonian helmet; caduceus and NK monogram flanking below (Struck under Nikokreon) Struck at Salamis mint. Struck under Nikokreon 323-315 BC 4.9g, 15mm Price 3162
I'm not sure what I mean either, I think my coins evoked the term modest because they are relatively small in size and mid grade at best. So gorgeous Syracuse mint state coins and 41 mm Ptolemy monsters are not allowed I guess.
Here are some modest Greek AEs that were small, of moderate grade, and inexpensive, but with decent portraits. Adramytteion Birytis Elaia Furry friends? Don't get me started. We have more than a dozen of those. We don't call our place "the Funny Farm" for nothin'.
Nice coins (and dog). Pretty much all my Greek coins are modest! I particularly like that Antigonas Gonatas as it has a countermark on the obverse. After a quickie search online I found a Vcoins listing for a similar one for sale by Marc Breitsprecher: https://www.vcoins.com/de/stores/ma...i_gonatas_19819__horseman/618864/Default.aspx For reasons unknown to me, coins of Antigonas Gonatas were extensively countermarked. The ones I mostly see are on the Pan-erecting-trophy type and consist of a cavalry (?) helmet - as with yours, the countermark is always (at least that I've seen) applied neatly on the head of the obverse figure so as not to obliterate the face:
LOL, cuz you did not photo them on your grody wooden table! I miss those pics! Is Bennie named after “Buh-buh-buh-buh- Bennie and the Jetsssss”? Great lookin’ dawgy!!! TROAS Troas Birytis 350-300 BCE Æ 9mm1.21g Hd Kabeiros L pileos - two stars above Club within wreath SNG Cop 249 Left
Great haul! And love the portraits. I think most of my collection fits into this catagory. Here's some fun modest ones I've not shown too many times: Now I believe that recently I've seen these fun types originally assigned to Antigonus Gonatas, have been reassigned to possibly as late as Antigonus Dosson.
KYZIKOS Mysia Kyzikos AE12 1.2g 400-3rd C BCE Kore Soteira - Tripod crown Tunny SNG France 430 BMC 141-30 KIOS Bithynia Kios 250 BCE AE11 1.06g Laureate hd Mithra r Kantharos 2 grape bunches hanging K-I below within a wreath SNG Cop 382 PHLIUS Phlius Phliasia Peloponnesus AE12 1.8g 400-350 BCE Bull butting - PHI 4 pellets BMC 16 TARSOS Cilicia - Tarsos turret counterstamped Bow Pompey Pirates AE 19 164 BCE Tyche-Zeus seated AEOLIS Elaea-Aeolis AE10 1.4g 3rd C BCE Athena Left-Barley
Modest: Mysia, Pergamon, ca. 133-27 B.C. Greek Æ dichalkon, 16.4 mm, 3.74 g, 2 h. Obv: Laureate head of Asklepios right. Rev: AΣKΛHPIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, serpent-entwined staff. Refs: BMC 154-157; SNG Cop 368 ff; SNG France 1828-48; SNG von Aulock 1373.
Great opportunity to show and ask about modest ones Kingdom of Macedon, Cassander, Half-unit Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 317 - 305 BC 18 mm, 3.68 g Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 1140; SNG München 991; Sear sg6753 Ob.: head of Herakles to r., wearing Nemean lion headdress Rev.: KAΣΣANΔΡOΥ, lion reclining right; N in right field Ionia, Kolophon, Æ 14, ca. 330 - 285 BC 13 x 14 mm, 2.65 g The bronze coins from the earlier half of the fourth century all have a magistrate names. This type has the head of Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse ΚΟΛ, an armed horseman with spear couched and the magistrate’s name, which on this coin is worn; KEΣIOΣ (?) which could be magistrate Ikesios (KOL IKEΣIOΣ). It could also be magistrate POΣEIΣ. The weight and diameter of the coin correspond to the ones published at wildwinds for magistrate Ikesios and not for magistrate Poseis at wildwinds. So I attributed it using Ikesios: SNG Cop 174; Milne 155A-C; Hunter 4 Ob.: Laureate head of Apollo right. Lyre control mark in front of neck Rev.: Horseman galloping right, holding spear. Part of magistrate name (KOΛ I)KEΣIOΣ in ex.
Cool Greeks and cute canine assistant, Chris. ARGOLIS, Argos AE Dichalkon. 3.51g, 17.2mm. ARGOLIS, Argos, circa late 3rd - early 2nd century BC. SNG Cop 67; BCD Peloponnesos 1128. O: Laureate head of Apollo to left. R: Wolf standing at bay to left; above, A.
a very modest Greek coin, and an interesting counterstamp I have a furry friend who likes to go through the drive-through (they have treats).
Thanks for posting your modest AE coins and your cool pets! Here is one I intended to add to the thread, but ran out of time. Also a coin show pick up. I have the reverse in the pic upside down. Phrygia, Eumeneia, 200-133 BC. O: Laureate head R: Legend with wreath. 15 mm, 4.2 g.
Here is my last modest AE for the year, a ebay snag. I've always wanted something from Bruttium, this one dates to the second Punic war when the area sided with Carthage. Very Ptolemaic looking with with the Zeus and eagle reverse. Wish it had fewer deposits on the obverse, they are a bit obscuring. Bruttium, AE unit, late 3rd century BC. O: Laureate head of Zeus right, R: eagle standing left, cornucopiae at left. 21 mm, 9.8 g. Maybe a sword inside the dotted border also left of the cornucopia?
