The Nymphaeum, the Nymphaeum, the Nymphaeum is on Fire!!

Ok, not just me then. Anyway, we've got most of the good stuff covered here on page 2 now.

 

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Naturally I will have to get one too

 

This one below has three fire nymphs dancing around the Nymphaeum fires (between the second and third nymphs). You could consider putting this on the list, too... perhaps, after I upgrade mine?


ILLYRIA, Apollonia
Scarce. AR Drachm. 3.26g, 20.4mm, ILLYRIA, Apollonia, circa mid-late 1st century BC. Maier 135; SNG Copenhagen 405 var. (magistrate). O: Laureate head of Apollo left; APXHN to left. R: Three nymphs dancing around the Fire of the Nymphaeum of Apollonia; A-Π-O-Λ between them, NIKANΩP in exergue.

 

Absolutely! If I don't have one when you upgrade, please consider selling this one to me

 

Here's a numismatic snack picked up recently for a very low opening bid. Perhaps I should have been more patient and waited for a better example, but for the cost of a nice dinner here's another bunny-roasting fire coin


ILLYRIA, Apollonia
c. 81-60 BCE
Aibatios and Chairenos, magistrates.
AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.2 gm
Obv: AIBATIOΣ; cow standing left, suckling calf standing right below; in exergue, grain ear left
Rev: AΠOΛ / XAIPHNOΣ; fire of the Nymphaeum and lagobolon within linear frame
Ref: Maier 120; SNG Copenhagen 398; HGC 3.1, 5 (I do not own any of these references; seller's attribution)

 

Hey, our coins are obverse die buddies!

 

I wonder how many dies there were for this particular coin? Apparently not very many, in a relative sense . Maybe I'll sift through ACsearch and count the dies.

 

sweet coins, gang ... sadly, I don't have a cool version with the BBQ pork

 

Not the Nymphaeum!!!! Noooooo!

Great coin!!!