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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2141243, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m going through some old mixed lot coins which were never fully attributed or photographed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one which is definitely from Assos but I can&#039;t nail down an accurate reference.&nbsp; To some extent that doesn&#039;t matter but it would be nice to put this to rest.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409657[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TROAS, Assos</b></p><p>4th - mid 3rd century BCE</p><p>AE 16, 3.2 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; helmeted head of Athena right; countermark (Bucranium?&nbsp; Shield? Helmet?)</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; ΑΣΣΙ; griffin reclining left, wings spread; lyre(?) in exergue</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SNG Copenhagen 230?&nbsp; (not sure if the different exergual figure changes the reference number or if the weight difference is significant)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some similar coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=148932" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=148932" rel="nofollow">CNG 217, lot 100</a>:</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/2170100.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>TROAS, Assos. 4th-mid 3rd century BC. Æ 15mm (5.35 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right; c/m: bucranium / Griffin seated left; spear-head in exergue. SNG Copenhagen 230 (cf. 234 for same c/m). VF, dark brown patina.&nbsp; $110</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=173865" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=173865" rel="nofollow">CNG 243, lot 127</a>:</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/2430127.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>TROAS, Assos. 4th-mid 3rd century BC. Æ (19mm, 9.56 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Griffin seated left. SNG Copenhagen 228-34 var. (control). Near VF, dark green patina, surfaces a little rough.&nbsp; $150</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251569" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=251569" rel="nofollow">CNG 320, lot 124</a>:</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3200124.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>TROAS, Assos. 4th-3rd century BC. Æ (16mm, 3.86 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Griffin seated left. SNG München 157; SNG von Aulock 1498 var. (thyrsos in exergue). VF, dark green patina.&nbsp; $340</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=21418" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=21418" rel="nofollow">acsearch.info, from Forvm&#039;s webshop</a>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]409658[/ATTACH]</p><p>Assos, Troas, c. 400 - 241 B.C.</p><p>81563. Bronze AE 10, SNG Cop 237, SNG Von Aulock 7587, aVF, Assos mint, 1.358g, 10.6mm, 0°, c. 400 - 241 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena left; reverse AΣΣI, griffin seated left; green patina; $70.00</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2220447" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2220447" rel="nofollow">acsearch.info, London Ancient Coins</a>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]409660[/ATTACH]</p><p>Troas, Assos, 4th-3rd century BC. Æ (18mm, 7.71g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena r. R/ Griffin seated l. SNG München 157; SNG Copenhagen 228-40 var. (symbol in exergue). Brown patina, Good Fine – near VF.&nbsp; $62</p><p><br /></p><p>If any of you have the relevant SNG volume (Copenhagen, von Aulock, München) or other reference I&#039;d appreciate the input although <b>in creating this post I may have settled the issue</b>.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It looks like I can safely say &quot;SNG Cop 228-240&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to chime in with opinions or to post your coins of Assos or griffins.&nbsp; I sure need a better griffin.&nbsp; Time to shop <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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