Two new Greeks

Tomorrow will be a week since I went to that show and I still have a couple newp's not shown. They differ greatly. First is a standard 16.9g AR tetradrachm of Thasos of the Dionysos/Herakles type. I believe this is official but there are so many barbarous ones it is always hard to be sure. I'm happier with the coin than the photo.


Second is a Greek AE17 of Skepsis which I have seen described as the forepart of a winged horse with a cornucopia but I prefer the other interpretation calling it a rhyton. These come in several sizes. This is 4.17g. The reverse shows a tree in a square with letters Sigma Kappa. What is left of the square?

 

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The object to the left of the square on the reverse appears to be a thunderbolt.
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A winged thunderbolt being held by someone...

 

Very nice coins and good score. I don't have any of these to post. Maybe in the future.

 

Well, well, well. Two very nice scores, either of which could come home with me.

 

I agree it seems to be a thunderbolt..... I LOVE your newest pick-ups Doug... and Bing took the words right out of my mouth again!!!

I have one new Greek issue which I posted a bit earlier and two RR denarii---and now I'm on the side lines, on the bench, just watching and not participating until the end of the month...Double damn the BUDGET!

Silver Drachm of the Nymph Larissa, forward facing, Horse grazing left: Thessaly, 350-320 BC
SNG COP.123, 6.11g

 

Nice coin Mikey. It can come home with me as well. Come here little coin. I have candy at home......

 

Bing, you're a pisser!!

 

Lovely coins Doug. You obviously had a great show.

 

That's a very nicely centred larger bronze from Skepsis. I'm on the lookout for one of these.

 

I like the theory that this coin does not show a horse grazing but one in process of rolling down on the ground. If you look at enough of the coins, you see more of the motion sequence.

 

Beautiful coins , I still have to get my 1st Greek coin .

 

Excellent newps yet again Doug.

Must ask but why does it look like there are two horses?

 

Very sweet additions, Doug => man, I absolutely adore that Skepsis (or rhyton?)

.... yup, that one is very cool (I'm jealous)

 

double strike?

 

That's what I was thinkin'.

 

Could be a double-strike? ... but it looks a bit more likely that the "artist"
was trying to be a bit fancy and going for a 3D effect, for the other items on the coin don't seem to be ddoouubblleedd?

=> for example, I have an example that shows the same type of doubled-leg ... I think the artists are trying to show the details and/or muscles in the horses legs?



... but who knows, eh?

Oh, and this is what a real horse looks like (note the back legs) ...

 

Maybe, it's got some "cude" under the horses' belly?

 

Remember these coins were not struck with a collar. What you're all seeing is what I like to call a sliding strike. The die slides a little bit as it strikes the flan, creating a ghost image in one direction.

 

Hmmmm, I thought Steve definitely nailed the precise answer to what I thought was a bit of a double strike on my circulated/worn fine-grade drachm....but JA makes an interesting point.