Hey everyone! I just purchased these two coins, as unidentified greeks. They peaked my interest pretty fast, they are super tiny about 10mm and 1-1.5grams (don't have specific measurements yet) Also apologies for the blurry images, its the best I can do. They came in a pack of four, a Thrace Corinthian helmet and meta wheel, and a 'female and cup' as well, now these two seemed like the odd ones out. The first one I believe to be from Abdera, Thrace I Have this one pegged down to, as stated above: Abdera, Thrace ca 425-352 BC Obv:Griffin sitting left raising foreleg Rev: Quartered square with four pellets I can't find much online about this coin, wild winds only had a coin that looked -similar- but not exact. Either way I feel this is a particularly scarce coin. Now the next coin, took much longer to figure out, this one I believe to be VERY scarce. This I have pegged to: Kephallenia, Island off Ellis, Civic Issue 430-370 BC Obv: Head of Hermes left wearing petsasos. Rev: Letters of ethnic to left and right of large caduceus Reflant 2303; Weber Coll 4102 This is a good example of the coin as it was listed on v coins. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/in..._kerykeion_caduceus_rare/1041220/Default.aspx https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=376799 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=407279 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4645407 You guys think I got them right?
I think you nailed the second one. I don't see a griffin on your first coin--possibly a better photo might make it easier to see--but if you see it in hand, then Abdera is the most likely origin.
I definitley see the vague outline of a small griffin, you can kind of see it on the photo, just the torso and wing? But it’s certainly worn
I'm not sure about the first but the second one is definitely Phokaia Ionia: Obv: Head of Hermes left, wearing petatos Rev: Monogram of Phokaia (ΦΩ) in the form of a caduceus Similar to this 11mm example:
It's really hard to make out the engraver's intent on the obverse of your Abdera piece, perhaps, like this one, it is only the forepart of the griffon? http://old.stoa.org/gallery/album177/C_15_ThraceAbdera1?full=1 Note that the obverse needs to be rotated ~ 45º counter-clockwise to be in proper alignment.
Actually, it's also possible that your second coin is from Phokaia, like this one: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2147943
