Worn but beautiful, an upgrade, and a laggard

2021 has been a slow coin year for me, but recently I have strung together a couple of W’s

1) First a win from CNG this morning - Staters from Terina are beautiful.
This one spoke to me and despite being very well worn I am very excited to add this to my collection.
It is a relatively scarce reverse type with Nike in a slightly more open pose.. love this coin!


BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.63 g, 9h). Head of the nymph Terina right; tiny Π behind neck / Nike seated left on plinth, holding olive branch and resting arm on cippus [decorated with Π]. Regling, Terina 43 (dies V/νν); Holloway & Jenkins 47; HN Italy 2602. Toned, scratches. Near VF.

From the Sigmund Collection.



2) Next up we have a long sought after upgrade of one of my favourite coin types, won from Stacks & Bowers.
The reverse design really demands a well centered strike, and as with most Greek coins the aesthetic quality of the dies varies quite a bit.
I finally found my upgrade






CILICIA. Soloi. Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 B.C. AR Stater (10.97 gms). NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
SNG BN-196. Obverse: Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grapes to left; below throne, Σ-O below and above; Reverse: Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Quite engaging and alluring, this lightly toned specimen offers a well centered strike on each side.


3) Finally we have a coin that may set a record for longest time between purchase and delivery. I’ve discussed it in another thread so all I will say is purchased in Summer 2019 and received in Summer 2021.
I’m just happy to have this sharply struck example in of a scarce type in hand.



Khwarezmia. Sawrshafan. Ca. 751-762 A.D. AR drachm (26.4 mm, 2.81 g, 12 h). Crowned bust right / Horseman, holding whip, his name & title around in the Khwarizmian script. Wainberg-G5, Mitchiner, Indo-Greeks, type 500, cf. Zeno-143677. VF, Rough edge, chipped off flan 7 to 10:00. Detailed portrait. Rare.

 

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Excellent haul! That Athena reverse is striking
And I love coins of Bruttium

BRUTTIUM. The Brettii.
Ae Didrachm (214-211 BC).
Obv: Helmeted and bearded head of Mars left.
Rev: BPETTIΩN.
Nike standing left, erecting trophy; star between.
SNG ANS 38.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 14.3 g.
Diameter: 23 mm. Ex Artemide Aste


BRUTTIUM, Rhegion

Circa 415/0-387 BCE. Æ 11mm (1.76 gm). Lion's head facing / PHΓIN[...], laureate head of Apollo right. Cf. SNG ANS 702; HN Italy 2524. Good VF, dark green

Bruttium, The Brettii,

211-208 BC, Reduced Semuncia AE
Obv: Winged bust of Nike left
Rev: BPETTIΩN, Zeus driving fast biga left
Size: 3.30g, 15.5mm, 12h
Ex: Artemide Aste

 

I’ve seen these Balakros staters attributed to Soloi and Tarsos..
What is the telltale difference in the coin - Or is is it just a difference in opinion?

 

Here’s the Regling 43 plate coin in all its glory.
Mine is indeed a double die match.. But Regling’s was arguably in better shape and sold for a modest 80k USD back in 2014





.. in fact there are just 3 die matches on ACsearch. Among the others is this one, Jenkins 47 (plate coin) - again in somewhat better condition than my own




To be clear, these are absolutely NOT my coins!