TheTrachyEnjoyer Posted December 12, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 12, 2022 1248: Coronation issue of Michael II as Despot under emperor John III. AE Trachy, Arta mint 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) @TheTrachyEnjoyer You're way too early. It takes a while until we get to the Byzantines Our third time period starts now. The coin types are becoming more frequent now, whether it's Greece, China or India, and now Alexander III and his father are joining in. Therefore we shorten the time period now to 25 years. For two days it is year -350 to the year -325. And don't forget. This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period. Edited December 12, 2022 by shanxi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrachyEnjoyer Posted December 12, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 12, 2022 4 hours ago, shanxi said: @TheTrachyEnjoyer You're way too early. It takes a while until we get to the Byzantines Our third time period starts now. The coin types are becoming more frequent now, whether it's Greece, China or India, and now Alexander III and his father are joining in. Therefore we shorten the time period now to 25 years. For two days it is year -350 to the year -325. And don't forget. This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period. Lol, my bad 😆 I misunderstood and thought we were posting coins that could be tied to a specific date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) On 12/12/2022 at 2:47 PM, TheTrachyEnjoyer said: I misunderstood You are not the first one, my expalantion of the game seems to be a bit confusing. Edited December 14, 2022 by shanxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted December 12, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 12, 2022 Attica, Athens. Double-bodied owl Æ12 Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: Α - Θ - Ε. Double-bodied owl standing facing. 340-322 BC. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. Æ13 Obv: Macedonian shield. Rev: Bow in bow-case and club; K above, grain ear below. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2022 Alexander the Great Unit, 336-323BCEMacedon. Bronze, 17.8mm, 6.00g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin. Club above bow inside bowcase; AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ (SNG Copenhagen 1059). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2022 SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios II.~ 350BC . Æ Tetras(?) (24mm, 8,1 g, ). "Kainon" issue. Griffin springing left; below, grasshopper left / Horse prancing left, rein trailing; star above. Campana 3; CNS 10; HGC 2, 510 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2022 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2022 Sicily, Syracuse Æ 23mm. Time of Timoleon and the Third Democracy, circa 332-317 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to right, ZEΥΣ ΕΛΕΘΥΕPΙΟΣ around / Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing to right; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN around. CNS 72; SNG ANS 477-88; HGC 2, 1440. 14.64g, 23mm, 8h. "The bronze coins which begin with Timoleon are numerous and interesting. Some of them exceed an inch in diameter, and are very thick, with the types in bold relief. This increase in size and weight shows that they were a more important element in the currency than any bronze coins had been before the issue of the litra issued earlier. Zeus Eleutherios is of course to be found on the bronze coins as on other metals; but a special interest attaches to some of the bronze pieces with his head. These present as the type of their reverse a thunderbolt, set up on end, and, in the field beside it, a small eagle. Now the combination of the two most characteristic attributes of Zeus, where the eagle stands on the thunderbolt,is without doubt one of the commonest of Greek types; but in the form which it assumes here, it is unusual. It is, however, meets with the coins of Alexander, king of Epirus, and we need not hesitate to accept the suggestion that, in the expectation or hope of drawing this king to Sicily when in 332 he went to southern Italy, the Syracusans issued coins with his types! " Last bit is just speculation but I threw it in in case of any interest. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted December 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2022 Ionia Samos AE13 Circa 350 BC, 13.07 mm/3.08 grams Obverse: Head of Hera left Reverse: Lion's scalp facing SNG Copenhagen 1694 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 13, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Elaia Asia Minor, Aiolisyear -340 to year -300 Obv.: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet Rev.: Ε - Λ, Corn grain within olive wreath. Æ, 1.25g, 11.7mm Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 171-172, BMC 126 11, SNG Muenchen 386 Edited December 13, 2022 by shanxi 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 14, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) Our fourth time period starts now. For two days it is year -325 to the year -300. In this period we have additionally the posthumous Alexander coinage, the coinage of the diadochi, e.g. Ptolemy, Antigonus, Cassander, or Seleucus and much more. And don't forget. This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. coins which were probably/possibly minted during this period Edited December 15, 2022 by shanxi 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted December 14, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 c310BC, around the time he invaded North Africa and just before deciding he was a king 🙂 Sicily. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). AR Tetradrachm, ca. 317-301 BC. 17.06 gms. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, AI below, rev. Charioteer driving quadriga right, triskeles above, AI monogram in ex. Ierardi 73 (O13/R47), HGC 2, 1348. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 15, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Mysia, Pergamon AE17, year -310 to year -282 Obv.: Helmeted and laureate head of Athena left Rev.: ΠΕΡΓΑ, Confronted bull heads. AE, 4.01g, 16.8mm Ref.: SNG France 1577 ff. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 16, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 The fifth time period starts now. For two days it is year -300 to the year -275 This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period What is there in this time period: It is still the hightime of Greek coins but there are also: - Celtic coins - Chinese coins (e.g. Yan, Zhao...) - the first coins of the Roman Republic and much more.... Edited yesterday at 09:31 AM by shanxi 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2022 Ancient Chinese bronze - 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted December 16, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 16, 2022 Three rough little Greeks that fit the period fairly well. Kingdom of Syria, Seleukid Kings, Antiochos I Soter (280-261 BC), Æ Chalkous Obv: facing bust of Athena, wearing a triple-crested helmet. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY , Nike advancing left, holding a wreath and a palm, monogram on left. Sicily, Syracuse. Hiketas, 288-279 BC. AE 21. Obv: Head right of Persephone wreathed with corn; behind, corn stalk. Rev: Galloping biga driven right by charioteer; above, star. Thrace, Odessos. Ae20 (Circa 281-270 BC). Obv: Diademed female head right. Rev: Great God reclining left, holding cornucopia, on two cushions; upturned amphora to left. AMNG 2177; SNG Copenhagen 669. Countermark delta in circle. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 17, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 TAURIC CHERSONESOS. Chersonesos. Circa Year -300 to year -290 Syriskos, magistrate Obv: Artemis Parthenos running to left, holding bow in his left hand and spearing fallen stag; to right, countermark: dolphin to right within round incuse Rev. ΣΥRΙΣ[ΚΟΥ] Bull butting left. AE, 21 mm, 7.32 g, 6 h Ref.: SNG BM Black Sea 772. SNG Stancomb 480 (this coin). From the William Stancomb Collection; this coin published in Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain, Volume XI, The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea Region (Oxford, 2000). Ex Leu Numismatik, Webauktion 13, Lot139 Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 18, Lot 356 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 18, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 We have seen several nice coins until now ! Let's see how it goes on. The sixth time period starts now. For two days it is year -275 to the year -250 (or BCE if you like this more) And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period What is there in this time period: It is still the hightime of Greek coins, Ptolemaic, Seleukid...... but there are also: - Celtic coins - Chinese coins (e.g. Yan, Zhao...) - the first coins of the Roman Republic (now also silver) and much more.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 19, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Push Mysia, Pergamon AE15, year -270 to year -225 Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right Rev: ΠΕΡΓA, Bull’s head right; thunderbolt below. AE, 3.06g, 15mm Ref.: Westermark, Bronze 5; SNG France 1568-9; SNG Copenhagen -, BMC Mysia p.112, 17 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted December 19, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 19, 2022 Campania, Neapolis. AE18 c. 275-250 BC Obv: NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo l. Rev: Man-faced bull r., crowned by flying Nike; below IΣ. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 20, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Nice coin @AncientOne . The face of the Man-faced bull is gone, but the ears are still there Since the participation in this game is low I extend the period to 50 years. The seventh time period starts now. For two days it is year -250 to the year -200 (or BCE if you like this more) And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period What is there in this time period: We still have the many coins from all over the world Greek, Celtic, Chinese, Indian......Roman Republic (now also denarii) and much more.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted December 20, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2022 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II. 274-216 BC. Æ-Litra (19mm, 6.38g). Obverse..Diademed head of Poseidon left with border of dots. Reverse..ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, Ornate scroll decorated trident with lotiform shaft flanked by dolphins. Ref:for type SNG Cop 844-856. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 20, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2022 2nd Punic war. Carthaginian occupation of Iberia. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 21, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Republic Anonymous issue, AR Victoriatus, after -211 Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r. Rev.: Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue ROMA Ref.: RSC 9, Crawford 53/1 Ag, 2.98g, 17.1mm 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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