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[NewStyleKing]

Thompson #3 R4  c162/1 BC  No symbol

[Curtisimo]

48 minutes ago, NewStyleKing said:

Thompson #3 R4  c162/1 BC  No symbol

Good to see you again @NewStyleKing! Always nice to have input from specialist.

[NewStyleKing]

17 minutes ago, Curtisimo said:

Good to see you again @NewStyleKing! Always nice to have input from specialist.

Really great to be back look out for NewStyle Chat. But I have only a few coins to obtain now!

[Marsyas Mike]

Compared to all the lovely tets posted so far, this is pretty unexciting.  But it is my latest one, and it has some interesting blue granular patina going on: 

Egypt  Potin Tetradrachm Diocletian Year 3 (286/287 A.D.) Alexandria Mint A K Γ OVAΛ ΔIOKΛƐTIANOC  [CƐB], laureate draped (and cuirassed?) bust right / ƐTOYC - Γ, eagle standing left, head r., wreath in beak, star upper left.  (8.54 grams / 19 mm) eBay May 2022   Attribution Notes:  Bust can be draped or draped and cuirassed; not sure which this one is. Draped:  Milne 4845  Draped & Cuirassed:  Köln 3224; Dattari (Savio) 5797; K&G 119.25; Emmett 4037.3.

[happy_collector]

Here are two of my tets. I like their large chunky feel. ☺️

PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE. PHOENICIA.
Ptolemy VI Philometer, 1st sole reign 172-173 BC.
AR Tetradrachm.  ARADUS Mint. 
Obv: Diademed bust right of Ptolemy I wearing aegis.
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΠΟΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, in front year ΠΗ (year 88 = 172/3BC ).
13.89g, 29mm, 12h 
Sv.1110, SNG Cop.546, Noeske.-.

 

Hadrian, Alexandria.  AD 125-126 (year 10). BI Tetradrachm.
Obv: AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate bust right. 
Rev: L ΔΕΚΑΤΟV. Agathodaimon facing Uraeus serpent.
RPC III 5596. Dattari/Savio 7508. Geissen 894 var.
13.23g, 23mm.

Edited May 30, 2022 by happy_collector

[Ryro]

19 minutes ago, happy_collector said:

Here are two of my tets. I like their large chunky feel. ☺️

PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE. PHOENICIA.
Ptolemy VI Philometer, 1st sole reign 172-173 BC.
AR Tetradrachm.  ARADUS Mint. 
Obv: Diademed bust right of Ptolemy I wearing aegis.
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΠΟΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, in front year ΠΗ (year 88 = 172/3BC ).
13.89g, 29mm, 12h 
Sv.1110, SNG Cop.546, Noeske.-.

 

Hadrian, Alexandria.  AD 125-126 (year 10). BI Tetradrachm.
Obv: AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate bust right. 
Rev: L ΔΕΚΑΤΟV. Agathodaimon facing Uraeus serpent.
RPC III 5596. Dattari/Savio 7508. Geissen 894 var.
13.23g, 23mm.

That Ptolemy VI is a masterpiece!

Here's some pieces of his gramps:

[Alegandron]

Nero Tetties


RI
Nero billon tetradrachm of Alexandria Egypt,
r. bust of Poppea,
LI ry.10 63-64AD
Milne 217, RPC 5275
obv. Radiate head of Nero right
rev. Draped bust of Poppea right, LI before
diameter: 23mm
weight: 12.8g



Antioch, Syria
Nero Regnal year 8, Caesarian year 110, (AD 61/62)
AR Tetradrachm 25 mm x 14.05 grams
Obverse: NERWNOS KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.
Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before, H/IP behind.
Ref: RPC4182
Ex: @Ancientnoob

[Ryro]

23 minutes ago, Alegandron said:

Nero Tetties


RI
Nero billon tetradrachm of Alexandria Egypt,
r. bust of Poppea,
LI ry.10 63-64AD
Milne 217, RPC 5275
obv. Radiate head of Nero right
rev. Draped bust of Poppea right, LI before
diameter: 23mm
weight: 12.8g



Antioch, Syria
Nero Regnal year 8, Caesarian year 110, (AD 61/62)
AR Tetradrachm 25 mm x 14.05 grams
Obverse: NERWNOS KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.
Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before, H/IP behind.
Ref: RPC4182
Ex: @Ancientnoob

Nice pair of tetties!

I bought this one for the portrait of her... who really wants to look at him anyways😉

Nero With Poppaea
ALEXANDRIA 
Billon tetradrachmon, 63-64. Head with strkr. No. Rv. [POPPAI] A SEBASTH Drap. Bust nr, the hair in the neck in a braid, in the field r. Date LI (= year 10). 12.18 g. Geissen 58, 157. Dattari 12, 196. RPC I, 708, 5275. Rare.
Ex: Savoca

[Alegandron]

1 minute ago, Ryro said:

Nice pair of tetties!

I bought this one for the portrait of her... who really wants to look at him anyways😉

Nero With Poppaea
ALEXANDRIA 
Billon tetradrachmon, 63-64. Head with strkr. No. Rv. [POPPAI] A SEBASTH Drap. Bust nr, the hair in the neck in a braid, in the field r. Date LI (= year 10). 12.18 g. Geissen 58, 157. Dattari 12, 196. RPC I, 708, 5275. Rare.
Ex: Savoca

It is why I got mine too. 😄 

[robinjojo]

Beautiful tetradrachms in this thread!

I did photograph a fairly new addition, a tetradrachm of Vespasian which I purchased mainly for the nice portrait.

Vespasian tetradrachm, Antioch Seleucis Pieria, New Holy Year 2 AD 69-70  Prieur 135 14.6g

 

Here are a few more, for those members of this forum who haven't seen them yet elsewhere.

Athens, eastern imitation owl, with an interesting countermark, 4th century BC.

 

Geta tetradrachm, Tyre, 209-212AD, Prieur 1541, 13.86g

 

 Ptolemy II Philadelphus  tetradrachm, Alexandria  285-246 BC, 13.87g

 

Athens owl eastern imitation, late 5th-middle 4th century BC, countermark reverse, 17.03g.  I believe this the reverse countermark is a Paleo Hebrew "mem" or m.

 

Athens owl circa 465 BC, Seltman III, 16.95g, fine obverse style, rare.

 

Athens owl intermediate, Bingen Pi V, c. 350-297BC 17.14g.  Folded flan.

 

Armenia Tigranes II The Great tetradrachm, 95-56BC Bedoukian (CAA) 40 15.8g.

 

 

[Limes]

 

On 5/25/2022 at 10:46 PM, Curtisimo said:

Here are a few of my favorites. Nice coins @Ryro!
 

Satraps of Caria
Maussolos 
AR Tetradrachm, Halikarnassus mint, struck ca. 377 - 352 BC
Dia.: 23 mm
Wt.: 15.06 g
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters right
Rev.: MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, Zeus Labraundos standing right
Ref.: BMC 1 var; SNG Von Aulock 2359 var.; Traité II, 91
Ex Roma Auction II, lot 302 (Oct. 2, 2011)

Sicily, Syracuse 
Agathokles, AR Tetradrachm
Dia.: 26 mm
Wt.: 17.19 g
Obv.: KOΡAΣ Head of Kore to right, wearing grain wreath and pendant earring.
Rev.: AΓAΘOKΛEIOΣ Nike, bare to the waist, standing right, attaching armor to trophy to her right, she holds a nail in her right hand and a hammer in her left; to left, triskeles of legs running to right. 
Ref.: Ierardi 143/141 (O38/R95). SNG ANS 674 (same obverse die). An unrecorded die combination; toned.
Ex W. F. Stoecklin (1888-1975) acquired in Taormina, Sicily, in 1931.

Kings of Paeonia
Patraos (c. 335-315 BC)
AR Tetradrachm, mint at Astibos or Damastion. 
Dia.: 24 mm, 1 h
Wt.: 12.93 g
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev.: Warrior on horse rearing r., spearing enemy warrior who defends with shield and spear. 
Ref.: Paeonian Hoard 493-9; HGC 3, 148

Attica. Athens
AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 167-8 BC
Dia.: 30 mm
Wt.: 16.78
Obv.:Head of Athena right wearing triple crested attic helmet adorned with Pegasos
Rev.: Α-ΘΕ above MI / KI and ΘΕΟ / ΦΡΑ (Miki[on] and Theophra[stos]) Owl standing facing on amphora Θ, AP below.
Ref.: Thompson 320g

Wow, that Agathokles tet is a beauty! Thats on my wishlist. Too bad prices of Greek silver have risen significantly, it will take some time (or a millennium) to acquire one... 

On 5/25/2022 at 11:48 PM, Kazuma78 said:

Here are some of my tetradrachms I have photos of readily available. 

That's amazing eye candy! 

 

On 5/25/2022 at 9:26 PM, Ryro said:

So please, bring out your Tets, thoughts or anything Monty Python related

I'll share my two tets. I have quite a few on my wishlist. Maybe one day... First, the obvious owl. I got it for a more then fair price, due to the insignificant hole in the cheek. The Sicily one is quite beaten up, but shows a lovely portrait of Aretusa, the reason why I got it.

 

 

[Edessa]

Kings of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.27g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon (for Philip III and Alexander IV), Amphipolis. Circa 320/19-317 BC. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY; Youth on horseback right, holding reins and long palm branch; monogram below horse, Λ below raised foreleg. Ref: Le Rider pl. 45, 5; SNG ANS 8 (Macedonia II) 631; Same obverse die as Triton I Lot 410. Extremely Fine, small punch on obverse, test cut on reverse. Ex Silenos, June 2002.

Edited July 6, 2022 by Edessa

[LONGINUS]

Awesome post, @Ryro and seeing all of these beautiful tets is

TETRAFYING

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist)

 

 

 

 

[NewStyleKing]

On 7/9/2022 at 1:10 PM, NewStyleKing said:

So, the experts are sure they can identify all phases of the gold coinage of Alexander the great ?  I don't know not my subject.. Hoard evidence?  A lot of this stuff is missing for non specialists!  That's why I ask.

 

Same with the Philieterus issues of pergamon   who, why  and how are they ordered?  Never seen it simply stated, just alluded to.

 

That is very common in ancient coins  where's the beef ?...often totally missing. Like my query the other day on coins of the Olympic games. I never knew and until then nobody said.  No body saying is really big in numismatics!

 

It was me getting my first NewStyle  that I noticed differing dates  on different dealers.  I then asked CNG  and got a sensible reply...read Thompson.  And I took it from there, Thompson for overall dating  I quickly found was immediately undermined  and is a long an interesting story, now accepted as c164 BC  to c42 BC  the sequences  are largely unchanged  but with interesting exceptions!

 

But only a few of us tell, what we know. Shame