ominus1 Posted June 21, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 Just received this today and i said i'd shows it when i gets it and here it is!..interesting coin from and interesting place, it is(the city/settlement) 1st mentioned in around 455BC and continued to exist even at the time of Strabo* and one of its borders was the river Achelous plus this old fountain penned tag and paper envelope it came in. POST YER COINS N COMMENTS PEEPS! 🙂 Bronze coin of Oeniadae in Acarnania (c200BC+-) Zeus/Jupiter laureate bust right obverse, Achelous reverse showing head horns and neck, 23mm, 5.93gms 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamnaskires Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Super rendition of the man-faced bull. You probably know that our own Nick wrote (well, co-wrote) the book on these issues. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat7 Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Here is my "Man-faced bull" (Difficult to see, but only one I have.) 500 BC IBERIA Emporion, Obol, Campo pl. XVI, 3 Edited June 22, 2022 by Topcat7 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Kamnaskires said: Super rendition of the man-faced bull. You probably know that our own Nick wrote (well, co-wrote) the book on these issues. ..thanks...well i'll be danged!...i'll have to check that out about @Nick's book...kool info man 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Nice man-bull portrait, @ominus1. Here is a similar one in my collection. Edited June 22, 2022 by happy_collector 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Nomos Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Here is a man faced bull from Neapolis in Campania. Nomos c. 390 - 380 BC. I originally bought this cause it's a scarcer early type, and I really liked the portrait of Parthenope. Now I really like the bull too. 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamnaskires Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Di Nomos said: Here is a man faced bull from Neapolis in Campania. Stunning...outstanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapphnwn Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 22, 2022 Neapolis Ar Nomos 300-275 BC Obv Head of Nymph right To left astagalus Rv Man headed bull advancing right head facing being crowned by Nike HN 579 HGC 453 7.19 grms 19 mm Photo by W. HansenThis coin was minted sometime after the city was captured by the Romans from Samnite occupation. The city became a close ally to the Romans thereafter. This coin was minted towards the end of the series of nomoi minted at this city which ended circa 250 BC. 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helvius Pertinax Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Nice Bull 😁 I have one too! It's a rare early one, from the city of Nola, minted around 400 - 375 BC: 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) I kept trying to snag a coin like the OP coin for a while, but I am cheap and always failed. On the radar anyways. Here are my only 2 examples, unfortunately the interest point is worn 5.70 g 19.04 mm Campania, Suessa Aurunca 268 – 240 BC OBV:Laureate head of Apollo left, O at right REV: SVESANO, Man-headed bull, Nike flying above, crowning bull with laurel branch or wreath. SNG ANS 606, SNG Cop. 586 0.49 g 11.1 mm Litra 415/405 BC. Head of the youthful river god Orethos / human headed bull protome (river god Archeloos), Punic legend in the field.. Jenkins in SNR 50 (1971), S. 75, 13 SNG ANS 549 (Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 407/408, 245) Edited June 22, 2022 by ambr0zie 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 22, 2022 Sicily SelinusAR Litra400 BCE10mm 0.67gNymph on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf -Man-faced bullMildenberg 27 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleun96 Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 It has its issues but still one of my favourite coins and longest surviving (i.e. without being sold/consigned): 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agricantus Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 My avatar. Purchased a few years ago. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Alegandron said: Sicily SelinusAR Litra400 BCE10mm 0.67gNymph on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf -Man-faced bullMildenberg 27 ..that one's fantastic Brian...is that covering on Achelous at shield or is it metal from another source welded into it?..:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 some very beautiful & desirable coins here folks! ...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted June 22, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 22, 2022 27 minutes ago, ominus1 said: ..that one's fantastic Brian...is that covering on Achelous at shield or is it metal from another source welded into it?..:) I need to pull it out and use my microscope sometime. I have a huge project thought out when I finally retire, this is a part of it... thanks for reminding me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 @kapphnwn a really beautiful coin. here one of my collection. Sicily, Gela, AR litra 10 mm, 0.52 gr, 6 h 430-425 bc Jenkins, Gela group 6,401-453 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailathacl Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Here’s my beloved exemplar. (Not my avatar coin, which is “the one that got away”.) 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted June 22, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Bailathacl said: Here’s my beloved exemplar. (Not my avatar coin, which is “the one that got away”.) I like this type... the face on this body looks so funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted June 23, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2022 Uncert West Asia Minor Karia 5th C BC AR tetartemorion 5mm 0.15g Female - Frprt man-faced bull r Kayhan 968 exc rght 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etcherdude Posted June 23, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) I’ve already posted these in another thread but they’re well suited to show in this one too. Edited June 23, 2022 by Etcherdude 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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