Benefactor LONGINUS Posted September 12, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 12, 2023 These are my two oldest coins and although they were not in existence for several plus more years when the Battle of Marathon took place, they do come fairly close to the period of 490 BC. Feel free to post your coins from or near the period or any coins featuring someone running. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Great display as always. There is a generalisation of dates in this period unless specified. The two oldest I have are from roughly that period, 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted September 12, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 ..truly a historic battle ..a couple of siglos from 'on or about (or a little after:P) that time.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted September 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 19, 2023 Those are beauties ominus1! I was cheering for the Persians under Darius I to win/ but my numismatic side really favors Greek coinage to Persian Darics/ esp. from Syracuse. I only have this AV Daric struck 420-380 Artaxerxes II 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted September 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2023 Agreed is so hard to get specifically to 490, but Aegina's turtle designs are so minutely analysed that you can get very close. ~490BC (500-480BC range, Aegina stater. And the following is close at pretty much agreed within 5 years of 485 and almost definitely on the early side of that date. Sicily, Syracuse AR Didrachm, c.485BC, Nude rider on horseback right, rev. Diademed head of Arethusa right, three dolphins around, ΣVRΑKΟΣΙΟΝ in legend, 8.79g, (Boehringer IV, 53) But the closest I have to be "sure" is the Samian occupation of Messana, 493-488BC Sicily, Messana/Zankle) Tetradrachm. Samian occupation, 493-488 BC. Facing lion's scalp / Prow of a Samian warship 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted September 19, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 19, 2023 Here's an archaic owl that could be contemporaneous to the Battle of Marathon. With the dating of these coins in ranges that can vary, depending on the source, an approximation is the best I can do. Athens, archaic owl, circa 520-490 BC. From the M&M Auction, #6 1946, lot 664. 17.52 grams 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 19, 2023 This one is a bit rough, but the time frame is right... Taras, Calabria 500-490 BC AR Didrachm (17mm, 7.82g) O: Taras riding dolphin right, holding octopus in right hand, left hand extended. R: Hippocamp right; TAPA-[Σ] beneath, scallop shell below. D'Andrea II, 22; Fischer-Bossert group 2, 34; cf McGill II, 3; Vlasto ---; HN Italy 827; SNG ANS 837; SNG Cop 772-773 Scarce ~ Peter 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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