Help With Two Elymaean Coins

Steve,

Number one can be pretty definitively attributed as a van't Haaff 19.1.1-1A.a (Prince A) - the distinguishing features include the double row of dots that describe the beard as it hangs down from the chin, along with the big-headed, squat depiction of Artemis.

While not 100 percent certain, I lean toward the second coin also being Prince A. While both Prince A and Prince B have side hair tufts as we see on the obverse, and both are bearded, only Prince A has diadem ends trailing downward to the right, behind the neck (as we see here). Therefore I believe it's a Prince A and that the worn reverse image shows, once again, Artemis with arm outstretched to hold a bow - as opposed to Prince B's Athena with arm out to prop up a shield. Without details to see clearly (like whether the beard below the chin is described by one row of dots or two) it would have to have a generalized citation: van't Haaff type 19.1.

Great to see you getting into this series!

Hi museumguy,

Nice coins

Here's mine that Bob attributed for me last year.
You can really see the differences in the stylised Artemis reverses.

Prince A
Late 2nd to early 3rd centuries AD
Van't Haaff 19.1.1-1A
Obv: Bust left, wearing diadem, beard as two rows of dots
Rev: Artemis standing right, holding bow in one hand, plucking arrow from her quiver with the other hand



Saludos Paul