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For Those Who Love Victory

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 Posted 07/27/2012  5:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@Ancient--on closer inspection I saw the pitting and wondered if that's the explanation. My post got ahead of those observations. That's a great figure of Nike--there's a lot of fluidity to the lines, the best of Greek coin art.
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 Posted 07/27/2012  6:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@DV Thanks DV. I am glad there are people out their who appreciate these fine coins as I do.

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 Posted 07/27/2012  7:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Doucet to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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How far back in the coinage of the ancient world does the Victory go?

Not long ago I did some searching to find the oldest coin I could with a depiction of Nike (Victory). This is the oldest one I've found so far.
There are several types from this era, here is one of them.

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Sicily. Syracuse. c. 490-485 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.03g (2h). Obv: Quadriga in slow motion to right, the charioteer holding reins and long goad. Above, Nike flying to crown the horses. Dotted border. Rx: ΣVR' - ΚΟΣΙ - Ο - Ν Head of nymph Arethusa right, wearing necklace; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 59 (O31/R38). Randazzo Hoard 242 (same dies). SNG ANS -. Beautiful archaic head of Arethusa. Struck in high relief. Beautifully centered surrounded by four magnificent dolphins. Extremely unusual obverse with large charioteer and graceful Nike over the quadriga with wings spread. Mint State.


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 Posted 07/27/2012  7:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What a beautiful coin. I could never afford that beauty.
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 Posted 07/27/2012  7:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ok that coin is nuts. Surprisingly much older then I thought I thought it appeared on the coinage of Korinth. Nike appears as a small device in the right obverse field of the 130grs/ 8.5g stater. Although other early figures like the gorgan appear too.

That coin is rediculus.
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 Posted 07/27/2012  10:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Archaic-style Greek coins are beautiful, rare and valuable.
Wish I could afford that--it sold for $16,000 in 2011.
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