X6's Organized Mayhem => The Incuse Collection

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stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 11:03 am x6's Organized Mayhem => The Incuse Collection Coin #1 Lydia AR Siglos Date: 545-520 BC Diameter: 15.6 mm Weight: 4.9 grams Obverse: Confronted lion and bull. Reverse: Two incuse square punches Coin #2 Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol "Boar & Lion, K Before" Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. 525-475 BC. Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.73grams Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny behind. Reverse: Head of lion left, K before; all in incuse square. SNG France: 380, SNG Von Aulock 1215 Coin #3 Thasos, AR Archaic Stater. Satyr & Struggling Nymph Islands off Thrace, Thasos c.525 - 463 BC Diameter: 21.5 mm Weight: 8.60 grams Obverse: Satyr carrying off a struggling nymph, who raises her arm in protest Reverse: Quadrapartite incuse square Reference: SNG Cop 1010 Other: Nice metal with good facial detail. A classic archaic Greek type! Coin #4 CARIA, KINDYA AR TETROBOL / SEA MONSTER Date: circa 510-480 BC Diameter: 12.6 mm Weight: 2 grams Obverse: Head of Ketos (Cetus) sea monster left Reverse: Latticework pattern in incuse Reference: SNG Keckman 920 Other: A nice example with bold detail ... AEF/AEF Coin #5 Persia AR Siglos Date: Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II (485-420 BC) Diameter: 15.4 mm Weight: 5.3 grams Obverse: Persian hero holding bow and spear, X banker's mark in field Reverse: Incuse punch Coin #6 Attica Aegina AR Stater C. 480-457 BC 9 mm 11.76grams Obv: Smooth shell sea turtle Rev: Square incuse skew pattern Grey tone with good detail SNG Cop 507 Coin #7 Ionia Miletos Silver Obol "Roaring Lion & Star Ornament" Ionia, Miletos AR Obol. 325-475 BC. Diameter: 9.5mm Weight: 1.10 grams Obverse: Forepart of roaring lion left. Reverse: Star ornament within incuse square. SNG Kayman: 476-487, Klein 424-425. Coin #8 MACEDON, Akanthos AR Tetrobol Circa 470-390 BC Diameter: 16mm Weight: 2.31 grams Obverse: Forepart of bull left, head right; two laurel branches above Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses Reference: SNG ANS 35 Other: Good VF Coin #9 Attic Owl AR Tetradrachm Struck circa after 413 B.C. Mint: uncertain, in imitation of the contemporary coinage of Athens 26.37 X 22.19 mm 15.20 grams Obverse -Head of Athena right, of more advanced style, the eye seen in true profile; she wears crested helmet ornamented with three olive-leaves and floral scroll. Reverse - Owl standing right, head facing; to right AΘE; to left, olive-twig and crescent. Interesting treatment of the A, with two deep test cuts on reverse. Reference: SNGCop-31; Dewing-1593 Sear-2520 and/or 2521 Ex -- Forest City Coins, London, Ontario,-- Proprietor -- Mr. Keith Greenham -purchased in the 1980s Coin #10 MACEDON EION AR Trihemiobol Ca. 460-400 BC. 12 mm 0.87 grams (just a wee lil' thing) Obverse: Goose standing right, head left; lizard above, H below. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Ref. SNG ANS 287. Ex CNG. Seaby Coins 5/93. Nice VF Coin #11 Rhodes AR Hemidrachm Date: 408-390 BC Diameter: 13.0 mm Weight: 1.7 grams Obverse: Head of Helios facing Reverse: Rose in incuse square Characteristics: Rare early issue Coin #12 Samos, Ionia, AR obol Fourth century BC Diameter: 7.9 mm Weight: 0.52 grams Obverse: Lion´s skin Reverse: Scorpion SNG Aulock 1817 Coin #13 Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm Date: 4th cent. BC Diameter: 12.0 mm Weight: 2.0 gr Obverse: Forepart of lion Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with amphora/pellet A Coin #14 IONIA, TEOS AR DRACHM 375 B.C. HAGNON, MAGISTRATE DIAMETER: 16 MM WEIGHT: 3.4GRAMS Obverse: Griffin seated right, raising forepaw Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with granulated quarters and thick crossbars; THIΩN on vertical crossbar, A r-NΩN on horizontal crossbar Reference: Kinns 11; SNG Copenhagen 1443 Other: 6h, Toned, good-VF Coin #15 Boeotia, Thebes AR Stater Date: 363-338 BC Diameter: 21.5 mm Weight: 11.8 grams Obverse: Boeotian shield Reverse: Amphora, KA-LLI across field; all within incuse concave circle Reference: BCD Boiotia 555 Coin #16 Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Siglos Bull c. 340-320 BC Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 5.31 grams Obverse: KALC (KALX) Kalchedon/Calchedon? ... Bull standing on corn ear Reverse: "mill-sail" incuse Reference: SNG Cop 348 Other: Comes with old CNG tag that describes it as good VF. Banker's mark on both sides. Nice grey toning. An attractive piece Coin #17 THRACE BYZANTION AR HEMIDRACHM C. 340-320 BC Diameter: 14mm Weight: 2.48 grams Obverse: Cow standing left on dolphin Reverse: Incuse 'mill sail' punch Reference: SNG BM 36-41 Other: Grey tone with good detail ... well, I think that's all of 'em?!! => please feel free to comment and/or post your incuse coins!! Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 11:18 am Nice thread Steve here is some of mine! Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 11:24 am Excellent coins! I don't have any incuse coins. Neither, any Greek coins at the moment. Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 11:28 am Very Nice Coins Steve! My incuse: Byzantion Thrace Silver Half Siglos 357 - 340 BC Ob: Heifer left on Dolphin Rev: Mill Sail Incuse Sear 1582 Extra: Scan makes it look more worn than it really is Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 12:02 pm Fantastic collection, one of days I'll have to get some of these. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 12:39 pm Thanks Ski ... Nice incuse additions, fellas!! Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 1:16 pm Wow, my jaw dropped more than once... excellent collection, thanks for sharing Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 3:55 pm What a fantastic group of coins! Congrats Steve! Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 6:23 pm Thanks Kurt (Mr Deniro) => I hope you have a Merry Christmas (thanks for all of your help in my "early years") Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 7:15 pm Great coins, the Thasos Stater is my personal favourite there since I could only afford the drachm version of that coin. The rest are also good, the Darius and the Turtle being favourites of mine. Again a good selection of varieties, something for everyone ^^ Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 7:24 pm You asked for comments: #'s 1, 11, 12 and 14 strike me as great coins to be proud of and which I would love to have in my collection. #15 would join this group depending on what that blob is. It bothers me. If you poke it with a toothpick and it pops off - great coin. If it is solid metal, I'd send it for a Sear certificate asking him to comment on what it is. #2 is not up to the stevex6 standard and will be upgraded soon with a little looking. I do not consider the type incuse enough to make the bunch anyway. Overall I'd only worry about you burning out from buying too many too fast and losing interest when you reach a point that it is hard to find new thrills at the accustomed rate. I've seen it happen. If you are going to spend so much, I'd probably suggest buying fewer and better coins lest your collection end up looking like mine with 10% gems and 90% hard to sell. I'll follow with a few favorite incuse coins but I'll try to stick to coins I'd buy again if I had a do-over. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 7:35 pm Awesome, thanks dougsmit => I agree with my #2 (I almost didn't include it in the group ... but it still is technically an incuse square, so I included it) => yah, I am "really" hoping that the blob ends-up being explainable (it is from my favourite seller, so it would be quite a shame to use the ol' fake-refund option) ... but I am going to send it to David Sear in the New Year Please post some of your incuse winners (I know you have several that made my mouth drop!!) => thanks again for the comments (it is always refreshing to get the honest truth) Cheers Steve Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 8:08 pm I'll start with another Kyzikos obol. Finding these with both sides on flan can take looking but they exist. Trikka, Thessaly hemidrachm 420-400 BC Note this is a hemidrachm and both animals are only half shown Running kings from Persia come in four distinct versions of which I only have three. This is the second most rare. I'd love one showing him waist up only. This type (Darius 510-486 BC) is often well struck compared to the later ones. Similar and in poor shape but not poor 'for these' is this 1/12 siglos. It is from the last of the four types showing the king with a dagger rather than a spear (the other common one). These are common as sigloi but rare as fractions. Finally my favorite incuse coin from the incuse series I'd love to have complete if I were rich. Italian towns of the early 5th century BC issued coins raised on one side and incuse on the other. The big ones are the same on both sides and the idea fr them is often credited to Pythagoras who lived in the region at the time. They look like brockages but the dies for the reverse were made to strike recessed. I only have a couple of the most common ones in poor condition. This Metapontum is a 1/12 (I think)and shows the city badge ear of wheat on the obverse. The reverse, however, shows a single grain in incuse. These are not all that easy to find. An acsearch search (incuse) will show you several of the big guys which I'd love to have. It will be harder to find a set of the little guys. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 8:23 pm One last coin. At the end of the incuse period some cities issued larger coins much thicker than the wide spread, early and expensive kind. They were not nearly as impressive but that fact made this one fall in my price bracket decades ago. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 12:46 am Wow ... I absolutely love the ol' archaic incuse squares/punches => I love your Running-Man ... and your Kyzikos obol is obviously better than my example (very nice) => I've checked-out the Trikka, Thessaly hemidrachm, but they are usually out of my price range (I'll have to hunt a bit more to score one of these babies!!) ... very cool additons, dougsmit (thank you, dawg!!) Edited by stevex6 12/24/2012 12:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
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