I put some bids in on an auction (mostly low, so I could easily sell them in case I bit off more than I could chew), and I just found out that I won these two:
Tetradrachm imitating that of Allexander III
Temnos Mint (188 - 170 BC)
Obv: head of Herakles right in lionskin headdress.
Rev: ALEXANDROY legend, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, E and PA monogram above oinochoe beneath vine tendril in left field.
15.49 grams. Price 1678
I may sell this one to help pay for the one below.
Cherronesos - Lion Hemidrachm (400-350 BC.)
Obv: forepart of lion right, head reverted.
Rev: quadripartite incuse square with two raised and two incuse sections; pentagram in one section and dot-AG monogram in the opposite section.
2.29 grams. Berlin I, 45; SNG Leake 1691-1692.
I fell in love with this one as soon as I saw it. Believe it or not, I have a (observational and literary, only!) fascination with the occult and the paranormal. The pentagram on the reverse spoke to that fascination, so I had to have it if it didn't go for too much. The obverse has a well-detailed, very centered lion, which is also a plus.
Now to go research this issue.
Posted 09/03/2016 09:08 am
