Banking Hall - Ancient Coin Decorations

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DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 11/30/2017 5:45 pm I was in a hall opposite to the Bank of England today and when I looked up I saw some recognizable coins on the wall. One side of the room had modern coins (American gold etc) but the other had a few recognizable ancients... so I thought I would post them to see if anyone else recognizes them. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/30/2017 5:56 pm Medallion decorations to be more exact. Probably made from fired white earthenware or bisque porcelain. The bee reminiscent of Ephesus. Edited by sel_69l 11/30/2017 6:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/30/2017 6:31 pm Nice Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 11/30/2017 6:40 pm Upper left is a coin from Taranto, right? http://goccf.com/t/243942&whichpage=1 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 11/30/2017 10:05 pm Looks like a tet from syracuse and a tet of Alexander? Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 02:34 am I thought the first was Histaiai (Nymph sitting on prow of ship) the second as Sel says is a bee coin from Ephesos, Ionia it even has the devices. Next one I wasn't as sure and thought it may be head of Athena but Orfew correctly identifies it as from Syracuse coins (head of Arethusa) and the last was Head of Herakles in lion skin as appears on Alex III coins. I thought it very cool that the architect made this reference and that it wasn't entirely lost on me :) Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 04:02 am Top left looks more like the boy on dolphin types from Tars as mentioned above. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 07:01 am Hard to see from my photo... from the distance I was at I couldn't make out the dolphin and thought it was a prow but I stand corrected because the prows curl around more. Report this Post to the Staff
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