GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

[chukers]

GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

Again I don't have a clue on theses I don't even know if they are upside down, right side up backwards or what... I am just doing this for a friend. I am clue less here...

Year/Denomination/Value would be appreciated if that even applies for something like this...

pics 1 & 2 are front and back of first coin

pics 3 & 4 second coin

5 & 6... and so on...


Chukers

 

[shaun7]

Re: GREEK coins? pictures (thanks shaun7)

Mackaydon hit the nail on the head. Herakles with goats on the reverse, I couldn't find an exact match though. I 'd be willing to guess the next one down is Poseidon, notice the trident on the back.

so the Greeks personified their gods into their coinage?

That's what most of their coinage was based on, there are real people on the coins as well ie Alexander the Great

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Awesome find

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Re: GREEK coins? pictures (thanks shaun7)

Mackaydon hit the nail on the head. Herakles with goats on the reverse, I couldn't find an exact match though. I 'd be willing to guess the next one down is Poseidon, notice the trident on the back.

so the Greeks personified their gods into their coinage?

That's what most of their coinage was based on, there are real people on the coins as well ie Alexander the Great

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Have the police arrived yet? Aiding and abetting Greek coins being passed off as Roman. Are they iilegal aliens trying to avoid the Greek debt? You will most likely be hearing a knock on your door shortly!

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

The trident and dolphins (one dolphin shown under the "A" of "AKE" and under the left 'fork' tine of the trident) are attributes of Sicily.
Don.......

 

[N.J.THer]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

I'm definitely not an expert but these coins look Greek not Roman. (only kidding )

Have no clue what they are or where they are from but they sure do look cool.

Best of luck...hope they turn out to be some valuable coins.

NJ

 

[shaun7]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

I'm definitely not an expert but these coins look Greek not Roman. (only kidding )

Have no clue what they are or where they are from but they sure do look cool.

Best of luck...hope they turn out to be some valuable coins.

NJ

Great id

You deserve a spot in the title

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Second coin:
Philip V (220-179 BC)
Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lion's skin. "BA"
Reverse: Two goats at rest facing right.

Don.......

Source: Spink and Son Catalogue 1898 #53386
http://books.google.com/books?id=WA...A#v=onepage&q="two goats" tetradrachm&f=false

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Similar one on EBay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kings-Macedon-Philip-V-Authentic-Ancient-Greek-Coin-/260619665262

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

The symbol belowing the resting goats is a Greek "phi"; perhaps indicating "P" as the mint mark for Pella, the capital city in the ancient land of Macedonia (Greece).

 

[chukers]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Second coin:
Philip V (220-179 BC)
Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lion's skin. "BA"
Reverse: Two goats at rest facing right.

Don.......

Source: Spink and Son Catalogue 1898 #53386
http://books.google.com/books?id=WA...A#v=onepage&q="two goats" tetradrachm&f=false

NO WAY! its over 2000 years old? WOW very impressive research Mackaydon I would of never thought it was that old! Great job in finding that!

 

[ivan salis]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

very very old

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

Bottom coin reverse (next to last pic) is probably also Greek since the Greek letters for "delta" and "sigma" ('triangle' and funny looking 'E') are present.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7)

Second coin:
Philip V (220-179 BC)
Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lion's skin. "BA"
Reverse: Two goats at rest facing right.

Don.......

Source: Spink and Son Catalogue 1898 #53386
http://books.google.com/books?id=WA...A#v=onepage&q="two goats" tetradrachm&f=false

NO WAY! its over 2000 years old? WOW very impressive research Mackaydon I would of never thought it was that old! Great job in finding that!

They all are, thats why I said the are hundreds of years older than most Roman Coins

 

[chukers]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

OK I have to use the F word here...

once I posted the pics not one even mentioned the F word... some say there are alot of FAKE roman coins out there, do Greek coins not suffer the same fate?


What makes thees instantly recognizable as authentic? or so it seems

Chukers

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

IMHO, no one instantly recognizes (would state) a coin as being authentic; it takes time to form that opinion, time invested in examining the appearance, condition, weight, metalic content, diameter, style, and other factors in view of one's own experience and research.
Don.......

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

They look Greek to me

SS

 

[HISPAN]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

Hello ... chukers !!
These coins are all authentic Greek and belong to the northern area of Greece called Macedonia. (country of Alexander the Great) and then show them my Greek coins

The first three are Greek city of Massalia 600-400 BC.
The last is my best currency is the city Ampurias Greek 600-400 BC, (the two cities are close to my area) on this coin is the ' Head of the Goddess Athena, the city of Athens in Greece carrying off the name of this goddess. and the winged horse Pegasus.
I'm sorry but I could not wait ... All my hunt .
http://picasaweb.google.es/terracvm/GreekCoinsOfHispan#

Greetings!

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

Here's what the first coin, immediately above, may have looked like:
http://www.kernunnos.com/dlt/2022.html
Don........
PS: The pics have been deleted. The letters on that coin were Greek for Alpha Nu Phi.

 

[HISPAN]

Re: GREEK! coin pictures (thanks jdsarasin8194 & Shaun7 & Mackaydon)

Here's what the first coin, immediately above, may have looked like:
http://www.kernunnos.com/dlt/2022.html
Don........
PS: The pics have been deleted. The letters on that coin were Greek for Alpha Nu Phi.

yes !!!!