Diomedes Ancient Coins

LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet. Countermarks. Sardes, uninscribed issues. Obv: Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate sun above eye. Rev: Two square punches of different size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Whilst this coin is known as a trite, or third-stater, it is estimated that there are only around 100 surviving examples of full staters, which would indicate they were fairly uncommon in antiquity (or were significantly recycled). In

Antigonos II Gonatas, 277/6-239 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.08 g, 10 h), Amphipolis, circa 274/1-260/55 BC. Horned head of Pan to left, within the center of a Macedonian shield. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOΥ Athena Alkidemos striding left; to left, Macedonian helmet with transverse crest; to right, monogram of EYPM. While reviewing some of the coins in my collection I noticed something that I had missed previously on this coin. On the reverse Athena Alkidemos 'defender of t

Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (8.56g, 21mm). Obv.: Ϙ Pegasos flying left. Rev.: head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet;...

I am now at the point that - with the exception of a few coins which rarely come up at auctions, or which are prohibitively expensive...

Sicily. Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II (275-215 BC). AR 16 Litrai-Tetradrachm, c. 218-214 BC. Obv. Diademed and veiled bust left;...

Lesbos. Mytilene circa 521-478 BC. Sixth Stater or Hekte EL. 11 mm, 2.56 g. Obv: Head of a ram to right; below, rooster standing right,...

Julius Caesar, Denarius, military mint moving with Caesar, spring-summer 48, diademed head of Pietas right, wearing an oak wreath, hair...

The obverse of this bronze coin from Pantikapaion in Thrace is the head of satyr facing right which is mostly identified as Pan (though I...

Bruttium, Medma. AR Stater, ca. 330-320 B.C. Obv: Pegasos flying left; Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left. When I started out collecting...

Dynasts of Lycia, Perikles (c. 380-360 BC). AR Tetrobol (16mm, 3.05g). Uncertain mint. Facing scalp of lion. R/ Triskeles; above, dolphin...

Bruttium, Terina, c. 300 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.33g, 12h). Female head l., wearing triple-pendant earring; [triskeles] behind. R/ Nike...

Kroton, Silver Third Stater, 530-500BC. Obverse: Delphic tripod with three handles, with legs terminating in lion's paws, with ornaments...

LUCANIA, Velia. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena left; monogram behind neck guard. Rev. Lion standing left, devouring prey; Φ between legs;...

KINGS OF LYDIA. Kroisos, circa 560-546 BC. Siglos (Silver, 17 mm, 5.25 g), Sardes. Confronted foreparts of a lion and a bull. Rev. Two...

Bruttium. Lokroi Epizephyrioi. AR Stater, (8.31 g), ca. 350-275 BC. Obv: Pegasos flying left; Rev: Helmeted head of Athena right. Lokroi...

THRACE. Maroneia. Tetradrachm (Circa 189/8-49/5 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev: ΔIONYΣOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ /...

SICILY, Syracuse, Silver Tetradrachm, Second Democracy, Charioteer/Arethusa, c460-440 BC. Obverse: Charioteer walking horse drawn...

There is a great breadth to Greek coins, which in date span from the very origins of coinage in Lydia in the late 7th century BC through...

Recently I have been spreading out a bit from the coins of Magna Graecia and so purchased a coin of Chalkis. There remains a link in that...

KINGS OF MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas, 277/6-239 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.08 g, 10 h), Amphipolis, circa 274/1-260/55 BC....