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Birds on Ancient Coins
Ionia, c. 600 - 550 B.C.

|Archaic| |Electrum|, |Ionia,| |c.| |600| |-| |550| |B.C.||Hemihekte| |(1/12| |Stater)|
In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. In early Greek art, Sirens were represented as birds with large women's heads, bird feathers, and scaly feet. Later, they were represented as female figures with the legs of birds, with or without wings, playing a variety of musical instruments, especially harps. Later Sirens were sometimes depicted as beautiful women, whose bodies, not only their voices, were seductive.
SH84464. Electrum Hemihekte (1/12 Stater), Unpublished in major references; Naville auction VII (1924), Bement Collection, lot 1435; CNG, Triton XI (8 Jan 2008), lot 253, aEF, tight flan, earthen deposits, weight 1.367 g, maximum diameter 8.8 mm, Ionia, uncertain mint, c. 600 - 550 B.C.; obverse siren standing left; reverse incuse square punch; ex Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 92, part 2 (24 May 2016), lot 1476; this type is not published in the major references but many examples are known from auctions; rare; SOLD


Kroton, Bruttium, Italy, c. 480 - 430 B.C.

|Italy|, |Kroton,| |Bruttium,| |Italy,| |c.| |480| |-| |430| |B.C.||stater|
Pythagoras founded his school, the Pythagoreans, at Kroton c. 530 B.C. Among his pupils were the early medical theorist Alcmaeon of Croton and the philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer Philolaus. The Pythagoreans acquired considerable influence with the supreme council of one thousand by which the city was ruled. Sybaris was the rival of Croton until 510 B.C., when Croton sent an army of one hundred thousand men, commanded by the wrestler Milo, against Sybaris and destroyed it. Shortly afterwards, however, an insurrection took place, led by a prominent citizen, Cylon, by which the Pythagoreans were driven out and a democracy established.
GI95920. Silver stater, SNG Gale 133, HN Italy 2102, SNG Munchen 1427 var. (minor differences), SNG ANS 267 var. (same), SNG Cop 1759 var. (same), VF, old collection toning, bumps and scratches, edge flaw, small thick "dumpy" flan, weight 8.081 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Kroton (Crotone, Calabria, Italy) mint, c. 480 - 430 B.C.; obverse tripod with lion feet and three ring handles, outer rings seen from side, no rings between the legs, crane or heron on left standing right, koppaPO upward on right; reverse incuse tripod, border of rays, nothing left or right; from the Errett Bishop Collection, ex Numismatic Fine Arts (Beverly Hills, CA) with tag; SOLD


Egypt, Coptic Textile with Birds, 4th - 6th Century A.D.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egypt,| |Coptic| |Textile| |with| |Birds,| |4th| |-| |6th| |Century| |A.D.|
Coptic art was produced in Egypt during the early Christian era. A remarkable number of Coptic textiles survive today, due to the Coptic custom of burying them with the dead, and to the aridity of Egyptian graves. The textiles are commonly linen or wool and use the colors red, blue, yellow, green, purple, black and brown. The dyes were derived from madder, indigo, woad, saffron, the murex shell, and the kermes insect.
AE61827. Coptic textile, 3 x 5 inches, double-weave fabric with birds; from a New Jersey collection, c. 4th - 6th century A.D.; SOLD


Judah (Yehud), Macedonian Rule, Hezekiah, 332 - 302 B.C.

|Greek| |Domination|, |Judah| |(Yehud),| |Macedonian| |Rule,| |Hezekiah,| |332| |-| |302| |B.C.||half| |ma'ha| |(1/48| |shekel)|
This type was at first struck with a Chimera head right on the obverse. The die was increasingly worn until the Chimera head became an egg-shaped lump. On this coin the obverse is so weakly struck that the obverse appears to be blank with the "egg" barely visible.
JD111395. Silver half ma'ha (1/48 shekel), Menorah Coin Project YHD 31 dies O1/R1; Hendin 6075c (RR); Meshorer TJC 27a; HGC 10 448 (R2), aF, tight flan, toned, scratches, weight 0.285 g, maximum diameter 7.17 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, c. 306 - 305 B.C.; obverse egg-shape (very weak); reverse Aramaic inscription: YHWDH, duck standing right, head turned back left; very rare; SOLD


Roman Republic, Anonymous, c. 115 - 114 B.C.

|211-100| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Anonymous,| |c.| |115| |-| |114| |B.C.||denarius|
Unusual anonymous issue at such a late date. This interesting reverse was reused by Titus on an aureus almost 200 years later.
RR93953. Silver denarius, Crawford 287/1, Sydenham 530, RSC I 176, Russo RBW 1117, SRCV I 164, VF, elegant style, light toning, luster in recesses, light marks, weight 3.827 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 345o, Rome mint, c. 115 - 114 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below; reverse Roma seated right on pile of shields and helmet, holding (resting on) spear in left hand, she-wolf suckling twins at feet on right, two birds flying above in field; SOLD


Metapontum, Lucania, c. 340 - 330 B.C.

|Italy|, |Metapontum,| |Lucania,| |c.| |340| |-| |330| |B.C.||nomos|
Leukippos (or Leucippus) was a son of king Oinomaos of Pisa. He fell in love with the nymph Daphne and disguised himself as a girl to join her company. When she discovered his true identity in the bath, he was slain by the nymphs. Based on this portrait, his plan was doomed from the start.

Another Leukippos, unrelated to the coin, was a philosopher in the first half of 5th century B.C. This Leukippos was the first Greek to develop the theory of atomism; the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms. His theory was elaborated in far greater detail by his pupil and successor, Democritus. Leukippos was born in Miletus or Abdera.
GS110591. Silver nomos, Johnson-Noe B3.15 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 497 (same); Historia Numorum Italy 1576; SNG ANS 443, VF, fine style, toned, areas weakly struck, irregularly shaped flan, weight 7.812 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 315o, Metapontion (Metaponto, Italy) mint, c. 340 - 330 B.C.; obverse ΛEYKIΠΠOΣ (clockwise from above), head of Leucippus right, bearded, wearing Corinthian helmet with a plain bowl, dog (control symbol) seated left behind; reverse barley ear, stalk and leaf on right, bird with open wings on leaf, META upward on left, AMI below leaf; from the CEB Collection, ex Numismatic Fine Arts (Beverly Hills); SOLD


Roman Republic, Anonymous (TOD and Wren), 189 - 180 B.C.

|211-100| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Anonymous| |(TOD| |and| |Wren),| |189| |-| |180| |B.C.||denarius|
This is the first example of this type ever handled by Forum.
SH59088. Silver denarius, Crawford 141/1, Sydenham 345, RSC I 35, BMCRR Rome 589, SRCV I 66, aVF, weight 3.820 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 270o, Rome mint, 189 - 180 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, convex visor in three pieces, hair tied behind, earring and necklace, X behind, linear border; reverse Luna riding right in biga, goad in right, reins in left, TOD below with bird perched on the T, ROMA in a rectangular linear frame in exergue, linear border; rare; SOLD


Mylasa, Caria, c. 420 - 390 B.C.

|Mylasa|, |Mylasa,| |Caria,| |c.| |420| |-| |390| |B.C.||tetartemorion|
Mylasa (Milas, Turkey today) was often mentioned by ancient writers. The first mention is from early 7th century B.C., when Arselis, a Carian leader from Mylasa, helped Gyges in his fight for the Lydian throne. Under Persia, Mylasa was the chief city of Caria. Mylasa joined the Delian League c. 455 B.C., but Persian rule was restored by 400. Mylasa was the hometown and first capital of the Hecatomnid dynasty, nominally Persian satraps, but practically kings of Caria and the surrounding region, 377 - 352 B.C. In the Hellenistic era, the city was contested by Alexander's successors, but prospered. Mylasa was severely damaged in the Roman Civil War in 40 B.C., but again regained prosperity under Roman rule.
GA68731. Silver tetartemorion, HN Online 980; SNG Kayhan 940 - 943; SNG Keckman I 926; SNG Tübingen 3001 (Miletos); SNG Cop -, VF, well centered and nice for the type, weight 0.263 g, maximum diameter 5.8 mm, die axis 45o, Mylasa (Milas, Turkey) mint, c. 420 - 390 B.C.; obverse forepart of lion right, head turned back left; reverse bird standing left within incuse square; SOLD


Etruscan, Bronze Ladle Handle, 6th - 5th Century B.C.

|Metal| |Antiquities|, |Etruscan,| |Bronze| |Ladle| |Handle,| |6th| |-| |5th| |Century| |B.C.|
Ex Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia; ex Ran Ryan, from the collection of Alex G. Malloy. Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia was founded in 1889 in the Villa di Papa Giulio (Pope Julius), built in the mid-16th century for Pope Julius III. Today the museum is devoted to pre-Roman antiquities, from Umbria, Latium, and southern Etruria. In the 1950's the museum sold Roman antiquities to Rex Ryan, a dealer with a shop in Rome. Alex Malloy, an antiquities dealer in for 40 years, purchased some of these antiquities, including this piece, from Rex Ryan, in 1974.

Greek, Etruscan and Roman bronzes by Gisela Richter notes, "the shape is distinguished for its grace and simplicity" and "ladles of this type are commonly found together with black-figured and red-figured vases in tombs in Etruria."
AM12357. cf. Richter Bronzes 648; ROM Metalware 52, green patina, one duck head missing, bronze ladle handle; 14 inches long; bifurcated top, each end with a duck head terminal; SOLD


Eion, Macedonia, c. 460 - 400 B.C.

|Other| |Macedonia|, |Eion,| |Macedonia,| |c.| |460| |-| |400| |B.C.||trihemiobol|
Athens unsuccessfully attempted to capture Eion during the Ionian Revolt in 497 B.C. The revolt ended with Persia re-establishing control in Thrace. A Persian fortress and food storage for the Persian army was built at Eion, probably in 492 B.C. Xerxes recalled most of the Persian troops from the area in the winter of 480/479 B.C. In 475 B.C., Eion was besieged and captured by the Delian League's Athenian general Cimon. Refusing Cimon's offer of an honorable withdrawal, the Persian commander Boges destroyed the treasure, killed his family, and committed suicide as the food ran out. Cimon turned the course of the Strymon River so that it flowed against the city walls, dissolving the mud brick fortifications. The inhabitants were enslaved. The capture of Eion was the beginning of a military campaign intended to clear the Aegean Sea of Persian fleets and pirates in order to facilitate Athenian access to the Hellespont. The Athenian colony Amphipolis was founded in 437 B.C. three miles up the Strymon River. After that, Eion served as the harbor of Amphipolis.
GS111896. Silver trihemiobol, BMC Macedonia p 74, 11; SNG Cop 177; Babelon Traité IV 1083 and pl. LV, 10; SNG ANS 288 var. (no control letter); HGC 3.1 521, aVF, light toning, weight 0.966 g, maximum diameter 11.6 mm, die axis 0o, Eion (near Amfipoli, Greece) mint, c. 460 - 400 B.C.; obverse goose standing right, looking back, lizard left above, H (control) below bird behind legs; reverse incuse square; ex TMC (Tom Maus Coins, Johnson City, NY); SOLD




  




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