Ancient Coin of the Day: The last few days have been a bit coin-light, so let’s get back to it with a look at some electrum issues of Thebes, starting with this hemidrachm ca. 360-340 BC.

Image: ANS 1959.73.1. Link - https://t.co/nQKjqraMga

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Ancient Coin of the Day: Going back to the Hellenic world today, looking at some of the coinage of the Lycian League from the 2nd Century BC onwards, kicking off with this silver hemidrachm.

Image: ANS 1987.77.20. Link – https://t.co/oeX9oGAlXz

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Ancient Coin of the Day: Sometimes you’ve just got to embrace the shiny – today’s thread begins with this glorious gold stater from Panticapaeum in the Tauric Chersonese, ca. 370-350 BC.



Image: ANS 1944.100.26248. Link – https://t.co/PSrTU1xxNB

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Ancient Coin of the Day: we've bit a bit Rome-heavy of late, so let's head to Greece today with this striking electrum hemidrachm from Thebes, perhaps ca. 350-340 BC.

Image: ANS 1959.73.1

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A gorgeous 'New Style' silver tetradrachm from Athens, 97-96 BC. The Obverse showing a helmeted Athena, the Reverse dominated by an owl atop an amphora.

Image: 1944.100.24839

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A silver triobol of the Achaean League, struck at Corinth, ca. 171-168 BC. The Obverse shows a bust of Zeus Homarius, while Reverse shows the monogram of the Achaean League with a Pegasus above.



Image: ANS 1963.31.369

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A Fourth-century tetradrachm of Ephesus; the Obverse shows the typical bee emblem of Ephesus (Melissa), the Reverse the palm and stag, as well as a magistrate's name (Zoilos).

Image: American Numismatic Society (1944.100.46012)

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