Greek Coins of North-West Black Sea

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Greece (Black Sea Region):

North - West Black Sea:

1. Sarmatia:

* Isle of Berezan

* Olbia

2. Thrace - Black Sea:

* Istros

Æ 23mm, 2.25g Cut in half

Ref: Nieczitajlo-Mihailov p.26, no.25?

Æ 31mm, 3.34g. variant

Ref: Nieczitajlo-Mihailov p.27, no.28?

Æ 26mm, 1.51g.

Ref: Nieczitajlo-Mihailov p.27, no.30 (variant)

Æ 26mm, 2.31g.

Ref: Nieczitajlo-Mihailov p.27, no.30

(variant)

Olbia. 550-500 BC. Æ 33mm x 14mm. 2.81g. Cast Dolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 6A, SNG BA 366

Olbia. 550-500 BC. Æ 38mm x 13mm. 2.56g. Cast Dolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 6Γ

Olbia. 440-410 BC. Æ 1/5 Obol 29mm x 10mm, 2.7g Cast Dolphin Rev: APIXO (O cut off) Ref: Nieczitajlo 66

Olbia. 440-410 BC. Æ 1/5 Obol 40mm x 10mm, 3.30g Cast Dolphin Rev: APIXO Ref: Nieczitajlo 65

Olbia. 410-400 BC. Æ 1/10 Obol 23mm x 8mm, 1.34g Cast Dolphin Rev: ΘΥ Ref: Nieczitajlo 86Б

Olbia. 410-400 BC. Æ 1/10 Obol 27mm x 8mm, 1.50g Cast Dolphin Rev: ΘΥ Ref: Nieczitajlo 88

Olbia. 550-500 BC. Æ 23mm x 10mm, 1.75g Cast Dolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 11B

Olbia. 410-400 BC. Æ 1/10 Obol 22mm x 8mm, 1.20g Cast Dolphin Rev: OΥ Ref: Nieczitajlo 90

Olbia. 440-360 BC. Æ 19mm x 7mm, 0.8g Cast Dolphin

Ref: Nieczitajlo 13B

Olbia. 440-360 BC. Æ 22mm x 9mm, 2.32g Cast Dolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 17B

Olbia. 440-360 BC. Æ 25mm x 8mm, 1.60g Cast Dolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 13E

Olbia. 550-500 BC. Æ 29mm x 10mm, 2.12g CastDolphin Ref: Nieczitajlo 8E or 8Ж

Olbia. 520-440 BC. Æ 33mm x 10mm, 2.00g Cast Dolphin

Ref: Nieczitajlo 9Б

Olbia. 400-370 BC. Æ Dichalk 18mm, 3.49g. Obv: Head of Demeter left. Rev: OΛBIO above, eagle on dolphin right. Ref: Nieczitajlo 97

Olbia. 400-370 BC. Æ Chalk 13mm, 2.31g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO above, dolphin and ear of barley right. Ref: Nieczitajlo 131 (variant #1 - barley ear to the right)

Olbia. 400-370 BC. Æ Chalk 14mm, 2.3g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO above, Dolphin and ear of barley left. Ref: Nieczitajlo 131 (variant #2 - barley ear to the left)

Olbia. 380-360 BC. Æ 8mm, 0.47g. Obv: Head of Demeter right Rev: OΛBIO, ear of barley left, dolphin left Ref: Nieczitajlo 132

Olbia. 370-360 BC. Æ Dichalk. 18mm, 5.27g. Obv: Head of Tyche in crown left Rev: OΛBIO ΣΩΣTRA, kneeling bower. Ref: Nieczitajlo 151

Olbia. 370-360 BC. Æ Dichalk. 17mm, 4.9g. Obv: Head of Tyche in crown left Rev: OΛBIO ΣOИ, kneeling bower. Ref: Nieczitajlo 153

Olbia. 370-360 BC. Æ Chalk. 11mm, 1.80g. Obv: Head of Tyche in crown left Rev: OΛBIO, kneeling bower. Ref: Nieczitajlo ?

Olbia. 360-320 BC. Æ 12mm, 1.50g. Obv: Head of Demeter left. Rev: OΛBIO below dolphin, Ear of barley over dolphin. Ref: Nieczitajlo 217

Olbia. 330-320 BC. Æ 13mm, 1.54g. Obv: Head of Demeter left. Rev: OΛBIO below dolphin, Eagle on dolphin left. Ref: Nieczitajlo 219

Olbia. 360-320 BC. Æ 10mm, 0.52g. Obv: Head of Apollo right. Rev: OIBΛO (retrograde), dolphin left, seed, bow, branch, arrow above the seed. Ref: Unlisted variant

Olbia. 360-320 BC. Æ 8mm, 0.44g. Obv: Head of Apollo right. Rev: OΛBIO, dolphin left, seed above. Ref: Nieczitajlo 239

Olbia. 360-320 BC. Æ 9mm, 0.37g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OIBΛO (retrograde), dolphin right, seed above. Ref: Nieczitajlo 242

Olbia. 330-300 BC. Æ Dichalk. 24mm, 10.78g. Obv: River god Borysthenes Rev: OΛBIO, monogram, axe-scepter and bowcase. Ref: SNG BM Vol: IX 455, Anokhin 133

Olbia. 275-250 BC. Æ Dichalk. 19mm, 7.02g. Obv: River god Borysthenes. Rev: OΛBIO, MB (dots), axe-scepter and bowcase. Ref: SNG BM Vol: IX 528, Anokhin 210

Olbia. 260-250 BC. Æ Chalk 13mm, 2.0g. Obv: Head of Apollo right. Rev: OΛBIO, bowcase above. Ref: Nieczitajlo 377

Olbia. 250-240 BC. Æ 21mm, 6.4g. Obv: Head of Heracles left. Rev: OΛBIO, ΠEE, K bowcase and club. Ref: Nieczitajlo 390

Olbia. 240-220 BC. Æ 20mm, 7.7g. Obv: Head of Demeter left, Counter mark - head of Athena left. Rev: OΛBIO, EY, axe-scepter and bowcase Ref: Nieczitajlo 402

Olbia. 220-210 BC. Æ left- 23mm, 6.35g ; right-23mm,9.12g Obv: Helios facing. Rev: OΛ, Two horse foreparts conjoined. Ref: Anokhin 255, Nieczitajlo 415(struck on the Demeter/axe-scepter coin)

Olbia. 200-180 BC. Æ 18mm, 4.20g. Obv: Head of Apollo right, Countermark head of Athena facing down. Rev: OΛBIO, EI/B/A/EI/PI, Lyre. Ref: Nieczitajlo 470

Olbia. 180-150 BC. Æ Tetrachalk 17mm, 7.1g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO, BΣE below dolphin, eagle on dolphin left. Ref: Nieczitajlo 533

Olbia. 180-150 BC. Æ Tetrachalk 17mm, 4.55g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO, eagle on dolphin left. Ref: Nieczitajlo 539

Olbia. 180-150 BC. Æ Tetrachalk 18mm, 7.15g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO, BΣE below dolphin, eagle on dolphin right. Ref: Nieczitajlo 540

Olbia. 180-150 BC. Æ Tetrachalk 20mm, 8.30g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Countermark Head of Helios Rev: OΛBIO, BΣE eagle on dolphin left. Ref: Nieczitajlo 542

Olbia. 170-130 BC. Æ 13mm, 3.80g. Obv: Head of Demeter right. Rev: OΛBIO, BΣE, Quiver and bow. Ref: Nieczitajlo 544

Olbia. 52-53 AD. Æ 18mm, 3.06g. Obv: Head of Zeus right, Rev: OΛBIO ΠOΛEITEΩN, Z, monogram, Eagle to the left Ref: Nieczitajlo 609

Olbia. 52-53 AD. Æ 18mm, 4.62g. Obv: Head of Zeus right, Countermark caduceus Rev: OΛBIO ΠOΛEITEΩN, Eagle left Ref: Nieczitajlo 608

Olbia. 72-75 AD. Æ 21mm, 4.16g. Obv: OΛBIOΠO ΛEI, Head of Apollo right, Countermarks caduceus, Δ Rev: IEP ΘEOB, Eagle right, X monogram Ref: Nieczitajlo 642

Olbia. 75-80 AD. Æ 21mm, 6.53g. Obv: OΛBIO ΠOΛEI, Head of Apollo right, Countermark caduceus Rev: TΦCω ΠA, Eagle right, monogram. Ref: Nieczitajlo 657

Olbia. 170- 180 AD. Æ Assarion. 18mm, 2.70g. Obv: OΛBIOΠO, Head of Apollo right. Rev:ΔAΔOC CAT, Lyre. Ref: Anokhin 383, Nieczitajlo 704

Olbia. 100- 110 AD. Æ Tetrassarion 26mm, 14.21g. Obv: Worn, Countermark B Rev: Worn. Ref: Nieczitajlo 679

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 13mm, 1.1g. Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel. Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 45

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ left-10mm, 0.71g; right-9mm, 0.80g Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 46

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 13mm, 1.21g. Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel. Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 48

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 12mm, 0.8g. Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel. Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 49

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 12mm, 1.1g. Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel. Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 50

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 13mm, 0.8g. Obv: IΣT Rev: Wheel. Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 58

Istros. 475-460 BC. Æ 13mm, 1.4g. Obv: Blank Rev: Wheel Ref: Nieczitajlo/Mihajlov (COAC) 59

Istros. 400-350 BC. AR Stater. 18mm, 5.09g. Obv: Two male head facing side by side, one inverted. Rev: IΣTPIH, sea eagle, dolphin, ΓA. Ref: Sear(GC) 1669

Istros. 350-300 BC. Æ 15mm, 1.70g. Obv: Helios radiate facing. Rev: IΣTPI, sea eagle wings opened on dolphin. Ref: SNG 194

Olbia. 360-320 BC. Æ 12mm, 0.79g. Obv: Head of Apollo right Rev: OΛBIO, dolphin left, seed and bow above. Ref: Nieczitajlo 225

Greece (Black Sea Region):

North - East Black Sea:

* Phanagoreia

* Gorgippia

* Crimea\Taurica:

* Theodosia

Phanagoreia. 400 BC AR Diobol 11mm, 1.56g. Obv: Head of young Kabeiros in a conical cap left Rev: ΦA bull left, grain to the right Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 78

Phanagoreia (?). ?? BC Æ 10mm, 1.01g. Obv: Head of Hera or Tyche in crown right Rev: ΦA(?) below, bow and arrow above. Ref: Unlisted type(?)

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ 12mm, 1.30g. Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath right Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow right. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 147 (variant #1- Satyr's head with big beard & arrow on reverse, right)

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ 11mm, 2.10g. Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath right. Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow right. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 86') 147(variant #2 - Satyr's head with small beard & arrow on reverse, right)

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ left-12mm,1.69g right- 14mm, 2.50g Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath right Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow right. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 86') 147 (variant #2 - Satyr's head with small beard & arrow on reverse, right)

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ left-11mm,1.90g; right-12mm,1.80g Obv: Head of Satyr in ivy wreath right. Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow right. Struck on Pantikap. Apollo/Bow Case (Anoknin 169) Ref: Anokhin (Bospor. 1986)147 variant #2

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ 13mm, 2.00g Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath right. Struck on Pantikapaion Apollo/Bow Case (Anoknin Bosporus 1986 - #169) Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow left Ref: (variant #3 - arrow to the left) Unlisted variant

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ 14mm,1.90g Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath left Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow right. Ref: (variant #4 - Satyr's head with small beard left) Unlisted variant

Phanagoreia. 140-108 BC Æ left-13mm,2.84g ; right-13mm,2.30g Obv: Head of bearded Satyr in ivy wreath right Rev: ΦA, bow and arrow (end in a form of caduceus) right. Ref:(variant #5 - Satyr's head with big beard & arrow end in the form of caduceus) Unlisted variant

Phanagoreia. 130-125 BC Æ 11mm, 2.00g. Obv: Head of Dionysus right. Rev: ΦA, branch of grapes. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 177

Phanagoreia. 109-100 BC (7-th series). Æ left-23mm, 6.41g; right-23mm, 6.89g Obv: Head of Arthemis right, hair tied in bunch behind. Rev: ΦANAΓOPITΩN, stag seated. Ref: Sear (GC) 3616, Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 194

Phanagoreia. 105-90 century BC AR Drachm 16mm, 3.10g. Obv: Laureate bust of Apollo right. Rev: ΦANAΓOPITΩN, Thyrsos Ref: MacDonald 173

Phanagoreia (as Agrippia). 37-38 AD. Æ 8 Units 21mm, 4.2g. Obv: Bust of Aphrodite Apatura right, draped, wearing head weil. Rev: AΓPIΠΠEΩN, H, prow left. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 323

Gorgippia. 2nd - 1st Century BC(?). Æ 12mm 1.77g. Obv: Head of young Herakles in a lion-skin headdress, right. Rev: ΓΟΡΓΙΩΝ bow in a case, club, tripod below bowcase. Ref: Unlisted type

Gorgippia. 90-80 BC. Æ 29mm, 15.3g Obv: Bust of Menes draped in Phrygian cap with star and crescent at brow and laurel wreath, right. Rev: ΓΟΡΓΙΠΠEΩΝ Dionysos standing left, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsus, panther at its legs to the left, monogram to the right Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 210

Theodosia. 400-380 BC. Æ 10mm, 0.4g. Obv: Head of bull to the right Rev: 6 rays Star. Ref: Stanislawski (Ancient Coins of the North Coast of the Black Sea) 670

Theodosia. 400-380 BC. Æ 9mm, 0.89g. Obv: Head of bull 3/4 to the right Rev: ΘΕΟΔΕΩ, 6 rays Star. Ref: Unlisted type

Theodosia. 240-220 BC (5-th series). Æ 18mm, 3.53g. Obv: Head of Athena right wearing created Corynthian helmet Rev: ΘEΥ, bow in case with quiver, club. Ref: Anokhin (Bosporus 1986) 137