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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000088      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     THRACE City:     Dikaia Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Didrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 480-450 Weight:     7.29 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Description:     Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin Reverse Legend:     Δ−Ι−Κ Reverse Description:     Head of bull left within incuse square Primary Reference:     SchÖnert-Geiss, Bisanthe 22 var. (V2/R- [unlisted rev. die]) Reference2:     cf. May, Dikaia 28-32 Reference3:     TraitÉ II 1769-71 Reference4:     SNG Cop 551; Jameson 1055; Weber 2358 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114511 Grade:     EF, lightly toned Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 88 Very rare, the second example from this obverse die of refined elegance, and among the finest known Dikaia didrachms. The other example from this obverse die is in the LÖbbecke Collection in Berlin. SchÖnert-Geiss placed that coin near the beginning of her listings of these double-relief didrachms, but it is not die linked to any of the other specimens and stylistically should be placed later. Unlike the other known dies, which have a frontal eye, this obverse die features a profile eye, suggesting it belongs near the end of this series. Overall, the dies used for this coin are arguably among the most refined, and have a style more reflective of the emerging Classical artwork of the mid 5th century.

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