Catalogue of the McIntyre Collection of Greek and Roman Coins

Greek and Persian Coins

Asia Minor and Eastern Aegean, including Egypt
Mysia (Western Turkey)

Pergamon, Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm, ca. 92-88 BCE
weight: 12.4g; width: 2.68cm; die axis: 1h

OBVERSE: Serpent emerging from the half-open lid of a cista mystica, surrounded by ivy wreath; design worn and off-center.
REVERSE: Two serpents entwined around a gorytos (bow case) that is decorated with an aplustre (a curved decoration at an ancient ship's stern). Monogram PER (= Pergamon) on left; on top DH [delta eta] above monogram PRY [for "Prytanis"]; in right field, thyrsos entwined by serpent.

HFMA nr. 2006.010.027 (on exhibit). Ref.: Kleiner 31 (= Pinder 106); cf. SNG ANS 1944.100.37465 and 1984.5.54 (more info).

Pamphylia (Southern Turkey)

Aspendos, Silver Stater, 4th century BCE
weight: 10.3g (Persian standard); width: 2.36cm; die axis: 11h

OBV.: In dotted circle, two wrestlers locked in opening hold; between them, mint mark FE (digamma epsilon).
REV.: In dotted circle, slinger aiming sling right; in right field, a triskeles of human legs (badge of the city); below that a club of Herakles and part of a Phi. In left field, Greco-Pamphylian inscription ESTFEDIIYS (= Estwediiys, "Aspendian").

HFMA nr. 2006.010.001. Ref.: Brixhe (1976) 195 nr. 11 (more info).