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TROAS, ALEXANDRIA - AE Dichalkon, circa 164-135 BC
weight 5,66gr. ; bronze Ø 18mm.
obv. Laureate head of Apollo facing
rev. Kithara, dividing A - ΛE / ΞA - N, PΠY monogram below;
all within laurel-wreath
The cithara or kithara was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the lyre or lyra family. In modern Greek the word kithara has come to mean ″guitar″, a word which etymologically stems from kithara. The kithara was a professional version of the two-stringed lyre. As opposed to the simpler lyre, which was a folk-instrument, the kithara was primarily used by professional musicians, called kitharodes. The kithara′s origins are likely Asiatic.
BMC 29-30 ; SNG.Copenhagen - (cf. 93) ; SNG.München 42 ;
SNG. von Aulock 1461var. ; Bellinger, Troy A 142 ;
Weber 5288 ; Lindgren - ; Mionnet, II, p. 640, no.68 ;
cf. McClean 7760
Attractive specimen with wonderful portrait. Dark green patina.
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TROAS, BIRYTIS - AE 18, circa 300 BC
weight 5,71gr. ; bronze 18mm.
obv. Beardless head of Kabeiros left, wearing pilos
rev. Club between BI - PY, within wreath
The two most common hats worn in Greece from 1200 to 146 BC were the pilos and the petasos. Felt, a smooth cloth, was the most common material used to make the hats, but other materials were also used, including leather and straw. Evidence of many different felt hats formed into a cone shape with a small rolled brim has been discovered in many regions of Greece. These hats were worn by working men. In each region, the hats were usually named after the geographic area in which they were worn. Scholars, however, have not been able to distinguish differences among these many different regional hats and have come to call all these felt hats with little brims pilos. The Greek god of fire and metalworking, Hephaestus, is often depicted wearing a pilos.
BMC 1 ; SNG.von Aulock 1502 ; SNG.Copenhagen 247 ;
Weber collection 5333 ; McClean 7801 ; SNG.München 168
Attractive dark patina.
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