Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Bulgaria. Numismatic Museum Ruse Collection. Thrace & Moesia Inferior. Volume 2: Apollonia Pontica

   The second volume of Bulgarian SNG presents one of the finest collections of coins of Apollonia Pontica — one of the most important Greek colonies on the western Black Sea coast. The collection consists of 550 specimens, including: bronze arrowhead coins from 6th—5th c. BC, silver and bronze civic coins from the period 5th—1st c. BC, as well as Roman provincial coins. Almost all known coin types and denominations, as well as some unpublished variants are attested. The collection includes parts of two exceptionally interesting and scholarly important hoards of silver coins — one consisting only of rare tetradrachms of Apollonia (30 coins) — the other of diobols of Apollonia (31 coins) and diobols of Mesembria (35 coins).

Table of contents

Preface

The coinage of Apollonia Pontica: A brief introduction

Apollonia Pontica — short historical notes

The coinage

General characteristics

Cast arrowhead coinage

“Rosette” coinage

“Swastika” coinage

“Gorgoneion” coinage

“Apollo” coinage

Tetradrachms

Diobolos

Weight standard

Chronology

Roman provincial coinage

Catalogue

References

Abbreviations

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