The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 19, May 9, 2004, Article 12

COINS ON COINS

  David Menchell writes: "A partial answer to Alan Luedeking:
  Perhaps the earliest examples of coins depicted on coins are
  the obol and hemiobol attributed to Samaria, listed in
  Meshorer and Qedar's Samarian Coinage as numbers 141
  and 142.  The reverse of these coins depicts five overlapping
  discs with images of owls on each, thought to represent
  Athenian coinage."

  Martin Purdy writes: "NZ $1 1983, South Africa 1 rand 1974
  (interesting because the coins depicted have had their
  denominations removed!),  Argentina 25 pesos 1964-68 - a
  genuine circulating coin this time, rather than a commemorative."

  Reid Goldsborough  writes: "I, and possibly others, collect
  modern coins and currency honoring ancient coins in those
  areas I specialize in, including:

  Alexander the Great

  * 1992 Greek 100 drachmas coin -- Alexander III portrait
      from Lysimachos' tetradrachms
  * 1956 Greek 1000 drachmas note -- portrait from Tarsos
      medallions
  * 1942-1943 (undated) Ionian Islands 10 drachmas note --
      portrait from a sculpture in the British Museum
  * 1941 Greek 1000 drachmas note -- portrait from Aesillas
      tetradrachms
  * 1941 Greek 2 drachmas note -- portrait from Lysimachos
      tetradrachms
  * 1926 Albanian one lek coin -- portrait from Aesillas
      tetradrachms
  * 1923 Greek 5 drachmas note -- portrait from Tarsos
     medallions
  * Wanted: 1921-22 Greek 50 drachmas note -- portrait from
      Aesillas tetradrachms

  Athenian Owls

  * 2002 Greek one euro coin -- owl from Classical Owl
     tetradrachms
  * 1973 Greek two drachmas coin -- owl from Classical
      Owl tetradrachms
  * 1944 Greek 100,000 drachmas note -- owl from
      Classical Owl tetradrachms
  * 1912 Greek ten lepta coin -- owl from ancient New
      Style tetradrachms"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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