Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos, King of Epirus or Epeiros, 295-272 BC; of Macedonia, 274-272 BC; and of Syracuse, 278-276 BC
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| BMC 1 | Pyrrhos, King of Epiros, 297-272 BC.), AV Stater, 8.55g, Struck in Syracuse, 278 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing a Corinthian helmet ornamented with Pegasos, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; owl facing behind, A below chin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Nike alighting left, holding wreath and trophy; bucranium at her feet left. BMC 1; Jameson 1124; Gulbenkian 910. | Text | Image |
| BMC 6 | Pyrrhos, Kingdom of Epeiros. AR tetradrachm, 297-272 BC. 16.29 g. Head of Zeus Dodonaeus left, wreathed with oak, Θ and ΓA monogram below. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Dione seated left, holding transverse sceptre and raising the drapery from her shoulder. A below. BMC 6; SNG Cop 91; Niggeler 268 (this coin); Gulbenkian 914; Hoover HGC 261; Mionnet Supp. III, 10. | Text | Image |
| BMC 18 | Kingdom of Epirus, Phyrrhus AR Octobol. Head of Kore left, wreathed with grain, long torch behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Athena Alkis walking left, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield on left arm, star above, thunderbolt in left field, E in right field. Jameson 1129, SNG Lloyd 1531. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet II, 22 | Pyrrhos, Kingdom of Epeiros. AR didrachm, 297-272 BC. 8.19 g. Struck in Lokris Epizephyrioi. Helmeted head of Achilles left, with griffin left on bowl of helmet. A below. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY above and beneath Thetis reclining left on the back of a hippocamp leaping right, holding the shield of Achilles. Mionnet II, 22; BMC (Thessaly) 8; Hoover HGC 262; SNG Lloyd 657; Jameson 1128. | Text | Image |
| BMC 24 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, Δ behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated left, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Ψ in left field. BMC 24 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| BMC 36 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE17 half unit. 274-272 BC. 4.33 g. Struck in Pella. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by six double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / BA-ΣI beneath Macedonian helmet, divided by MTΡ monogram, all within oak-wreath. BMC 36 (this coin); Paris Dieudonné Inventory 1009. | Text | Image |
| BMC 37 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE19. 274-272 BC. 5.11 g. Struck in Pella. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by six double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / BA-ΣI beneath Macedonian helmet, divided by MTΡ monogram, torch in left field, all within oak-wreath. BMC 37; Hoover HGC 272; Paris 323. | Text | Image |
| BMC 40 | Pyrrhos, King of Epiros. 295-272 BC. AE26. Diademed head of Zeus Dodonaeus right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, thunderbolt within oak wreath. | Text | Image |
| BMC 44 | Pyrrhos, Kingdom of Epeiros. AE21, 297-272 BC. 4.47 g. Laureate head of Zeus left. / B-ΠYΡ monogram above and beneath thunderbolt. BMC 44; Hoover HGC 271; SNG Evelpidis 1865; SNG Cop 102. | Text | Image |
| CNG 235, 75 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE17. 274-272 BC. 4 g. Struck at uncertain mint in Macedonia. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by six double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / AHTΡ monogram between BA-ΣI beneath pileus-shaped helmet, all in wreath. Unpublished monogram (AHT alone is known). CNG 235, 75. | Text | Image |
| Liampi M18b | Pyrrhos, King of Epiros. AE 16 mm. Struck in Pella, Macedonia. Macedonian shield surrounded by six double crescents each with a dot, ΠYΡ monogram of Pyrrhos in the central boss. / Helmet, beneath which BA - ΣI divided by IMΛ monogram; all within oak-wreath. Liampi M18b; Hoover HGC 272; SNG Alpha Bank 971. | Text | Image |
| M&M 17, 607 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE17. 274-272 BC. 3.68 g. Struck at uncertain mint in Macedonia. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by five double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / ATN monogram over BAΣI beneath pileus shaped helmet, all in wreath. Unpublished, monogram not in AMNG, ANS, BMC, Mionnet etc. M&M 17,607. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet II 32 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8.7 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, thunderbolt behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated right, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet II, 32; Paris 310; BMC 29. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet II 33 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8.38 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, thyrsos behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated left, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Δ above. Mionnet II, 33; Paris 316. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet II 34 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8.18 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, kantharos behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated left, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet II, 34; CNS II 186 Ds22. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet II, 36 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE19. 274-272 BC. 4 g. Struck at uncertain mint in Macedonia. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by six double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / BA-ΣI, divided by AMTΡ monogram, beneath Macedonian helmet. Mionnet II 36. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp. III 17 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 6.94 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, corn-ear behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated right, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet Supp III, 17; Santangelo 10352. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp III 19 corr. | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, wheel behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated right, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet Supp III, 19 corr. (wheel described as a monogram: IX in circle); Paris 314; SNG Cop 97 corr (wheel described as Θ). | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp III 20 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE23. 297-272 BC. 8.91 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, rose behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated right, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet Supp III, 20; BMC 28; Santangelo-Portici 6847-6848. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp. III 21 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8.26 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, Δ behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated left, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet Supp III, 21; BMC 25; Walcher 1303. | Text | Image |
| Mionnet Supp III 23 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE22. 297-272 BC. 8.33 g. Wreathed head of Kore right, torch behind head. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, Demeter seated right, holding corn-ear and sceptre. Mionnet Supp III 23. | Text | Image |
| Paris 321 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE18. 297-272 BC. 6.57 g. Helmeted head of Athena left, owl in right field. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, corn ear with leaf within wreath. Paris 321; Mionnet II 28 (this coin); BMC 30. | Text | Image |
| Paris 322 | Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros. AE18. 297-272 BC. 6.22 g. Helmeted head of Athena left, thunderbolt in right field. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY, corn ear with leaf within wreath. Paris 322; Mionnet II 29 (this coin). | Text | Image |
| SNG AlphaBank 970 | Pyrrhos, King of Epirus and Macedonia. AE18. 274-272 BC. 4.8 g. Struck at uncertain mint in Macedonia. Macedonian shield, ΠYΡ monogram in the centre, surrounded by five double crescents with dot in each and dot between them. / BAΣI beneath pileus-shaped helmet, all in wreath. No monograms. SNG Alpha Bank 970; McClean 3590; Sandanski 240-242; Walcher 1306; Paris K1826. | Text | Image |
| SNG Evelpidis 1852 | Pyrrhos, Kingdom of Epeiros. AE19, 297-272 BC. 4.09 g. Laureate head of Zeus Dodonaeus left. / A-Π above and beneath thunderbolt, all within oak wreath. SNG Evelpidis 1852. | Text | Image |
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