Greek coin - Tyche - Two horses

5.92 g. - 17.90 mm
AE

I have started to try to identify this coin many times without success. I see Tyche on the obverse and two horses with one and possibly two horsemen ? I can't find it… Please help me if you can.

Thanks a lot !!!

Excellent photo!

On the reverse, I think we have the twins Castor and Pollux. Perhaps this will help?

EDIT — There seems to be more results in Google images (though not yet this coin) with the terms tyche + dioscuri (= Castor and Pollux), if of course they're actually the twin gods. But they are more commonly found on Roman than Greek (or Phoenician) coins.

Yes, I tried Castor and Pollus and the dioscuri without success… But I cannot see your image / link that is all garbage…

I already tried various site using Tyche + dioscuri/horse/Castor without success.

What about Orthosia in Phoenicia?

SNGCop 175 looks quite similar at first sight.

EDIT — The only Orthosia coin in the Numista catalogue is the same type. Not to be confused with Orthosia in Caria.

Thanks a lot… It is quite close but I am not sure. On the type you found the griffins are standing and, on my coin, the “animals” are clearly running and jumping. The animal that is far has even its legs horizontal. The back legs also show movement. On the type you mention, all legs are vertical, the griffins are standing.

Therefore, I am not convinced it is the same type.

Moreover, I clearly see a human head on top of the head of the first horse, it is difficult to see the wing of the griffin, but maybe…

Your find is quite puzzling, but I don't think it is the same type. They look alike, but it seems the subject on the reverse is different.

What do you think?

I think the Orthosia ID is very very likely. It's an ancient coin that was struck over probably a hundred or more years, so you expect changes, such as the position of the legends.

The next thing I would do is look at the old Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum Vol. 26 Phoenicia. This is very old (1910) but should be quite thorough and in the public domain. It doesn't seem to be in Internet Archive like other volumes, but it's probably elsewhere on the WWW.