Steve

Oh, and here are two of my ol' favourite Thessaly coin-examples ... In this corner, fricken hammered, but lookin' pretty => Dionysos Thessaly, Lamia ... and in this corner, lookin' macho, and wearing a fricken lion on his head, Herc!! Thessaly, Scotoussa Yah ... man, that's a good fricken coin-tilt!!

ahaha ... awesome thread idea, Ryro!! Man, I love getting snapped on wine, so I'm a huge fan of Dionysos and his party-hardy ways!! (good for him, right? ... I mean who doesn't want to be the God of fricken wine and partying???) ... okay sure, I also admit that it'd be super-cool to be Herakles (Hercules, for fuck's sake!) ... chicks dig Herc, right? ... man, it's a toss-up, but again, I am more of a lover, than a scrapper, so please jot me down as a vote for Big-Dion!!

.... oh yah, and "T" is also for "Troas" ... Lotsa "T-Coins" eh?

"T" is for my ol' miscellaneous "T-band" => Tiberius, Titus, Trajan and Tranquillina on rythm guitar => T-errific!!

"T" is for Thrace

"T" is for Thessaly

UNO => another coin LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater Circa 478-455 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 2.48 grams Obverse: Ram’s head right Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954 Other: 12h Ex-stevex6

UNO => a coin

UNO => Facing Athena Ionia, Klazomenai. Æ19 Mid-late 4th century B.C. Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.63 grams Obverse: Bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet Reverse: KLAΖOME/NIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy Reference: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86 Other: 5 h … Mottled red, tan and green patina. Good very fine Ex CNG E222, 555 (part) Ex-stevex6 … Triskeles Auction

Wow, that's a fricken gorgeous coin!! ... ummm, I also had a fairly cool example ... ... my dudes are pointed in the opposite direction

Nice dove-tails, my coin-friend => it looks awesome

... I like you guys Cheers Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Oh, and it's also Monday Night Football (sweet!!)

UNO => Dioscouri ... on the cat-walk!! ANTONINUS PIUS, Alexandria, Bronze Drachm (below) 138-161 AD Egypt, Alexandria, year 8, (144-145AD) Diameter: 33mm Weight: 23.15 grams Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right Reverse: Serapis wearing the modius between the Dioscuri, LH in exergue Reference: Reference: Dattari 1109 Other: Rare Ex-stevex6 (now it's sweet TIF’s coin)

"S" is for a few random S-Folks ... Sabina, Salonina and lil' Saloninus Sabina (below) Salonina (below) Saloninus (below)

"S" is for Sicily Sicily, Syracuse AE Drachm – 60 Onkia (below) Time of Dionysos I 405-367 BC Diamerter: 28mm Weight: 27.22 grams Obverse: YPA, Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath Reverse: Sea-star between two dolphins. SNG ANS: 455, Calciati 62. Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse Æ Litra / Athena / Hippocamp (below) 12 Onkia Date: Circa 390 BC Measure: 20.3 mm Weight: 7.11 grams Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet Reverse: Bridled hippocamp left, trailing reins Attribution: SNG ANS 435 Notes: A very nice example with bold detail Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Akragas. Æ Hemilitron (below) Late 5th century BC Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 14.71 grams Obverse: Eagle standing right, tearing at hare Reverse: Crab; six pellets around, crayfish below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, within circular incuse Reference: For undertype: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM Other: 11h .... Coin Near VF, countermark VF, green patina. Well preserved undertype. Ex-stevex6 … From the Edgar L. Owen Collection SICILY, Akragas, Æ Onkia (below) Circa 425/0-410/06 BC Diameter: 14 mm Weight: 1.65 grams Obverse: Crab Reverse: Head of eagle right Reference: CNS 87; HGC 2, 153 Other: 11h … dark green patina, some cleaning marks Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast 1-Onkia (below) Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.62 grams Obverse: Eagle's head left Reverse: Crab claw left Reference: CNS 8; SNG ANS 1020 Other: 6h … a sweet example Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Messana. AR Drachm - 60 Onkia (below) 445-439 BC Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 3.59 grams Obverse: Charioteer driving biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; olive leaf and berry in exergue Reverse: Hare springing right within wreath, ΜΕΣΣΑ-ΝION Reference: Caltabiano Series IX, 388 (D175/R168); HGC 2, 807; SNG Lloyd 1111; SNG Lockett 820; Boston MFA 288; Jameson 651; Pozzi 487; Rizzo pl. 27, 11 (all from the same dies) Other: 10h … toned, rough surface, scratches, scuffs. Very Rare (R2) Ex-stevex6 … From the Continental Collection SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ 1-Onkia (below) Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 4.14 grams Obverse: Kantharos; pellet (mark of value) above Reverse: Selinon leaf Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIIC; CNS 10; Puglisi 282; HGC 2, 1237 Other: 12h … dark green patina Ex-stevex6 SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. Æ24 (below) 287-278 BC Diameter: 23.5 mm Weight: 11.52 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of Kore left; grain ear to right Reverse: Nike driving biga right; star above Reference: BAR Issue 38; CNS 123; HGC 2, 1446 Other: 12h … sweet brown surfaces Ex-stevex6 Sicily - Syracuse - Hemilitron - 6 Onkia (below) Time of Dionysios-I Diam: 16 mm Weight: 3.4 grams Obverse: Arethusa Reverse: Wheel of four spokes, dolphind Ref: sng ans 404 Ex-stevex6 Heraclius AE 40 nummis follis (below) Struck at Syracuse, Sicily Overstruck on a large follis of Anastasius from Constantinople circa 622 AD or earlier Diameter: 33.5mm Weight: 13.6g Obverse: Facing bust of Heraclius, monogram-cross beside, all within 9mm countermarked circle, bust of Anastasius clearly identifiable underneath Reverse Large M from original undertype, mintmark CON overstamped with SCLS mintmark. HOST COIN - ANASTASIUS I AE 40 nummi follis. Constantinople mint, circa 512-517 AD. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Reverse - Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, A below. Mintmark CON. SB 16, DOC 20a. Countermark S 884 Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm (below) (240 Onkia) 478-466 BC Struck circa 478-475 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 16.90 grams Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies) Other: 2h, Near VF, toned, test cut on reverse Ex-stevex6 … From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132 Sicily, Syracuse Hieron-II AE 21 (below) C. 275-216 BC Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 9.02 grams Obverse: Diad head of Poseidon left Reverse: Trident flanked by dolphins Reference: SNG Ans 965 Other: Good metal and surfaces Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse: Agathokles Æ24 (below) 317-289 BC Diameter: 23.9mm Weight: 9.26gm Obverse: Diademed head of the young Herakles left, ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before Reverse: The Nemean lion striding right, club above, ΣΩ in exergue Reference: Calciati II, p290, 150, R1 7; c.f. SNG ANS 733ff Other: superior portrait with sculpted features usually represented by simpler forms Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse: AR Litra – 12 Onkia (below) 466-460 BC Diameter: 13.1 mm Weight: 0.67 grams Obverse: Pearl-diademed head of Arethusa right; ΣVPA before Reverse: Octopus. Reference: SNG Copenhagen 641; SNG ANS 137ff Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse, Pyrrhus AE (below) 278-276 B.C. 24 mm 10.6 gm Obverse: Head of Heracles left, wearing lion skin Reverse: CYPA-KOCIWN; Athena Promachos in archaic dress, walking right, holding shield and thunderbolt Reference: SNG ANS 813-850?; Calciati II pg. 321, 175-176?; SNG Copenhagen 809-813?; Favorito 66-67?; Laffaille 248-249?; Virzi1808-1810 Ex-stevex6 Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemidrachm (below) Timoleon and the Third Democracy (30 Onkia) 344-317 BC Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC Diameter: 24 mm Weight: 16.94 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right Reverse: Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right Reference: Castrizio series I, 1γ; CNS 72; SNG ANS 477-88 Other: 9h, Good VF, red-brown patina, a few areas of roughness, some cleaning marks Ex-stevex6 … From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1227 SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ Tetras - 3 Onkia (below) Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 11.64 grams Obverse: Facing Gorgoneion Reverse: Selinon leaf; three pellets around Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIB; CNS 3 (Trias); Thurlow & Vecchi 310; SNG Morcom –; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; HGC 2, 1232 Other: 12h … Good VF, dark green patina Ex-stevex6 … From the L.C. Aes Grave Collection. Sicily, Syracuse AE Hemilitron – 6 Onkia (below) Attribution: BMC 301 Date: 357-344 BC Obverse: Female head left (Arethusa), with hair in sphendone, olive sprig behind Reverse: Dolphin leaping right above scallop shell, ÓYPA below dolphin Size: 17.2 mm Weight: 2.57 grams Description: Choice detail style and patina Ex-stevex6

Cool thread-idea, kevikens => here are a few neat examples from my sweet ol' collection ... D. Junius Brutus Albinus (below) AR (Silver) Denarius Struck 48 BC => The year Caesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and becomes sole dictator of Rome, calling himself "Imperator" Rome Mint Diameter: 18mm Weight: 3.60 grams Obverse: Head of young Mars right, wearing a crested helmet Reverse: BRVTI F ALBINVS, two gallic trumpets (carnyces) in saltire, oval shield above, round shield below One footnote — the word "Gallic" relates to Gaul, the Roman name for France, and therefore means "French", and not a Scottish or Irish language The word “carnyx” is derived from the Gaulish root, "carn-" or "cern-" meaning "antler" or "horn," and the same root of the name of the god, Cernunnos (Delmarre, 1987 pp. 106–107). This is the name the Romans gave to the instrument. The original Celtic name is unknown. Even under torture, Carnyx players would not reveal the Celtic name of the instrument to the Romans Reference: Postumia 11; Cr450/1a; Syd 941 Ex-stevex6 Sestus, Thrace AE bronze (below) 'after' 150 BC diameter: 16.2 mm Weight: 2.34 grams Obverse: Hermes head left Reverse: Lyre Reference: Weber 2465 Ex-stevex6 KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias II Kynegos. Æ21 (below) Nikomedia mint 182-149 BC Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 6.34 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of Dionysos right Reverse: Centaur advancing right, playing kithara; monogram below raised foreleg Reference: RG 26; HGC 7, 629 Other: 12h … Good VF, attractive dark green patina with light earthen highlights Ex-stevex6 … From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection

"R" is for "Roosters, Rats, Rhinos ... ummm, and Road-Runners??" Italy Campania Teanum Sidicinum Æ20 (below) Date: 265-240 BC Diameter: 20.5 mm Weight: 7.05 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left Reverse: TIANO, Rooster standing right, star behind Reference: SNG ANS 626 Other: EF/EF … a splendid example from a rare city. Ex-stevex6 GENS QUINCTIA. Ti Quinctius AR Denarius (below) 112-111 bC Diameter: 16.5 mm Weight: 4.0 grams Obverse: Bust of Hercules left, wearing lion's skin headdress, club over shoulder Reverse: Desultor, on horseback, left, a second horse beside, K behind, TI Q and rat below. D dot S dot S, incuse on tablet, in exergue Reference: Crawford 297/1b. South of Italy mint Ex-stevex6 Trajan, AE Dichalkon (below) 98 - 117 A.D. Struck: Alexandria mint (29 Aug 113 - 28 Aug 114 A.D.) Diameter: 13.7mm Weight: 1.23 grams Obverse: no legend, laureate head right Reverse: rhinoceros walking left, L I-Z (= year 17) above Reference: Emmett 719 var (rhino right) , BMC -, Dattari -, Milne Ex-stevex6 Troas. Dardanos, Æ14 (below) Date: 4th century BC Size: 14.32mm Weight: 1.91 grams Obverse: Warrior riding horse right; monogram below Reverse: ΔΑΡΔΑ, rooster standing right Refernce: cf. SNG von Aulock 1504 Other: A neat type with a reverse of the road runner at full throttle Ex-stevex6

Gorgeous Hadrian additions, Donna ... those are both beauties!! (congrats) Hmmm, I didn't have any "AE" Tets, but I did have this cool AR Tetradrachm ... man, I loved this sweet coin Oh, but I did have a couple of cool AE Alexandrian Hadrian examples (wanna see 'em?) AE Drachm (below) AE Obol (below) Hi

"R" is for Rhodes

Ummm, here are some of my ol' elephant examples ... like you, I'm a big fan of elephants Oh, and the Faust reference is very fun and interesting (thanks for that tidbit) Cheers

Thanks Jean ... man, that is cool, eh? Ummm, congrats again & again on your sweet OP-elephant-addition (sorry to derail your thread)

Ursus, congrats on scoring that very cool medieval elephant (I'm jealous of that sweet addition) 🤩 Ummm, here is one of my ol' medieval coins from that same time period ... it's also very cool, right? The Duke of Milan, Bernabo and Galeazzo II Visconti, AR Grosso or Pegione 1355-1378 AD Diameter: 25 mm Weight: 2.50 grams Obverse: Snake with maiden in its mouth between B G; above (an eagle) a aquiletta R/S Reverse: Ambrose on the throne Ex-stevex6 Ursus => congrats again on adding that cool OP-addition Cheers

"crystal formations on coin" All of these ol' beauties had crystalization ... very cool NEXT => Sheep

awwww, crap ... sorry ... apparently, I forgot to add a "NEXT" NEXT => it's been 6 hours, so whatever you want (maybe a snake?) sorry, again (that was poor coin-manship on my part)

"artful" Ummm, is this artsy enough for ya? ANTONINUS PIUS Æ DRACHM, ALEXANDRIA 151-152 AD Diameter: 34 mm Weight: 27.15 grams Obverse: AYT K T AIL ADP ANTWNEI NOC CEB EYC. Portrait head with laurel wreath to the right. Perlkreis Reverse: Tyche with Kalathos (A kalathos is a vase in the form of a top hat, used to hold wool or fruit, often used in ancient Greek art as a symbol of fertility. The kalathos has traditionally been interpreted as a fertility symbol, reserved for goddesses or their priestesses) on Lectisternium (Lectisternium, is a religious rite of ancient Greece and Rome marked by the placing of images of gods on couches and the spreading of food before them) laden with garland resting, holding a rudder in her right hand Reference: BMC 1077 var.; vgl. Dattari 2892 Other: Beautifully colourful tones (even better in hand) Ex-stevex6