EtTu Posted September 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 ➡️ Nemean lion, before he was skinned... Gallienus 253-268 AD Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right Rev: HERCVLI CONS AVG, lion walking left, A in exergue Ref: Mir 709 (A), Wolkow 15a1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtTu Posted September 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 ➡️ Nemean lion, before he was skinned... Gallienus 253-268 AD Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right Rev: HERCVLI CONS AVG, lion walking left, A in exergue Ref: Mir 709 (A), Wolkow 15a1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 Link: lion Trbbenimi Asia Minor, Dynasts of Lykia AR Tetrobol Obv.: Facing scalp of lion. Rev.: Triskeles within incuse circle, TRBBÊNEME (in Lycian) around Ag, 3.12g, 17mm Ref.: Müseler VIII.25-7; SNG von Aulock 4215 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Steve Posted September 16, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 16, 2022 Lion scalp & triskeles (I couldn't decide, so I tossed-in both) 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted September 16, 2022 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted September 16, 2022 Link: Wreath ELIS, Olympia. 111th Olympiad 336 BCE AR Stater 22mm, 11.63 g, 6h Hera mint. Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephanos inscribed [FAΛEI]Ω[N] / Eagle standing left, head right, wings spread, on rock; all within wreath. Seltman, Temple 341–5 var. (dies FG/–); BCD Olympia 159 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 394. Ex CNG 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 Link Hera Nero Alexandria Billon-Tetradrachm Obv.: NEΡΩ KΛAΥ KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEΡ AΥ LIΔ, radiate bust left wearing aegis; L IΔ below year 14 (67/68) Rev.: HΡA AΡΓEIA, veiled bust of Hera Argeia right, wearing stephane, star in front Billon, 12.21g, 23x23.5mm Ref.: Milne 297, Curtis 126, RPC I 5315, BMC Alexandria 133, Geissen 200 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 16, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) Link....Hera. Ionia Samos AE13 Circa 350 BC, 13.07 mm/3.08 grams Obverse: Head of Hera left Reverse: Lion's scalp facing (not a lot more to be said). SNG Copenhagen 1694 Edited September 16, 2022 by Spaniard 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapphnwn Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link lions scalp Ar Tetradrachm of Samos 393-388 BC Obv Lions scalp facing Rv Forepart of bull advancing right Barron 134 15.19 grms 24 mm Photo by W. Hansen Those of you who remember my thread of the coinage of Alexander III should have noted that among the many coin standards employed by the Persian Empire the Chain standard of which this coin is a representative of, was an important standard used by many cities along the coast of Asia Minor. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 A very small coin Link "Forepart of bull" Keramos Asia Minor, Caria 400 BC Obv.: Forepart of Bull right Rev.. Dolphin swimming right, below the carian letter ∇ = K AE, 0.86g, 8.90mm Ref.: Koray Konuk, "Coin Evidence for the Carian Name of Keramos", KADMOS XXXIX, p. 164, 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 17, 2022 · Patron Share Posted September 17, 2022 Caria:Plotina, c. AD 105-122.Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g, 6 h.Caria, Tabae, AD 105-122.Obv: ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, diademed and draped bust, right, hair in plait behindRev: ΤΑΒΗ-ΝΩΝ, stag standing right.Refs: RPC III 2292; BMC 18. 170, 79; SNG von Aulock 2720; SNG München 455-6; Robert 143.Notes: Reverse die match to SNG von Aulock 2720. "Plate" coin at Austin College's Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link ....Plotina. Plotina, AE18 of Gordus-Julia, Lydia. 98-117. Magistrate Poplios. Obverse..ΠΛΩTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right Reverse..EΠI ΠOΠΛIOY ΓOΡΔHNΩ, Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre. BMC 18. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted September 17, 2022 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link: Zeus Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II AR Tetradrachm. Pella mint, ca 354-349 BC. 22-24 mm., 13.68g. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦIΛΛIΠOY, Philip II, diademed & in kausia, on horseback left, raising right hand Ex N&N Collection 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link Macedonian Kingdom Alexander the Great AR Drachm lifetime issue, 334-323 BC, Sardes mint Struck under Menander, Obv.: Herakles head right, clad in lion's skin. Rev.: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field, IΘP monogram below throne Ag, 4.03g, 14mm Ref.: Price 2564 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Steve Posted September 17, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) Link => a cool ol' lion-hat THESSALY, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm Early-mid 4th century BC Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 2.83 grams Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: Forepart of horse right; Σ KO below Reference: BCD Thessaly II 740 (same rev. die) Other: 12 h ... VF, granular surfaces Ex-stevex6 … From the BCD Collection Edited September 17, 2022 by Steve 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtTu Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link = Ex BCD and horse Thessaly, Pharsalus Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, erect serpents on helmet Rev: had of horse to right, ΦAR downwards to right 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link Pharsalos Thessaly, Pharsalos Hemidrachm, late 5th-mid 4th centuries BC Obv.: Head of Athena right Rev.: Φ-AP, head of horse right Ag, 2.80g, 13mm Ref.: BCD Thessaly II 644.1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link: BC era and horse Calco. TANIT. Æ. Carthaginian occupation of Iberia. II Punic War (218-210 BC) Obverse: Head of Tanit, rough art Reverse: Horse standing, head turned backwards. (VF). 5.20g 21mm (FAB. 509) (ACIP. missing) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link Tanit Carthage 1/2 Shekel, 3rd-2nd century BC Obv: Head of Tanit left, crowned with ears of corn. Rev.: Horse standing right, head turned left, foreleg raised, linear circle. Billon, 5.37g, 23.3mm Ref.: Sear 6497, SNG Cop. 396 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link...Carthage, Tanit, horse. ZEUGITANIA. Carthage. Æ16, 2.8g, 2h; Circa 400-350 BC. Obv.: Wreathed head of Tanit left. Rev.: Horse standing right before palm tree. Ref.: SNG Cop 109-119. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Steve Posted September 17, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) Link => Carthage Rocks!! CARTHAGE Æ20 Circa 300-264 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 4.79 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below Reference: MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175 Other: 7h … brown patina with some light earthen deposits Ex-stevex6 Edited September 17, 2022 by Steve 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link: Horse’s head Uncertain Mint Pontus or Asia Minor about 130-100 BC Obv.: Horse's head with star Rev.: Comet AE, 1.66g, 12.1mm Ref.: SNG Black Sea 984, Lindgren III 154 OMNI 8 (11-2014), p.49, Fig. 17, this coin 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link star: Macedon, Uranopolis .Circa 300 BC. Æ16 (2.22g). Obv: Eight-pointed star. Rev: ΟΥΡΑΝΙΔΩ-ΠΟΛΕΩΣ; Aphrodite Urania seated left on globe, head facing, holding sceptre. Ref: SNG ANS 914-918; SNG Copenhagen 455-457. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) Link:Macedonian royal 8 pointed star Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). Ae 1/4 Unit. Uncertain mint in Macedon. Possible lifetime issue. Obv: Macedonian shield, with star on boss. Rev: B - A. Helmet; kerykeion to right. Price 419A; HGC 3.1, 965 (Alexander IV). Rare Condition: Very fine. Weight: 2.08 g. Diameter: 11 mm Edited September 17, 2022 by Ryro 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniard Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link...Shield. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (2.89 gm, 20mm). Rome mint. Struck 228 AD. Obv.: IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate head right. Rev.: PM TRPVII COSII PP , Mars standing right, holding shield and spear. RIC IV 83; BMCRE 503; RSC 337. aEF. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtTu Posted September 17, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 Link => Spear and shield 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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