shanxi Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 Link: horse Aiolis, Kyme AE 19 Diodoros, magistrate Obv.: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia Rev.: Horse advancing right; KY above, jug below raised leg; ΔIOΔΩPOΣ magistrate in ex AE, 19 mm, 6.57g Ref.: Ashton, Classical, Series IVa; SNG Ashmolean 1364-5; SNG Copenhagen 96, SNG München 494 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 (edited) Link: horse advancing with foreleg raised ZEUGITANA, Carthage early 2nd century BCE AE 15-shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; solar disk with uraei (or is that the Flying Spaghetti Monster?) above Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12 Edited September 2 by TIF 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 7 minutes ago, TIF said: Link: horse advancing with foreleg raised Horse with foreleg raised stepping right Calabria, Tarentum, early 3rd century BC, AR stater or didrachm, c. 302-280 BC. Arethon, Sa- and Cas-, magistrates. Obv: Horse stepping right, crowned by nude youth on back; APE/ΘΩN between horse's legs, ΣA behind. Rev: ΤΑΡΑΣ, Taras astride dolphin left, thymiaterion in extended right hand; CAΣ below. Ref: HN Italy 957; Vlasto 666. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 2 · Member Share Posted September 2 Taras, Calabria 415-405 BC AR Diobol (11mm, 0.95g) O: Horse right, running free. R: Taras astride dolphin right, left hand holding [distaff]. D'Andrea XVIII, 283; D'Andrea Diobols C, 6; Vlasto 1225; Cote 177; SNG Fitzwilliam 348; HGC I, 827; HN Italy 907 Very Scarce ex Davissons Ltd 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 Link: Horse galloping right 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 2 · Member Share Posted September 2 Akragas, Sicily 213-211 BC (Punic Occupation) AR 1/4 Shekel (14mm, 2.11g) O: Head of Triptolemus right, wreathed in corn. R: Horse galloping right; Punic letters 'ht' below. SNG Cop 379; HGC 2, 174; Burnett, Enna 151; de Luynes 3965; Weber 8540; Walker Group II, 1st Series ex Tom Cederlind 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted September 2 · Member Share Posted September 2 Link: horse galloping Ambiani gold stater Gallic Wars 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 3 · Supporter Share Posted September 3 Link: Crescent and pellets Kingdom of Elymais Phraates Early-Mid 2nd Cent AD Æ Drachm Obv.: Facing Bust in Tiara, pellet in crescent, anchor right Rev.: Tied diadem with 2 Bands; 2 crescents with pellets Æ, 3.10 g, 14x15 mm. Ref.: Van´t Haaff Type 14.4, Subtype 1-1Aa THIS COIN Ex Van't Haaff Collection 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted September 3 · Member Share Posted September 3 Link:- Pellet in Cresecent Probus Obv:– IMP PROBVS AVG, Radiate, bust left in imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in chariot riding left, holding globe and whip Minted in Rome (R dot in crescent E) Emission 4 Officina 5. A.D. 279 Reference:– RIC 202 Bust type H Weight 4.87g. 24.96mm 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted September 3 · Supporter Share Posted September 3 Link: quadriga PHOENICIA, Berytos 1st century BCE Æ19.5, 5.9 gm Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted September 3 · Member Share Posted September 3 Link:- Hippocamp L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Dolphin wrapped around anchor. Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Hippocamp Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79. Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311. Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -. A previously unknown symbol pair and the only known example. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 3 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 3 Link: hippocamp. Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint, 9th Officina, 10th emission (Göbl & Reinhardt). Obv. Radiate cuirassed bust right, GALLIENVS AVG / Rev. Hippocamp swimming right, NEP-TVNO CONS AVG; in exergue, N [= Nu, for 9th Officina). RIC V-1 245, RSC IV 668 (ill.), Wolkow 23i9, Bust Type B3, Ribbons Type 3 (see p. 87), Sear RCV III 10292, Göbl MIR Band 36, No. 743b. Purchased from Akropolis Ancient Coins, May 2021. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 3 · Member Share Posted September 3 Syracuse, Reign of Dionysius I 405-367 BC AE Hemilitron (17.2mm, 5.95g) O: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; ΣΥΡΑ before. R: Hippocamp with curled wing left, bridle trailing. HGC 2, 1456; SNG ANS 426-33 From the H. Wallace collection; ex ECIN 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 4 · Supporter Share Posted September 4 Link-Sicily Sicily, Tetras, Syracuse Second Democracy (466-405) c. 425 BC, AE (g 1,1"; mm 11; h 4), ΣYPA, head of nymph Arethusa r., wearing necklace and hair loosely gathered at the top of her head; at sides, two dolphins. Linear border, Rv. Octopus; around, three pellets. CNS II, n. 1; SNG Copenhagen 653;" SNG ANS 376 ff. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted September 4 · Supporter Share Posted September 4 link: Sicily, octopus Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy c. 425 BCE Æ tetras, 13 mm, 1.9 gm Obv: Female head right (Arethusa?); XXX before; X behind Rev: Hippocamp right, octopus below Ref: CNS 30; SNG ANS 1382; rare 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 4 · Supporter Share Posted September 4 (edited) Oooh! What an amazing scene on that reverse! Link: hippocamp Crepereius M.f. Rocus (69 BC). AR serratus denarius (19mm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine, bankers marks. Rome. Draped bust of Amphitrite right, seen from behind; Sea anemone (erroneously listed as oenochoe by Heritage) left, I right / Q•CREPER•M•F / ROCVS, Neptune driving biga of hippocamps right, brandishing trident in right hand, reins in left; I above. Crawford 399/1b. Sydenham 796. Crepereia 1. Ex: CNG 261 lot 239 Aug 2011, Auctiones GMBH #67 March 2020, Purchased from Heritage Feb 2022. From the Werner Collection. Edited September 4 by Ryro 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 4 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 4 (edited) Link: yet another hippocamp, in Art Deco style. France 1935, Paris Mint, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Normandie Ocean Liner Inaugural Voyage Medal, Le Havre to New York, by Jean Vernon (1897-1975). AE 68 mm., 145.5 g., in original circular cardboard case. Obv. Standing female figure in high relief with head left and arms raised, holding in left hand the bridle and reins of a hippocamp (Sea Horse), rearing left above waves, whom she has just freed; below to left, ‘NORMANDIE’; to right, Jean Vernon / Rev. The Normandie at sea, three-quarters left, under steam, in high relief; above, ‘NORMANDIE’ • 79280 TX [referring to ship’s then-world record tonnage]; in exergue, in four lines, CIE GLE [Compagnie Générale] TRANSATLANTIQVE - French Line - LE HAVRE • NEW • YORK – 1935 / Edge: Lettering: BRONZE; Engraver’s Mark: Cornucopia of Paris Mint. Maier 333 (ill. p. 353) [Nicolas Maier, French Medallic Art 1870-1940 (Munich 2010)]. Purchased Dec. 2022 from Hedley Betts. The top of the original cardboard case: Edited September 4 by DonnaML 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientCoinnoisseur Posted September 4 · Member Share Posted September 4 (edited) Link: Anchor Roman Imperial Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius, Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head right. Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. Dolphin coiled around anchor. RIC II-p. 1 (2nd ed.) 112. AR. 3.13 g. 18.00 mm. I still have to receive this coin and properly photograph it, but I got it because it was the coin that was shown by Pietro Bembo to Aldus Manutius, who adopted it as his ‘Logo’, and who in turn showed it to Erasmus of Rotterdam, who then wrote about it and the motto ‘Festina Lente’ (“make haste slowly”) first adopted by Augustus. I will make a proper infographic about it, since there is a ton more to uncover. EDIT: @maridvnvm how cool that you posted a unique coin with the dolphin coiled around the anchor, and just a couple of posts above mine! I was wondering: do we know if there are any other representations of this motive? So far I was sure the anchor+dolphin was an invention of Titus, but apparently your coin predates this one by a large margin. Do we have more information about this iconography? Edited September 4 by AncientCoinnoisseur Question 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 4 · Supporter Share Posted September 4 Link: Titus Titus as Caesar Syria, Decapolis, Gadara AD 73-74 Obv.: TITOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head right Rev.: ΓAΔAΡEΩN, crossed cornucopia, date LZΛP = year 137 above Ae, 4.53g, 18.3mm Ref.: RPC II 2096, Spijkerman 30, SNG ANS 1302 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted September 4 · Supporter Share Posted September 4 Link: Titus EGYPT, Alexandria. Titus regnal year 3, CE 80/1 billion tetradrachm, 25.5 mm, 12.34 gm Obv: AVTOKTITOVKAIΣOVEΣΠAΣIANOVΣEB; laureate bust right Rev: OMO NOIA; Homonoia seated left on throne, holding olive branch; LΓ in left field Ref: Emmett 233.3, R1; Milne 459 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 4 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 4 Link: Titus. (I have no Roman Alexandrian coins issued by Titus, unfortunately.) Titus (son of Vespasian) AR Denarius 80 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M / Rev. Elephant walking left, TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. RIC II-1 Titus 115 (2007 ed.); RIC II 22a (1926 ed.); RSC II Titus 303; BMCRE 43; Sear RCV I 2512. 18 mm., 3.12 g. [This type is believed to have been issued in celebration of the opening of the Colosseum.] 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientCoinnoisseur Posted September 5 · Member Share Posted September 5 Link: elephant Caius Julius Caesar. AR Denarius, mint moving with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Obv. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned snake; in exergue, CAESAR. Rev. Pontifical emblems: culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex. Cr. 443/1; B. (Julia) 9. AR. 3.58 g.19.00 mm. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted September 5 · Supporter Share Posted September 5 Link: Julius Caesar Julius Caesar AR Denarius, African mint, 47-46 BC (19 mm, 6h, 3.83 g) Obv.: Diademed head of Venus to right Rev.: Aeneas advancing to left, carrying palladium and Anchises on shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Ref.: Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; BMCRR East 31; RSC 12 From the inventory of Austrian coin dealer Zeno Pop (Z.P. (Austria)), Roma E-sale 107, lot 926 (March 16, 2023) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIF Posted September 5 · Supporter Share Posted September 5 Link: Julius Caesar, although an ancestor of the JC from the last two posts. Roman Republic moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde) Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・C (retrograde) above Ref: Crawford 320/1 ex RBW Collection 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted September 5 · Member Share Posted September 5 Link: Venus The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 4.00 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter. Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 19 (A4/R9); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683. Toned, some weakness, minor obverse die rust. Near VF. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 616. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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