Ancient => Rooooaaarrr!! => post-up your "LIONS"

Wow, the place is dead today, eh?

=> well, let's try to shake 'er up a bit and post some easy stuff!!

=> c'mon coin-brothers => post your favourite Lion-Coins!!!

let's start 'er off with the "original lion" shall we?

Lydia AR Siglos
545-520 BC
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Weight: 4.9 grams
Obverse: Confronted Lion and Bull
Reverse: Two incuse square punches

 

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You are right. It's been a wasteland here today. Here is my first.

Kysikos Mysia AR Hemiobol
OBV: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward
REV: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above
Struck at Kysikos, 480-450 BC
0.41 g, 9.5 mm
Sear 3850

 

Thrace Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm
OBV: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REV: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet and bunch of grapes in sunken quarters
Struck at Cherronrsos, 400-350 BC
2.37g, 12mm
BMC 11

 

Thrace Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm
OBV: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REV: Quadripartite incuse square, a pellet in each of the two sunken quarters
Struck at Cherronrsos, 400-350 BC
2.16g, 12mm
BMC 8

 

Thrace Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm
OBV: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REV: Quadripartite incuse square, dot VE monogram & lizard
Struck at Cherronrsos, 400-350 BC
2.40g, 13mm
SNGCop 830

 

I'll play your game

1989 Israeli medal - 37.0mm, .935 Ag.

Check the reverse...



Sorry if this was supposed to be an ancient thread. But then, this is probably ancient to someone...

 

Atarian => that's the spirit, dawg => the more the merrier!!

:high5:

 

Gorgeous coins, Bing!!

I'm gonna toss-in another one ...

Ionia, Miletos AR Obol
Roaring Lion & Star Ornament
475-325 B.C.
Diameter: 9.5 mm
Weight: 1.10 grams
Obverse: Forepart of roaring lion left
Reverse: Star ornament within incuse square




=> please keep 'em comin' brothers!!!!

Cheers, my Saturday night coin freaks!!

:cheers:

 

My favorite Aurelion.

 

Leo I is for Lion.

 

It's a bull and a lion at Moesia's sides. A little hard to tell with the coin's condition, but it was a bargain I couldn't pass on...

 

This lion has a Commodus inside.

 

Is that lion a mint mark?

 

Oh my => that's a beauty, Doug!!


here is another one of my big-cats ... actually, just a wee one!!

Samos, Ionia AR obol
Fourth Century BC
Diameter: 7.9 mm (*oh my* => that's my smallest coin!!)
Weight: 0.52 grams
Obverse: Lion's Skin
Reverse: Scorpion

 

Ride that lion.


One of the above is much more rare than the other. Who knows why?

 

OK I'll play.

Gallenius; 253 to 260
AR Antoninianus; Antioch sole reign
OBV: GALLENIVS AVG; Radiate, draped & cuirassed, bust right
REV: PM TR P X III; Lion walking left, bull's head between its paws. C VI PP in exergue.

RIC 602 A

 

Miletos AR Hemidrachm
4th century BC
Diameter: 11.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo
Reverse: Lion, monogram left, star above

 

Mysia, Kyzikos AR obol
Boar & Lion "K" Before
525-475 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 0.73 grams
Obverse: Forepart of boar left; tunny-fish behind
Reverse: Head of Lion left, K before; all in incuse square

 

Sikyonia Sikyon AR Hemidrachm
OBV: Chimaera standing left, with heads of snake, lion & goat, raising forepaw, SI below
REV: Dove flying left
Struck ay Sikyon, Fourth Century BC
2.6g, 17mm
BMC 111

 

Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm
4th Century BC
Diameter: 12.0 mm
Weight: 2.0 grams
Obverse: Forepart of Lion
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with amphora/pellet A