[ancients] Guess the Theme!

You may have heard me talk about putting together a themed collection... it's finally done! "Done" being a fluid thing, of course. I already have a few more for the collection and will certainly seek out additional different examples or upgrades.

So here's the deal: Guess the theme . It's very specific. I'll give a (modest) prize to the first person who gets it. If the prize doesn't fit your collection, you can designate a different recipient.

Below is a composite of 15 coins which fully represent the theme. In this picture they are arranged in the usual order of presentation of ancients, more or less. A brief description of each coin follows. If you'd like to see a larger version of any of them let me know. You can click the picture to make it a bit bigger.

I will answer yes or no questions as you try to figure it out.

Once it is revealed, I have a fancy presentation ready to roll so please, someone hurry up and guess it!



Top to bottom, left to right:

1. CELTIC POTIN, Leuci tribe. 80-20 BC. AE17.6. Bald head left / boar standing left
2. THRACE, Madytos. c. 350 BC. AE13. Bull butting right / dog sitting right
3. ATTICA, Athens. 360-330 BC. Elusinian festival coin, AE16. Triptolemos seated left in winged chariot being drawn by two serpents / pig standing right on mystic staff
4. IONIA, Samos. 510-500 BC. AR drachm. Forepart of winged boar left / lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square
5. IONIA, Klazomenai. c. 500 BC. AR drachm. Forepart of winged boar right / incuse square
6. IONIA, Klazomenai. 499-494 BC. AR diobol. Forepart of winged boar right / quadripartite incuse squares with K in lower right square.
7. IONIA, Klazomenai. 499-494 BC. AR diobol. Forepart of winged boar left / incuse square
8. IONIA, Klazomenai. 4th century BC. AE11. Helmeted head of Athena right / recumbant ram left, winged boar above; phi in left field; ANOK below
9. IONIA, Klazomenai. 190-130 BC. Forepart of winged boar right, ΣΙΜ-Ω-Ν / ΚΛΑ-ZΟ-ΜΕΝΙ-ΩΝ in cross-divided square, monogram to left
10. PHARONIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Nektanebo II (yeah I know, most likely not pharonic) 361-343 BC. AR11. Ram leaping left / scales with dotted border; countermark with crested helmet
11. ROMAN REPUBLICAN denarius, Ti. Veturius. 137 BC. Helmeted bust of Mars right / youth kneeling left, holding pig; two soldiers standing holding spear and touching pig with swords. ROMA above.
12. ROMAN REPUBLICAN denarius, L. Caesius. 112-111 BC. bust of Vejovis facing left, from behind; holding thunderbolt; monogram AP / two Lares Praestites seated, facing left, holding spears, dog between; bust of Vulcan above; legend LA-RE.
13. ROMAN REPUBLICAN denarius, C. Postumius. 74 BC. Bust of Diana right / hound running right, spear below; C POSTVMI/TA
14. ROMAN REPUBLICAN denarius, L. Rustius. 74 BC. Helmeted head of Mars right / ram standing right; L RVSTI
15. SYRIA, Antiochia ad Orontem. Under Nero, 55-56 AD. AE20.5. Veiled and turreted head of Tyche right / ram leaping right, looking back; star and crescent above, ET DP below

 

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Coins of animals that played parts in Homer's Odyssey.

 

No. Although that sounds like a fine basis for a collection!

 

Noah'ark

Q

 

Barnyard

Q

 

Nope.

Nope.

 

mythical animals

 

fantasy animals.

 

Rif's farm animals...e i e i ooooooooooo snap lmao

 

The "carnivor" collection.

 

Nope. I bet SteveX could whip together quite a good set of them though!

Not those either.

 

The BC animal collection.

 

Animals you've owned at least once in your life (although it might have been fun with a boar)

Q

 

? Nope.

A potbellied pig might be OK but a boar as pet? No thanks. Winged boar? Hmm, could I fly it like a kite? Winged boar on a leash?

 

Ok, with the exception of a lion, these are all domestic animals (boars, pigs, hounds, dogs, rams). No elephants, snakes, or hypos.
So, Animal Farm?
Just kidding, I have no idea, but i guess your theme is bit deeper than that.

 

Not Animal Farm, but that's a great idea! Maybe for my next theme since I only lack a few animals. Don't know that I've seen a raven on a coin but I could cheat and use some other bird.

 

Roman and Greek Gods and Goddesses, along with mythological animals .
Charles

 

That would pretty much be the theme for all ancient coins
(Or were you using the sarcasm font?)

 

Not at all. Just an innocent font.
Charles

 

A coins of an independent countries which lost the independence and became part of the Roman Empire?