Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

Sorry to hear about your trapped nerve, Pish (sounds painful)



... oh, but great animal-additions to TIF's sweet thread!!

 

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"PEGASUS"


... have to go to work, but I'll continue to get my animal-on, later today!!

 

I've been looking for one of these Eleusis coins for some time. Yours is super nice!

 

Pig and piglets...

ANTONINUS PIUS
AE As
11.02g, 28.6mm
Rome mint, 140 - 144 AD
RIC 733; Cohen 450.
O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.
R: IMPERATOR II, Great White Sow seated under a holm oak suckling three piglets, another one in front of her, SC in ex.
Ex Old Sable Collection

 

Pegasi from Corinth...

 

Fantastic coin!

 

Pegasus

 

Amazing set of pegasi Z.

 

Pegasus


Syracuse Hieron II 275-216 BC
ΣΙΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Kore left
Pegasus left, Delta in field
4.0 gr, 18 mm



Amisos, AE23
Head of Perseus right wearing phrygian helmet
AMISOS, Pegasus left, drinking
12.12 gr, 23 mm
Ref : Sear #3639

Q

 

ah darn, missed out, i was kinda busy

 

You can post coins for letters we've already done.

 

CILICIA, Aegeae. Hadrian. Tetradrachm 133-34 AD Eagle standing
Reference.
Prieur 721; SNG France 2230-32; SNG Levante 1719.

Obv. ΑΥΤΟΑΡ ΚΑΙΣ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ ΣΒ ΠΠ
laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from front, fold of cloak on front shoulder / AIGEAIWN ETOYS .PP., eagle standing front, head right, on harpe, goat in ex..

Rev. ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ ΕΤΟΥΣ.ΠΡ (Year 180 = 133/134 AD)
Eagle standing facing on harpe, head right; in exergue, goat kneeling right.

14.06 gr
27 mm

 

Hadrian Sestertius, Roma 125-28 AD Hadrian
Reference.
RIC 645; C. 450; Banti 298

Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS.
Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.

Rev: COS III / S - C / EXPED AVG.
Hadrian on horse rearing left, raising hand.

27.85 gr.
33 mm.

 

Anyone have a Peacock or perhaps a coin depicting People?

Pigasus should certainly be listed under P.

IONIA, Klazomenai
AR Diobol (Pigasus)
499-494 B.C.
10mm, 1.08 grams
Obv: Forepart of winged boar right
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with K in lower right quarter.
Grade: gVF toned on good metal
Other: The HUS KLAZOMENAIOS was a gigantic winged sow which terrorized the Greek town of Klazomenai in Ionia. SNG Copenhagen 10; SNG Kayhan 336. Purchased while diving at Christmas Cove STT, USVI. (Ex CNG auction 334, 3 September 2014 Lot 80).

 

I just purchased this coin depicting Pan today. I'll post it with my photos when it is received.

P is for Pan.



Macedonia, Antigonus Gonatas, Tetradrachm.

 

Pigasus!

 

Very beat up peacock

 

Is someone riding a peacock, wielding a sword on that coin?

 

Sorry, it is Mariniana going to heaven....