Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

Okay, that nasty work-day is over ... ummm, where was I?

=> oh yeah, PEGASUS




... a couple o' winners!!

 

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Exellent steve

 

Ummm, here is a PANTHER (yah, it pales in comparison to TIF's sweet example!)

 

It's PHOENIX time!! (Constans)

 

Ummm, that only leaves my grungy ol' PEACOCKS ....

Faustina-I, Faustina-II and Lucilla ....

=> ahaha-caaaa-caaaaawwww!!

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 133-34 AD Sphinx
Reference.
Emmett 1053.18; Köln 1134; Dattari 1996; Milne 1427

Obv. AYT KAIC TPAIAN - ADPIANOC CEB
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind

Rev. LI-H (Year 18)
phinx seated left with Kalathos on head, right paw on wheel.

26.39 gr

 

R day.

Since hares are not really the same as rabbits, I'll refrain from posting my Messana hare again.

R is for Rhino


EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan
year 17, CE 113/4
dichalkon
Obv: Laureate head right
Rev: rhino standing left; LIZ above
Ref: Emmett 719v(17) R5, BMC 500

R is for Ram


IONIA, Klazomenai
Mid-late 4th century BCE
Æ18 mm, 4.35 g
Obv: bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet
Rev: KLAΖOMEN / AIΩN in two lines above, ram walking right; in right field, trophy
Ref: SNG Munich 484; SNG Copenhagen 86


SYRIA, uncertain (formerly attributed to Egyptian pharaoh Nektanebo II)
3rd century CE
AE11, 4.4 gm
Obv: Ram leaping left, head reverted
Rev: Scales; countermark with helmeted bust right
Ref: Weiser 1 (Nektanebo II of Egypt)


ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Rustius
74 BCE
AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm
Obv: helmeted head of Mars right
Rev: ram standing right; L RVSTI in exergue
Ref: Crawford 389/1, Sydenham 782, Rustia 1

One of these days I'll upgrade that Rustius.

 

RHINO

 

ROOSTER

 

RAT

 

RAM

 

R is for Raven


Vitellius
from the infamous year of four emperors [Rome, July-December AD 69]
AR denarius 4.09gm - 17.3 mm
Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head of Vitellius to r.
Rx: XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod with dolphin above and raven below
Ref: RIC 109, BMCRE 39, RSC 111, SR2201

 

SYRIA. Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Hadrian Trichalkon. 128-29 AD Ram A above
Reference.
McAlee 125 (a); SNG Copenhagen 115; BMC --

Obv. ANTIOXЄωN THC MHTPOΠOΛЄωC
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right.

Rev. ЄT ZOP (date: year 177 of the Caesarean era.
Ram leaping right, head left; star within crescent and A above.

4.26 gr
17 mm

 

I'm so tempted to post my coins with Reptiles & Romans for R.

We will stick to convention & post the snakes under S & turtles under T.

 

Perhaps the same critter could be listed as Bunny, Rabbit, & Hare in your master list. When there were not many animals beginning with "J", I considered posting this guy as a Jack Rabbit.
Messana Tetradrachm

 

Great posts!!!

Well, we're finally getting to 'S' which allows me to post a mythological animal.....and then the onslaught of wolves under 'W'...

 

Rhino Domitian, picture making with my
new camera Nikon P7800

 

OOOOps !
I forgot my peacocks yesterday :


Paulina, Denarius struck in Rome in 236 AD
DIVA PAULINA, Veiled and draped bust of Paulina right
CONSECRATIO, Paulina on peacock flying
3.3 gr
Ref : RCV #8400, Cohen #2



Diva Mariniana, Sestertius Rome mint, AD 253-254
DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled and draped bust right
CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing facing, head left, with tail in splendor, S-C in field
16.0 gr
Ref : RCV # 10073 (misreading Hunter), Hunter # 8v, RIC # 9v, Cohen # 7v



Diva Mariniana, Antoninianus Viminacum mint, AD 253-254
DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, diademed and draped bust right, above a crescent
CONSECRATIO, peacock walking right, its tail in splendor
4.0 gr
Ref : Cohen # 11, RCV # 10069, RIC # 6, Eauze Hoard #1429, 3 specimens
Thanks to Curtisclay for additionnnal informations



Valerian II, Antoninianus Cologne mint, AD 258
DIVO VALERIANO CAES, radiate and draped bust right
CONSACRATIO (sic), Valerian II raising hand and holding sceptre on an eagle flying right
1.70 gr
Ref : Cohen # 5, RCV # 10606

Q

 

As for today, a Ram


Troas, Cebren, AE8 c. 400-350 BC
Head of apollo right
Ram's head right
1.1 gr, 8 mm
Ref : Sear #4071


And a Raven


Vitellius, Denarius Rome mint, July - December 20, AD69
A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius right
XV VIR SACR FAC, Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top and raven standing right below
3.43 gr, 16-18 mm
Ref : RCV # 2201var, Cohen cf # 110 et suiv, RIC I # 86 (this example illustrated in Wildwinds)

Q

 

One thing you don't want to do is be out of town for a few days and try to catch up!!
Start with
Gallienus 253 AD.
Rev. Pegasus


How bout a pig..


Owls..




Rhino,