A cold and rainy day, not much to do, so I thought I'd show today's auction win... Pamphylia, Aspendos AR Stater (drachm ?). Circa 410-375 BC. Mopsos riding left on horseback, spear held in his upraised right hand / Boar to right. Olçay-Mørkholm, "The Coin Hoard from Podalia", in NC 1971, pl. 9, 493. 5.43g, 19mm, 3h. Off center, missing most of the reverse legend, somewhat worn,... but I really like the style of the obv. which is usually not that good imo Feel free to show your boars, or if you won something in the latest Roma auction
Mopsos? Cilicia, Mopsos. AE20, 7.8g, 12h; 2nd century BC Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev.: MOΨEATΩN; Lighted circular altar on tripod base with lion's legs, M − Π flanking.
Very cool coin! Who is the depicted Mopsos and how do we know that's who it is? I'm unfamiliar with the coin and would love some background. Most of mine have wings Here's my current Pigasus collection. Most are from Klazomenai; the rest are from Kisthene, Mytilene, Samos, and Rhodos (Ialysos). I picked up a very pretty Lucilla denarius, posted today in another thread. The more I look at it, the more I love it
I was just reading the article cited in the description (Olçay-Mørkholm, "The Coin Hoard from Podalia", in NC 1971). Here's an extract... The "siglos no. 491" is of this type... https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3359669 That is indeed one of the best portait of Lucilla I've seen A lovely coin overall !
That is an impossible question to answer. Maybe I could deal with it broken down into my favorite electrum Pigasus, favorite small bronze Klazomenai, favorite larger bronze Klazomenai, favorite Klazomenai diobol, favorite Klazomenai drachm, favorite Samos pigasus... Nah. Still too hard.
The gold one is spectacular, I wouldn't be able to point to a favorite until I had read up on all of them. I have been looking for a pigasus for ages, without success.
Hmmm? ... a bit coin-creepy, but sure => Batman is every citizen's saviour!! ... oh but hey, please be awesome to him (he's my favourite)
LOL, I am not really Bored, but am Boared ! BOARS: RR C Hosidius C F Geta 68 BCE Diana bow quiver Boar Hound spear Sear 346 Craw 407-2 Obv-Rev.jpg Campania CAPUA AE Uncia 216-211 Diana Boar Hannibal capital Italia Obv-Rev Iberia - Castulo AE14 Quarter Unit Bust - BOAR w-star Obv-Rev 2nd C BCE.JPG Mysia Kyzikos AR Hemiobol 480-450 BCE 0-4g Boar-Lion Sear 3850.JPG
BOAR HEAD-DRESS: RR Anon AE 28mm 19-2g Quadrans - Sicily mint 214-212 BCE Hercules-boar headress - Bull - OBV-REV ex RBW Craw 72-7.JPG SOWS? RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Sow piglets Obv-Rev.jpg Sorry, JUST got this one today, and have not reshot it... But the Sow on the reverse is way cool for a control mark!!! RR Victoriatus 206-195 BCE AR 16-5mm 2-61g Jupiter r Victory crowning trophy sow r in ex ROMA Syd 253 Russo RBW 554 Cr 121-1.JPG PIGS? RR Veturius 137 BCE AR Den Mars X Oath Scene pig S 111 Cr 234-1 Obv-Rev.jpg Marsic Confederation / Italian Allies Social War 90-88 BCE AR Denarius 19x17.9mm, 3.7g Anonymous Issue, Corfinium Mint Obv: Italia head, l, ITALIA behind Rev: Oath-taking scene with eight warriors, four on each side, pointing their swords towards a sacrificial pig, which is held by an attendant kneeling at the foot of a standard. Comment: The reverse is based on the gold Stater and Half-Stater from the Second Punic War, and the Ti Viturius denarius... Ref: Sear 227; SYD 621
Super posts everyone!! Hey, I only have one measly boar and lost out on a pigasus again!....but there's that RR Geta denarius that so many of us have: But I did win one of three entries in the Roma auction; AR Antoninianus of Maximianus Herculius struck at the Lyon mint, with the Hercules reverse----if only the reverse was as super cool as the obverse. The life-like portrait just wouldn't allow me to pass on it....and that neat radiate helmet.....
