I'm lost then I'm found. My obverse wears a silly crown. I'm ancient and round. I'm not just some stupid hound in a pound. And I'm posting like a wolf! Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Parium, Mysia Bronze AE 23, SNG BnF 1503 var. (A on rev.), BMC Mysia -Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse C G I H PA (Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana) curving above, final A in exergue, She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus ; very rare Constantinople Commemorative series. Follis. Kyzikos. Obv: VRBS ROMA. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma left. Rev: SMKE. She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above. RIC 91. Come on. I know you have coins with wolves that you're hungry to post. Unleash the beasts!!!
Oh great. Now I have Duran Duran stuck in my head The Macrinus looks very touchable. A couple of wolves, are part of them ARGOLIS, Argos 330-270 BCE AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 14mm, 2.4 g Obv: forepart of wolf left, retrograde Σ above Rev: large A; Π–Ρ above, club below; all within shallow incuse square Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1083.3; HGC 5, 667 ARGOLIS, Argos 330-270 BCE AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 13mm, 2.5 g Obv: forepart of wolf left Rev: Large A; stylized triskeles below; all within shallow incuse square Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1075.2; HGC 5, 667
You've been SONG BOMBED! Beautiful wolves. They look very petable. naw. They'd probably bite! I've always liked the coins of Argos
Okay, I didn't quite actually laugh out loud -- until I read this first paragraph. I'll even forgive you for the earworm!
Very nice captures @Ryro ! A few of my WUFFS: Makedon Amyntas II 395-393 BCE Æ12 2.0g Aigai or Pella mint Hd Pan - Forepart wolf chewing bone SNG Alpha Bank 179-80 Very Rare RR Hd Juno Sospita R goat skin hddrss She-wolf R placing stick on fire eagle stndng fanning flames 45 BCE 19.0mm 4.07g Cr 472-1 RR Anon AR Denarius 115-114BCE Rome mint 19.52mm 3.82g ROMA X Seated r on shields spear birds she-wolf Romulus Remus Cr 287-1 Sear 164 ARGOLIS Argos 490-470 BC AR Triobol 14mm 2.9g Forepart of wolf lying - A 2 incuse sqs pellet crossbar within shallow sq incuse BCD Peloponnesos 1009 RARE RR Anon AE Sextans 217-215 BCE She-Wolf Twins Eagle Syd 95 Cr 39-3 Sear 609 RR Sextus Pompeius 137 BCE AR Den She-Wolf Rom Rem Sear 112 Cr 235-1a
Jimmy SMiTS - yeah, that is right: Sorry, it is the Mint mark for Thessalonika But this one is TRIER Rome VRBS ROMA commem 330-331 CE Æ reduced centenionalis, 16mm, 2.5g, 12h; Trier mint, CE 330-331 She-wolf RIC VII 529
Rome under Theodoric, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE follis Obv: IMVIC-TA ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right Rev: She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus, XL (40) above, dot V dot in ex Mint: Rome (struck 498-526 AD) Ref: BMC 24 Rome under Theodoric, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE half-follis Obv: IMVIC-TA ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right Rev: She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above, XX in ex Mint: Rome (struck 498-526 AD) Ref: BMC 30
SEXTUS POMPEIUS FOSTLUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POMPEIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Head of "Minerva or Pallas" (personification of Rome) with winged helmet, earrings and necklace, looking to the right. Below the chin, it is the "X" (although its value then was 16 aces) and behind the bust is a small jar REVERSE: FOSTuLVS left and Sextus. Pompeius. to the right of the field. She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Behind Ruminal fig tree is represented with three birds in their branches. On the left, the pastor Faustulus figure in an attitude of admiration for the wonder he sees. ROMA in ex Struck at Rome 137 BC 3.63g, 19.5mm Cr235/1a; Syd 461; Pompeia 1 ARGOLIS, ARGOS AR Hemidrachm OBVERSE: Forepart of a wolf left REVERSE: Large "A", eagle below "I-E/P-W/NO-S" = Hieron (Magistrate) Struck at Argos,90-40 BC 2.25g, 15.5mm BCD Peloponnesos 1177 Ex Aegean Numismatics TRAJAN AE Quadrans OBVERSE: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder REVERSE: She-wolf crouching left, SC in ex. Struck at Rome, 98-117 AD 2.6g, 16mm RIC 694, Cohen 340, BMC 1061 Rome COMMEMMORATIVE AE3 OBVERSE: VRBS ROMA, bust of Roma left wearing imperial mantle and plumed helmet REVERSE: She-wolf left with twins, two stars above, dot GSIS dot in ex. Struck at Siscia , 334-335 AD 2.73g, 19mm RIC VII 240
Stock photo Awesome coins. I got that same one Ryro. At least I think it's the same. Got it from FAC a few months back. It says on the information that it's (No A on rev) but clearly I see an "A" on the reverse.
A type that was exclusively struck for Domitian as Caesar under Vespasian. Domitian AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome Mint, 77-78 AD RIC V961 (C2). BMC V240. RSC 51. Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: COS V; She-wolf and twins l. : in ex., boat Rare examples lack the boat. I have yet to come across one.
Ryro, Wolves, great idea! This Iberian AE is one of last year’s pickups for the simple reason that it has a fairly muscular male wolf on the reverse instead of the typical spear brandishing horseman you normally see on Iberian coins of this period. ILTIRTA, CIRCA 180 BC, 25 mm, 9.99 gms. Obv.: Beardless male head right, Rev.; wolf walking right, Celt-Iberian inscription above.
Great reminder @Bing ! I have that Trajan in a minty green flavor. Yours appears to be more cinnamon and mine decided to face right. Trajan Æ Quadrans. Rome, circa AD 109-117. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / She-wolf at bay to right, SC in exergue. RIC 692.