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CRESCENT

LIBYAN REVOLT! Horrible War with the Cartheginian Mercenaries revolting after the First Punic War because they could not be paid. You can see why the Barcid Family absolutely HATED the Romans, taking responsibility of paying huge indemnities. This bankrupted the Carthage Treasury, and they could not pay their soldiers... dominoes falling and falling and falling. If your read about this War, it was incredibly inhumane and brutal on both sides.


Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebels 241-238 BCE 9.63g 24mm Shekel Sardinia mint Tanit 3 Grain ears Crescent SNG Cop 247

Next: Another CRESCENT

 

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Salonina
c. 259 - 260 A.D.
Billon antoninianus, Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint
Obv.: SALONINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in ridges and in plait looped below ear up the back of head, crescent behind shoulders
Rev.: DEAE SEGETIAE, statue of goddess Segetia standing facing in tetrastyle temple, nimbate, crescent on her head, both hands raised
Billon, 3.97g, 20.8mm, 0°
Ref.: Göbl MIR 902c, RSC IV 36, RIC V-1m p.108, 5, Hunter 21, Cunetio 731, Elmer 96, SRCV III 10631

Next: nearly unknown god or goddess

 

Too late so this will be unknown also.

 

The god Kabeiros uncommonly appears on coins and most people have never heard of him. He is similar in appearance to Dionysos and the rites of his cult were likely similar to those of the Dionysian mysteries. The attributes of Kabeiros are a rhyton and hammer.


Julia Mamaea, AD 226-235
Roman provincial Æ 24.7 mm, 10.46 gm
Macedonia, Thessalonica, AD 226-235
Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ΑVΓ, diademed and draped bust, right
Rev: ΘΕCCΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ, Kabeiros standing facing, head left, holding rhyton and hammer.
Refs: Similar to SGI 3409; Varbanov 4484.

Next: Thessalonica

 

Autonomous AE 20 1st century BC? two upright goats confronting surrounded by city name in several pieces


Next: two or more of the same animal other than those pulling a vehicle

 

PTOLEMY X
AE20
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
REVERSE: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopiae before
Struck at CYPRUS c 100 BC
6.11g, 20mm
Svoronos 1698

Next Same, two or more of the same animal other than those pulling a vehicle

 

Thrace, Thasos
Obol 463-411 BC
Obv.: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions, three pellets
Rev.: Quadrapartite incuse square
Ag, 0.57g, 7.7mm
Ref.: Rosen 146

Next, the same again: two or more of the same animal other than those pulling a vehicle (hint: there are bulls, stags, horses, dogs, tunnies, owls....)

 

Gades/ Gadir
Cadiz Spain
2nd Century BC
PHOENICIAN AND PUNIC
Obv: Head of Melkart-Herakle
left, wearing lion's skin
club left shoulder.
Rev: Phoenician script MP'L
above and 'GDR below.
Crescent with central pellet,
caduceus two tunny-fish left.
AE AS 12.13 grams.
CNH pg. 89, 57. Burgos 1343


Next another of some animal except horses.

 

Athens New Style Tetradrachm 153/2 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
34.2mm 16.80 g Thompson issue 12
Thompson catalogue : Obs 66 : Rev NEW
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month letter A
2 magistrates monograms in both fields
LF symbol : Cicada
All within a surrounding olive wreath


NEXT: another none mammal

 

next 2 animals , not pulling something

 

2 animals , not pulling something


RR
Servilius 136 BCE
Roma
Dioscuri galloping (I always thought this was written by a numismatist that did not understand animals... these horses are having FUN, rearing, gallivanting, playing!) Horses are such great animals!
Sear 116 Craw 239-1

US 2016 Census: “Rural areas cover 97 percent of the nation’s land area but contain 19.3 percent of the population (about 60 million people),”

Next: Do it again - 2 animals , not pulling something

 

Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 510-475 BC. AR Obol (0.79 gm, 13mm). Obv.: Forepart of boar l.; behind, tunny. Rev.: Head of lion l. in incuse square.

NEXT: Lion

 

next: coin from Dacia

 

Just got home, have this....
AV Stater ND Vani Mint
Basternae (Eastern Celts)
Kolchis (Eastern Dacia)
Next theme: another ex. from Dacia

 

I invoke the 12 hour rule and the lack of Athens New Styles rule so:-

Athens New Style Tetradrachm 113/2 BC
Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
29mm 16.73 gm Thompson issue 52
Thompson catalogue : Obs 680 : Rev NEW
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark M control ME below
3 magistrates : EUMAREIDES KLEOMEN PYRRI
RF symbol : Triptolemos in biga pulled by snakes
All within a surrounding olive wreath



NEXT:- More Triptolemus and Elysian Mystery linked coins, Demeter Persephone, Hades, Thyrsos, Pig, Kernos, Torch, Wheat etc...

 

PERSEPHONE


SICILY, Kentoripai
Æ Hexas, 16mm, 3.0g, 12h; Circa 344-336 BC.
Obv.: Draped bust of Persephone right, grain ear in hair; stalk of grain behind.
Rev.: KENTO-RIΠINWN; plow with a small bird standing on the share; two pellets.
Reference: Calciati III 7, p. 175; BMC Sicily 12ff, p. 56.
Ex: @John Anthony

Next: Kore

 

Syracuse Ar Tetradrachm Minted by Agathokles King of Sicily. 310-308 B.C. Obv. Head of Kore right wreathed in grain. Rv. Nike standing erecting trophy. HGC 1536 16.37 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Sicily

 

Sicily, Panormos. Uncertain date in the 1st or 2nd Triumvirate.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: PANOPMITAN.C.D, tetrastyle temple.
AE 22mm (7.15 gm).

Next:Tetrastyle temple

 

Next: Divo Romulo

 

Very nice, @Terence Cheesman . Beautiful coin.