International Dog Day

It's International Dog Day! Post your dog coins! Here's this Diana and dog scene:


Gallienus, AD 153-268.
Roman billon antoninianus.
Mediolanum, AD 264-265.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, Narrow radiate head right, both ribbons behind.
Rev: DIANA FELIX, Diana standing right, holding spear and bow; at foot, hound.
Refs: RIC 473K; Göbl 1146m(2): Cohen/RSC 173; RCV 10197; Hunter pl. lxvi.

 

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Nice idea for a thread:

Here are some dogs:
Ephesos (Circa 50-27 BC)
Jason, magistrate
Obv.: Ε - Φ, Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow; dog at her feet
Rev.: ΙΑΣΩΝ, Cock standing right with palm over wing within laurel wreath.
AE, 10.88 g, 25 mm.
Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 344


C. POSTUMIUS
Denarius, 74 BC, Rome
Obv.: Bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder.
Rev.: Dog running right, spear below, C. POSTVMI/TA ligate
Ag, 3.77g, 18.2mm
Ref.: Crawford 394/1a, Sydenham 785.




Diadumenian as Caesar
Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis
1 Apr 217 - mid May 218 A.D.;
Consular Legate Statius Longinus
Obv.: M OΠEΛ ΔIAΔOΥMENIANOC K, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind
Rev.: VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC I CTΡΩ, Artemis hunting: advancing right, bow in left, with right drawing arrow from quiver, dog running at feet;
AE,11.9g, 25.76mm
Ref.: Varbanov I p. 308, 374


and as last: Diana with a poodle:



Counter Token
by (Ernst Ludwig Sigmund ?) Lauer, Nuremberg, AD 1791
Obv.: LVD: XVI DG - FR. ET. NAV R , bust of Louis XVI facing right.
Rev.: RECH PFENN / LAUER , Artemis/Diana walking with her dog (poodle) on the dog leash, trees and bushes to the right
AE, 1.53g, 21mm
Ref.: Hennin Nr. 274. Pl. 26 - 31, 1791

 

Not many ancient coins depict dogs.


Sicily, Segesta, Circa 412-405 BC, 0.55g chipped 12mm litra
Obv: Head of the nymph Segesta facing slightly left
Rev: Σ-EΓE; Dog (the river god Krimisos in canine form?) standing left, murex shell before, gorgon above dog
ex-H. C. Lindgren, sale 77, November 2002, lot 3

For classical references to the river god Krimisos see https://www.theoi.com/Potamos/PotamosKrimisos.html

 

Cheers to all the good boys and good girls out there .


Roman Republic, C. Postumius
73 BCE, Rome
AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm
Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue
Ref: Crawford 394/1a


Roman Republic, L. Caesius
112-111 BCE
AR denarius, 3.92 gm
Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.
Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above, with tongs behind; legend LA-RE; dotted border.
Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1


THRACE, Madytos
c.350 BC
AE13, 1.86 gm.
Obv: bull butting right.
Rev: dog seated right, ear of grain behind. M-A
Ref: Sear 1624 cf.; Copenhagen 923-6

 

Great coins everyone! No dog coins for me yet but I'll share my two hounds
Ajax

And Lucy

 

Cook Islands 1 Cent 2003 (KM# 421)

 

DAWGIES

ROMAN REPUBLIC DENARII


RR Lucius Caesius 112-111 BCE AR Den Apollo dog Lares Praestites S 175 Craw 298-1



RR AR Den C Antestius Rome 146 BCE 3.97g 19.0mm Helm Roma R X C ANTESTI - Dioscuri gllpng R puppy-dog running ROMA Cr 219-1e



RR C Mamilius 82 BCE AR Den Serrate Mercury winged petasos caduceus Ulysses Dog Argos Sear 282 Craw 362-1

 

MORE ROMAN REPUBLIC DAWGIES


RR C Hosidius C F Geta 68 BCE Diana bow quiver Boar Hound spear Dog Sear 346 Craw 407-2



RR Aes Grave AE Quadrans 269-242 BCE Dog 3 pellets Six spoked wheel 59.8g Craw 24-6a Th-Vecchi 34 ex Sellwood



RR Anon AE Half-Litra 234-231 BCE Roma Phrygian Dog S 598 Cr 26-4


BLUE

 

Great posts everyone of mans best friend. Thanks

 

Woof!!

SICILY, Segesta
AR Didrachm. 8.16g, 21.9mm. SICILY, Segesta, circa 440/35-420/16 BC. Hurter, Didrachmenprägung 129 (V39/R73); HGC 2, 1135. O: Hound standing left. R: Head of Segesta right, within linear circle.

THESSALY, Pherai
AR Hemiobol. 0.27g, 8.3mm. THESSALY, Pherai, circa 360s-350s BC. BCD Thessaly II 694; HGC 4, 563; Imhoof-Blumer 1908, p. 93, 277, pl. VI, 38; cf. Nomos 4, 1306 corr. O: Head of Ennodia right: R: Φ - E, hunting dog sitting right.
Ex BCD Collection, his tag noting "Pr. fr. Ked. Apr. 89 (thr. T/ne) ex Thess., 35000 drs."

 

I just recently received this coin from Germany, I won it in an Ebay auction. It is from the German State of Reuss-Gera 1761 2 Pfennig (KM66), a nice spaniel.

 

Roman Republic, C. Postumius, AR Denarius, Rome 74 BCE. Obv. Bust of Diana R. w/ bow and quiver/ Rev. Hound running R., hunting spear below, “C POSTUMI TA” [TA in monogram] in exergue. RSC I Postumia 9, Crawford 394/1a, Sear RCV I 330, Harlan, RRM I Ch. 18 at pp. 109-112, BMCRR Rome 3238. 18 mm., 3.83 g.



Roman Republic, C. Hosidius C.f. Geta, AR Denarius, 68 BCE. Obv. Draped bust of Diana R., wearing crown and stephane[?], with bow and quiver over shoulder, GETA before, III VIR behind/ Rev. Wild boar of Calydon r., pierced in shoulder by spear and attacked by hound beneath, C. HOSIDI C F in exergue. RSC I Hosidia 1 (ill.), Crawford 407/2, Sear RCV I 346 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 32 at pp. 189-194, BMCRR Rome 3388. 18 mm., 3.91 g.





Diadumenian Caesar, AE Tetrassarion (4 Assaria), 218 AD (May-8 June), Nicopolis ad Istrum [Nikyup, Bulgaria] Mint, Moesia Inferior, Statius Longinus, Consular Legate. Obv. Bareheaded bust of Diadumenian right, draped and armored, seen from behind, M OPEL DIADOV-MENIANOC K (OV ligate) [ = Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus, Caesar] / Rev. Artemis, wearing short chiton, walking right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver in right hand, hound jumping behind her left foot, VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I / CTPΩ in exergue [ = Consular legate Longinus, (Governor) of the residents of Nikopolis on the (river) Istros]. AMNG I/I 1843 [Pick, Behrendt, Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands Vol. I/I (Berlin, 1898) at p. 467]; Varbanov I 3743 [Varbanov, Ivan, Greek Imperial Coins And Their Values, Volume I: Dacia, Moesia Superior & Moesia Inferior (English Edition) (Bourgas, Bulgaria, 2005) at p. 308]; Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.25.13.3 [Hristova, H., H.-J. Hoeft, & G. Jekov. The Coins of Moesia Inferior 1st - 3rd c. AD: Nicopolis ad Istrum (Blagoevgrad, 2015)].

 

Yesterday was the eight year anniversary of the day we got Zoe.


An ancient dog.
ETRURIA, Central Italy Uncertain City AE26, 300-250BC. Male figure with Scepter (or lance) and Patera n. l. standing. Dog Rt. Holding a Aryballos in the muzzle hanging on cords for R. 10.17 G. SNG Cop. 44. P. Visonà, Due monete etrusche inedite e rare into collezioni italiane, SNR 79 (2000), 30, fig. 5. Very rare. Dark Green patina.

 

I have my avatar coin, which I got from Nick at Pegasi at a summer FUN show. It is a bit of a mutt having been scratched during cleaning and the fields were smoothed a little. These are hard to find so I accepted this one into my coin kennel (ala Stevex6!). I like mutts the best when it comes to real dogs anyway!


Sicily, Segesta.
AR Didrachm, 461-415 BC, 8.43 g
Obverse: Hound scenting left on ground line surrounded by border of dots.
Reverse: Head of nymph Segesta right, hair tied with a broad band, surrounded by border line.
References: SNG ANS 624
Ex. Sotheby 97.2, slight smoothing and cleaning marks.

John

 

One of my favourites

Ruler: Elagabalus
Region, City: , Nikopolis ad Istrum
Coin:
AVT M AVPH ANTΩNINOC - Laureate head right
ΥΠ NOBIOΥ ΡOΥΦOΥ NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡO-C I-CTP/ON - Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; hound at side.
Mint: (218-222 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.00g / 26mm / -
References:

• Moushmov 1378
• AMNG 1914
• Varbanov 3971

 

@Ryro

 

Gorgeous coin! LOL, not "Hound at side", looks like: "HOUND BOLTING!!!"

 

Ru-ro! I can't believe I've missed this thread!

Since all dogs are descendants of the grey wolf, I suppose this counts:

Of course I prefer my dogs to be RR

 

Zambia
AV 250 Kwacha 1979
Cape Hunting Dog
(part of conservation coin series)
Passau
AV 1/2 Dukat 1709/ Nurnberg Mint
Cardinal Johann Philipp
four dogs in Coat of Arms