1947 World lions

A couple of my favorite lion coins...


Pantikapaion Æ20 (tetrachalk)
300-275 BC

5.92gm
19.7mm.

Obv: Head of Satyr, without beard, wearing ivy wreath, left
Rev: Roaring lion's head left; sturgeon left below; PAN surrounding

Anokhin 125; SNG BMC Black Sea 883ff; SNG Stancomb 552ff






Thrace, Chersonesos: AR hemidrachm
400-350 BC

2.63gm
12.6mm

Obv: Forepart of lion right, head reverted
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet in one quadrant, palm frond in catecorner quadrant

BMC Thrace p183 10; McClean 4081

 

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I have the

Pantikapaion Æ20 (tetrachalk)
300-275 BC

But I need to get it out of the Safety deposit and shot it again. Nice ones you have.

 

Here is an old shot of it.

 

Babylon, under Alexander III. (the Great), circa 328-311 BC.,
Lion Stater / Tetradrachm / Double Shekel (21-23 mm / 16,78 g),
Obv.: obverse Baal seated left on diphros, holding scepter in right and resting left hand on seat.
Rev.: Lion walking left; ANT monogram above, two small, deep test cuts on the lion´s body.
cf. Nicolet-Pierre, "Argent et Or Frappés en Babylonie Entre 331 et 311 ou de Mazdai a Séleucos," in Essays to Le Rider, pg. 294, 15; Traité 795 ; SNG Berry 1457 .

The 'lion staters' of Babylon were an important local component of Alexander the Great's eastern coinage. Based on a Cilician prototype, they were introduced by Alexander and survived for nearly half a century. Early issues belong to the Babylonian satrapies of Mazaeus (331-328) and his successor, Mazakes. The later issues with a pentagram or anchor above the lion were struck under Seleukos, who was satrap of Babylon from 321-317/6 and from 312 onward. Most scholars favor the second satrapy for Seleukos' lion staters. The denomination is usually described as a stater or tetradrachm, but most likely is a two-shekel of the Babylonian standard of ca. 8.4 grams. Historically, the earliest pieces are linked with the 5-shekel and 2-shekel 'Poros' coinages of Alexander.

 

the Indian Lions

1 rupee 1/2 rupee and 1/4 rupee.........

 

Some lovely stuff there guy's :thumb:

 

Collecting themes like lions makes for some real beauty and fun. You almost become an OFEC collector. One From Every Country

The India Rupee is quite hard to find in Unc, even those fresh off the press looked weak and used.

 

Kenya 5 cents

 

Here's a couple more lions (in not so great shape)...

 

Posted the 5000 Kwacha in an earlier post. No, you can't have it, it's mine,mine,mine! The other is a scan from my World coin collection.

 

Paraguay has many coins with lions

More here: http://monedas.awardspace.com/en/ver_pais.php?p=47

 

Wow. The lion roared.

I checked my tin and the Belgian 1 Franc 1940 has an impressive lion on both sides.

 

Another from India

 

I have the 1996 Gambia 100 Dalasis at 1 kilo Silver

and the 1998 Tanzania 25000 Shilingi at 1 kilo silver and this one as my largest.

Have the Congo, your 5000 kwacha is superb.

 

Love the Paraguyan lions :hail:

 

A hammered lion coin:

Seljuks of Rum
Drachm
AH 640, Konya mint
Kai-Khusru II

 

Seems that I have a lot more lions to collect. Nice coins.

 

This one features an American Mountain Lion, not the usual African Lion:

 

Just found the lion I told you about De Orc. My memory was a bit faulty but close. it was not a ms65 2 cent, it was this MS66 1 cent

 

United Kingdom 10 and 20 pence 2008 (Sections of the Royal Shield)