Wings on Things

Korinth Ar Stater 345-307 BC Obv Pegasos flying left Rv, Head of Athena left wearing Corinthian style helmet. Calciati 417 8.54 grms 22 mm Photo By W. Hansen This coinage is a great example of how a coin image can spread. Within a few years of its adoption the image spread to other cities on the Adriatic coast. Eventually in the fourth century this design spread to Italy and then Sicily. Finally the image of Athena appears to be the inspiration to the obverse of the gold staters of Alexander III of Macedon.

 

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...say no more... Perseus Bronze

 

I have better 'winged' coins, but have shown them before, so will show something different.

A small winged sphinx on the reverse of this Rhodian tetradrachm.



And Nike on the reverse of this early stater from Neapolis.

 

It wasn't just the Greeks giving wing to thing:



Notice the light of foot male in the centre of this note from Canadian Bank of Commerce:

 

Curious, @scottishmoney , how can the C$5 note be copyrighted by you?

 

Lots of wings on this one:

KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. Æ (21mm, 5.51 gm). Obv: Head of hero Perseus r., wearing winged petasos surmounted by griffin's head; harpê over shoulder. Rev: B - A above, Π - Ε below eagle stg. facing on thunderbolt, head r. (star in ex.). Cf. SNG Alpha Bank 1142; cf. SNG Cop 1275.

 

My scan can. The note is not. I had to put those on images on my website(when I had one) so scammers couldn't heist the images and use them for fraudulent eBay sales. I had several occasions of finding my coins or banknotes "for sale" on eBay.

 

Thanks! Makes sense. Understood.

 

Here are some wings on things that don't have them (or don't even exist) in real life. Not including winged helmets and winged Victories, which are on too many of my coins for me to show them in this post. I'll save those for a separate post later.

Pegasi:

Corinth:


Q. Titius:


Gallienus (from the zoo series):



Griffins/gryphons:

Pantikapaion:



L. Papius:



Philip II, Moesia, Tomis (Griffin as Nemesis, with wheel):



Gallienus (from the zoo series):



Sphinx:

Winged human-headed sphinx (T. Carisius):



Cupids:

L. Julius L.f. Caesar, biga of Cupids:



L. Lucretius Trio, Cupid riding dolphin:

 

There has to be one in the every crowd! But I love the humor and imagery.

 

Nice Perseus!

 

@medoraman Thanks Chris! Yes he does. I know of a couple other club members on the forum as well! Thanks for taking me into the fold.

 

Here's one in my top 5 of Wings on Things. The quintessence of polymorphism.

 

Here's my one of my top 5 Nike images. Ok Top 2. Terina, Bruttium

 

Go back further and you can see how Nike was transformed from something like this 6 winged Daimon.

There is an older Electrum from 600-550BC that I feel is probably the first winged thing on a coin...I just can't find it..I'll post when I do.

 

Ryan:
Your Terina is spectacular!!!
ESPECIALLY the perspective, 3D seat! Very early for this treatment.
I am envious.

 

Ephesian bronze is a little sub-favourite of mine:



The people of Ephesus must have really liked bees, because they are prominent on coins from that time. Bees are remarkably overlooked but very important creatures in agriculture - their pollination of plants is essential. Obviously the ancients must have recognized this.

 

Another Asia Minor bee coin, this one from Chersonesos:

 

Regrets, don't have any "ancients" but I love to contribute.

Here are "a few of my favorite things" . . . with wings . . . .

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The little cherubs on the sides . . . . .






And I just had to throw this one in the mix . . .






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I forgot that insects have wings! In that case here is my little bee.