=> Show us yer "Eagles & Owls" and/or any of dem other birds!!

Hi Jango => welcome aboard!!

Hey, keep your bird coins comin' ...

 

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I'm running out of steam.

 

Constantine AE Follis. 313-315 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre, eagle at foot left with wreath in its beak, officina letter A, B, G, D or epsilon to right, mintmark SIS. note: RIC does not list this reverse break. RIC VII Siscia 5.

This coin has a small eagle on it.

 

Sinope, Paphlagonia, Silver Drachm
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Obv:- Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace
Rev:- Eagle with dolphin in talons facing left, ∆ΙΟΥ (magistrate's name) below wing, ΣΙΝΩ below dolphin
Sinope mint, c. 330 - 300 B.C.
Ref:- SNG BM 1484; SNG Stancomb 772; SNG Cop 284
ex Baldwin & Sons, London, ex Forum Ancient Coins
Weight 4.974g, maximum diameter 16.9mm, die axis180o


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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, 294 B.C., Tetradrachm, Svoronos 236
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Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Pteolmaic Kingdom
Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:– ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left
Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294
Reference:– Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75
14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o

The following notes were provided by the seller in their catalog description.
"Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker's mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!"

The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck). This artist was a master craftsman and was responsible for some coins of high artistry at Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (possibly into the early reign of Ptolemy II) and produced from quite early in the reign, including one of the iconic elephant's skin headdress tetradrachm.

 

I own many Russian, German and Austrian coins, but the best one is a 1780 Thaler similar to this one

 

Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Soter (285 - 246 B.C.), Tetradrachm, Svoronos 774
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Silver tetradrachm
Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis
Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY [SOTERWS], eagle standing left, head left, on thunderbolt, wings closed, PT and ME monograms left, date AL and Q right
Minted in Galilee, Ake Ptolemais, Year 31. B.C. 255
Reference:– BMC.112 var. Svoronos 774 pl. XXV/10 (4 ex.) SNG Cop.470. Delepierre- Gülnar 2/4074 pl. 129(6 ex.)


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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-221 B.C., AE42
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AE42
Obv:– Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right
Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left, head left, on thunderbolt, wings closed, GreeK_Sigma between legs
Minted in Alexandria under Ptolemy III Euergetes or Ptolemy IV
Reference:- Svoronos 992

70.23g, 41.93mm, 0 degrees.

At this size it is potentially a drachm.


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Hey Bing, you can't do it all brother ... you're older now (hee-hee) ... so perhaps you should let a few of the Yn's step-up and post a coin or two, right?

=> It's kinda like that old joke about the old bull and the young bull looking-down upon the herd:

"Hey Pa, let's run down there and 'kiss' one of them thar cows!!"

"Nope, we ain't"

"C'mon Pa!!? => I say we run down there and 'kiss' one of them thar cows, quick-like!!"

"Nope boy ... we're gonna take our own sweet time, walk down there like men and then we're gonna 'kiss' every last of dem!!"


=> so Bing, I suggest that you go have a beer and maybe read a good book, or perhaps watch the tube for an hour ... you know, take a short break ... and then you can mosie slowly back over to your computer and post every last one of dem bird coins!! ...

:high5:

 

Holy schmokes!! => while I was typing that post to my buddy Bing, there were a whole lotta coins posted!!!


=> awesome once again fellas => keep 'em comin' ...

Hi Gil-galad (nice to see that you're stepping-up and joining in the bird-fest!!)

:thumb:

 

GREEK, Attica, Athens AR "New Style" Tetradrachm
(135-134 BC). Mened-, Epigeno-, and Diod(o)-, magistrates.
Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev.: Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined scepter; B on amphora, ΓΛ below; all within wreath.
Thompson 348f (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 240 (same obv. die).

 

Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm
(454-415 BC)
Obv.: Head of Athena right in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring and bead necklace.
Rev.: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, AOE before.

 

Corinthia, Corinth AR Stater
(350-300 BC)
Obv.: Pegasos flying left.
Rev.: Head of Athena wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet; A-P below, eagle behind.
Ravel 1008c.

 

Sicily, Messana AR Tetradrachm
(412–408 BC)
Obv.: Charioteer driving mule biga left, two dolphins nose to nose in exergue
Rev.: Hare leaping left over horizontal barley ear, dove flying left above, MESSANION in exergue.
Caltabiano 614 ; SNG ANS 378 ; SNG Copenhagen 404.

 

Bruttium, Kroton AR Nomos
(480-430 BC)
Obv.: Tripod, legs terminated in lion's feet, heron to left.
Rev.: Incuse tripod.
SNG ANS 260; HN Italy 2102.

 

Islands of Caria, Rhodes AR Tetradrachm
(229-205 BC). Tharsytas, magistrate.
Obv.: Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right.
Rev.: Rose with bud to right; to left, eagle standing right on torch.
Ashton 215. SNG Keckman 550.

 

Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemidrachm
Timoleon and the Third Democracy
344-317 BC
Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 16.94 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right
Reference: Castrizio series I, 1γ; CNS 72; SNG ANS 477-88
Other: 9h, Good VF, red-brown patina, a few areas of roughness, some cleaning marks
From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1227

 

Anonymous, Denarius
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Obv:- Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left
Rev:- Roma seated right on pile of shields, holding spear set on ground; birds in flight to left and right; to right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus
Minted in Rome. 110-108 BC.
Reference:- Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; RSC (Anonymous) 176.


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L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1, Sym. var. RRC 076
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Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, owl
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, crow with open wings or eagle
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC 76. Babelon 76. BMCRR 12.


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OMG => Batman comes outta nowhere!!!

Hey Dionysos => welcome to the show!!

Awesome ... I absolutely love the ol' hare-coin!! (gorgeous!!)