Mooooooooo!!! => calling all ancient Bull & Cow Coins!! (Mooooooo)

Bull wrestling was a rite of passage.

Thessaly, Larissa, Drachm
Silver Drachm
Obv:– Youth wrestling or restraining bull, both to left.
Rev:– LARI/SAIA, bridled horse galloping right, rein trailing, all in incuse square
Minted in Thessaly, Larissa from .c. 440-400 B.C.
Ref:– SNG Cop 110. SGCV I 2111
6.022g, 20.0mm, 270 degrees

 

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Thessaly, Larissa, Drachm
Silver Drachm
Obv:– Youth wrestling or restraining bull, both to right, cloak and petasos flying out behind.
Rev:– LAR/ISAI, bridled horse galloping right, all in incuse square
Minted in Thessaly, Larissa from 440-400 B.C.
Reference:– SNG Oxford - (vgl. 3865). SNG Cop. -.

 

Thessaly, Pharkadon, Hemidrachm
Silver Hemidrachm
Obv:– Youth wrestling or restraining bull, both to right.
Rev:– F/AR/KAD/O, forepart of galloping horse right
Minted in Thessaly, Pharkadon from .c. 440-400 B.C.
Ref:– SGCV I 2183; BMC Thessaly p. 42, 1; SNG Cop 209
2.825g, 15.5mm, 0 degrees

There seems to be little record of this city

 

Sicilia, Syracuse, Agathokles AE23
317-295 B.C.
Diameter: 22 x 23 mm
Weight: 9.7 grams
Obverse: head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed with grain
Reverse: bull butting left, dolphin above and below
Reference: SNG ANS 561-571

 

Mysia, Kyzikos, AE24
200-100 B.C.
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 5.44 grams
Obverse: KYZI-KHWN to left and right of lit torch
Reverse: Bull butting right
Reference: BMC Mysia p.39, 164; SNG Cop 79
Other: (seller's photos) far nicer in hand!!

 

Moooooooooooooo!!!

=> c'mon, round-up dem doggies!!

=> we need more beef!!

 

Don't have any ancient cows that I could contribute, but here is a "cow related" photo. It shows the very first exhibit that you come across when you visit the Money Museum in Frankfurt (DE). http://www.rmv.de/linkableblob/de/31478-19164/original/Geldmuseum__Pecus.jpg

Right, a cow. (Surprise.) Why is it there? For two reasons. First, they explain how, before the "invention" of coins (and also later, depending on time and location), people used such "objects" for barter. Also, the Latin terms pecus (cattle) and pecunia (money) may be related. Let the linguists argue about that, to me it makes sense.

Christian

 

Good lookin' cow, chrisild ... well played

 

Dyrrhachium AR Drachm
200-30 B.C.
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Weight: 3.2 grams
Obverse: Cow suckling calf; grain ear right, torch above, [grapes below]
Reverse: Double stellate pattern within double linear square
Reference: Ceka 70

 

L. Thorius Balbus Denarius
Struck 105 B.C.
Rome Mint
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 3.85 grams
Obverse: head of Juno Sospita right, wearing horned goat skin head-dress, I*S*M*R downward behind
Reverse: Bull charging right, head facing, A (control letter) above, L*THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue
Reference: Syd. 598; Crawford 316/1; RSC Thoria 1. VF+




L. Thorius Balbus AR Denarius
Brockage, Error Coin
Struck 105 B.C.
Rome Mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.81 grams
Obverse: head of Juno Lanuvium right, wearing goat's skin
Reverse: Incuse of obverse

 

Augustus AR Denarius
OBV: AVGVSTUS DIVI F, bare head right
REV: Bull butting right IMP X in exergue
Struck at Lugdunum, 15-13 BC
3.7g, 18mm
RIC I 167a

 

That's the spirit, Bing!!

=> toss a few more burgers onto the ol' BBQ => more beef!!

 

Hadrian AE22
OBV: Laureate head right
REV: Europa riding bull right
Struck at Sidon, Phoenicia, 117/118 AD
8.9g, 22mm
BMC Phoenicia 225

 

Julian II Majorina
OBV: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: SECVRITAS REIPVB• dot, bull right, two stars above, •palm branch-CONSPA-palm branch in ex.
Struck at Constantinople, 3 Nov 361 - 26 June 363 A.D
7.95g, 29.48mm
RIC VIII 164


Julian II Majorina
OBV: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: SECVRITAS REIPVB Bull, two stars above, CYZB in exergue
Struck at Cyzicus , 3 Nov 361 - 26 June 363 A.D
8.3g, 29mm
RIC VIII 127

 

Iberian Semis
OBV: Young male head right, Phoenician letter before.
REV: Bull right, crescent above, two Phoenicial letters below.
Struck at Castulo, Late 1st century BC
15.6mm, 1.8g
Burgos 897

 

This is the third time I've posted this on CT.



hope its not too many times. But, hey its got a cow. :smile

 

Here is one from 9th century Afganistan -

 

Mother does not appreciate what y'alls are calling her.

Very nice coins everybody!

 

Indo-Scythian Kings, Azes. AE-Unit
curca 58-20 B.C.
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 13.35 grams
Obverse: Rajadirajasa Legend. Lion standing right, monogram above
Reverese: Brahma bull right, monogram above, shi before
Reference: Senior 102. 120