"Snakes on a Coin"

Coopra, you should have these coins too:







I agree with Coopra, that snake and Fragon are almost interchangeable, well since dragons are like, snakes with wings.

 

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What are the top 2 Czarist Russian coins? I know that the bottom coin was issued during the reign of Czarina Catherine II,the Great (1762-96).I can't tell what denomination it is though.

Aidan.

 

The first one is a 1709 1 kopek during Peter I era and the second one is 1 kopek of Peter II era. The second coin you see there is actually pretty difficult to find, and it's a two year type.

 

Is Czar Peter I's coin the one that has the Cyrillic dating system,which a lot of people cannot work out?

Aidan.

 

That's true. The first dates on coins if I am not mistaken appeared during Fedor Ivanovich (1584-1598).
This page can help with coins dating from 1696 till year 1717 of Peter 1 period. http://www.peter1cheshua.narod.ru/dates.jpg But even after they kept on using letters instead of numbers. Unfortunally this is not my cup of tea and I cannot help here. I collect hammered coins before year 1717 though I have many from the later period.

 

Middlesex 253

Another conder snake.

 

that grade is awesome. wow cool snake. i will post my killer snake coin when I figure out how to take pics of it. I guarantee you will love it as much as I do.

 

Here is an old snake tamer from 268 AD, Diety Salus holding snake. (Roman)

 

One of My Fav Snake coins.

Anatolia, Mysia, Pergamum (Pergamon)
Cistica Mystica or Cistophoric Tetradrachm Equal to 3 Roman DenariI
AR 26mm (12.46g) 85-76BC
Obverse: Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath
Reverse: bow-case with serpents, PRE monogram to left, KP / PRY monogram above, serpent-staff right.
Ref: Kleiner 36



One of the members here has an exceptionally awesome Cistophoric Tet of Mark Antony and Octavian, and yet another member has an intersting ancient coins with some working class snakes, Snakes pulling a chariot. It will be up to those guys to post them but they are both over the top coins.

 

What the heck... A head full-o-snakes. (Gorgon/Medusa)

 

Roman Provinicial
Emperor Macrinus 217-218 AD

 

Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane.
R: SALVS; Salus standing left, holding sceptre, feeding serpent rising up from altar.
Rome
3.35g
18.5mm
RIC 715, RSC 197a, BMCRE 145 (Aurelius)

 

Apollonia Pontica AR Drachm
OBV: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue
REV: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria
Struck at Apollonia, 450-400 BC
3.13g, 14-15mm
BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151

 

Severus Alexander AR Denarius
OBV: IMP C MAV R SEV ALEXAND AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: P M TRP II COS II P P - Salus seated left, feeding snake on altar
Struck at Rome, 223 AD
2.7g, 19mm
RIC 32, BMC 117, C 239

 

Hey Bing wheres the MA Tet? Thats over the top!
These are awesome coins guys!

 

This Conder token has a serpent wrapped around the flaming tripod on the reverse.

 

I started this thread in 2006, so here is another one:



Hadrian Roman Provincial Bronze Obol Cobra Alexandria

Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Cobra erect with head left, hood spread,
crowned with horns and disc, enfolds stalk of grain and a poppy

Specifications:
Size: 20mm
Weight: 4.94gm
Struck: AD 129-130 Alexandria, Egypt
Catalog: Milne 2249

 

Well, since it was requested....

Marc Anthony Ionia Silver cistophoric tetradrachm
OBV: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes
REV: III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes
Struck at Ephesus, 39 BC
11.8gm, 26mm
RPC I 2201

 

No coins, but snakes I've got!

Chris