Zeus on a coin - (Father of Gods and men) - post em if you got em.

Zeus has been depicted on so many ancient coins it might be nice to post a collection of them here at CT. Here is a Wikipedia link & a few coin photos to start this thread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus



THESSALIAN LEAGUE
THESSALI, Larissa
AR Stater, 196-146 B.C.

6.14 grams, 21 mm
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right crowned with oak
Rev: Athena Itonia advancing right brandishing a horizontal spear in right hand and shield in left hand. ΘΕΣΣΑ to left, ΛΩΝ to right, ΦIΛ-ΩN* above, and ποΛοΧοΣ below magistrates Hippolochos and Philon.
Grade: Well centered about EF with gentle toning and attractive obverse field flow lines.
Other: Good style similar to Sear 2232, BMC 3,34. BCD Thessaly II 869.2 [Double Victoriatus = 1.5 Denarii]. Ex La Galerie Numismatique (Heritage Jan 2013) lot 61035 From Eye-Appealing Coins April 2013.

 

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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM
Alexander III (The Great)
AR Tetradrachm
ca. 330-323 B.C.
17.06 grams, 26 mm diameter
Obv: Head of young Herakles facing right clad in lion’s skin
Rev: Zeus enthroned facing left with legs parallel holding eagle and scepter. Serpent in a bowl to left, AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right.
Grade: GVF with attractive old toning and lustrous details in the protected areas. Slightly off center on small flan.
Other: Coveted lifetime issue coin with snake monogram possibly from the 'Babylon', 'Pella', or 'Sardes' mint. Similar to Sear 6724, Price 3665 Variant.
From private sale June 2013.

 

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA
Seleukos I (Nikator)
AR Tetradrachm
Babylon mint 317-305 B.C.

16.93 grams, 26-27 mm diameter
Obv: Head of young Herakles facing right clad in lion’s skin
Rev: Zeus enthroned facing left with legs crossed holding eagle and scepter. ΜΗΡ in wreath monogram to left, AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right, MI below throne & ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ in ex.
Grade: gVF with old cabinet tone. Enthroned Zeus is nicely centered and Herakles obverse is off center.
Other: Posthumous issue in the name & types of Alexander III (The Great). Similar to Sear 6829 except minted with Alexander’s name, Price 3746, SC 82.5a.

 

SELEUKID KINGDOM
Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos)
AR Tetradrachm
121-96 BC

16.68 grams, 29 mm.
Obv: Diademed head facing right
Rev: Zeus Standing Left holding star & sceptre with crescent over head; two monograms to outer left, [IPP] (date) in exergue, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY right EΠI.ΦANOYZ to left of Zeus, all within laurel wreath.
Grade: VF+ nicely toned.
Other: Antiochos VIII Epiphaes was a Seleukid King of Syria nicknamed Grypos (hook nose). Grypos was essentially the last of the Seleukid Kings of Syria. This Damaskos mint coin is dated SE 197 (116/5 BC). Similar to Sear 7143; SC 2323.5b; HGC 9, 1197f. From Sphinx Numismatics Oct. 2014.

 

Wow C89, awesome coins, i don't own any of these but they are sure beautiful..

 

My only coin.


Alexander The Great, Macedonian Kingdom, (336 - 323 B.C.)
AR Drachm
Posthumous
O: Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
R: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, eagle in right, long vertical scepter in left, X within Ω left, KH under throne.
Mylasa mint 310-300 B.C.
4.1g
16mm
Price 2480

 

Collect-- that Thassalian League is awesome!

 

Alexander III AR Drachm
OBV: Head of Herakles right in lionskin headdress
REV: ALEXANDROU, Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Forepart of Pegasos left in left field, X on W monogram beneath throne.
Struck at Abydos, 325-323 BC
4.2g, 17mm
Price 1505

 

TRALLES, LYDIA CITY COINAGE AE18
OBV: Laureate head of Zeus Larasios right
REV: DIOS TRAL-LIANWN, thunderbolt, all in wreath
Struck at Tralles, 200-1BC
6.51g, 17.86 mm
Mionnet 661

 

ARCADIA MEGALOPOLIS Triobol
OBV: Laureate head of Zeus left
REV: Pan seated left, holding lagobolon; eagle on knee, monogram before, D/L behind
Struck at Megalopolis, 182-168BC
2.160g, 14mm
Dengate 13
Ex Lewis L. Egnew Collection (Superior, 30 May 1995), lot 7462

 

Wow, that's a nice bronze. Everyone seems to clamor for Greek silver, which is fine of course, but finding Greek bronze this nice is much tougher.

 

Thanks John. It's a nice piece in hand as well.

 

How about the Roman equivalent to Zeus: Jupiter

L PROCILIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius
OBV: Bust of Jupiter right, SC behind
REV: L PROCILI F, Juno Sospita advancing right with sheild, spear aloft and serpent before
Struck at Rome, 80BC
3.7g, 19mm
Cr379/1, Syd 771, Procilia 1

 

SEVERUS ALEXANDER AR Denarius
OBV: IMPCMAVRSEVALEXANDAVG - Laureate, draped bust right
REV: IOVICONSERVATORI - Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter
Struck at Rome, 227AD
3.1, 19.5mm
RIC 141, C 70

 

ELAGABALUS AR Denarius
OBV: IMP ANTONINVS AVG - Laureate, draped bust right
REV: P M TRP III COS III P P - Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter; eagle to left
Struck at Rome, 220AD
3.2g, 18mm
RIC 27, S 7532

 

here's my favorite zeus...

 

My only greek coin - a drachm for Alexander the Great. Rhodes Mint (I think)
Zeus seated on reverse.

 

here's a budget zeus i never took a pic of, he's in pretty rough sphape...






24 mm, 8.1 g

i could never figure out what this was exactly, seller had it as "ptolemy viii"...but the reverse was to far gone for me to pin it down. anyone know?


offtopic...but here's what my deck looked like 10 minutes ago...note the 10 gallon fish tank. i cleaned that out two days ago and left it to air dry (it was mid 60's)....then got lazy and forgot abou it. not in the 60's anymore!

 

An indo-scythian Zeus:
Azes I (ca 57-35 BC) Drachm AR 16, 2.4 gr.

 

Zeus may have had something to do with your snow. After all, he is the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology.