Ancients => Join the "Club"

Yah, the site has been a bit slow lately, so I figured I'd try to find a theme-thread ...

Ummm, if you have any ancient coins with "clubs", then please post 'em!!

Alexander III the Great AE19
336 - 323 BC
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 5.99 grams
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles in Nemean lion scalp headdress to right
Reverse: Alexander between club and bow with bow case and quiver, cluster of grapes and monogram above
Other: A handsome coin, nicely centered with a pretty patina

 

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=> Here is another example ...

Commodus AE As
Rome mint
177-192 AD
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 11.55 grams
Obverse: Commodus bust right wearing lion’s skin: L.AEL.AVREL.COMM.AVG.P.FEL
Reverse: Very interesting reverse with the following legend HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV ... in three lines, divided by club, all within wreath
Other: Nice tone … scarce

 

Troas, Birytis (300 B.C.)
AE11
Birytis mint
O: Head of Cabirus left wearing pileus.
R: B-I/P-Y around club, all within laurel wreath.
8mm
1.1g
SGCV II 4056 var, SNG Cop 250


MOESIA. Kallatis 3rd - 2nd Centuries B.C.
AR Drachm
O: Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin head-dress.
R: KAΛΛATIA. Stalk of grain and club above; bow in case with quiver below.
4.62 grams.
20 mm
SNG Cop. 176. SNG BM 202.


Diocletian
Silvered antoninianus, RIC V 322, VF, weight 3.721 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o Obverse IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG,Jupiter stg R hldg globe and scepter; Hercules stg L hldg Victory, club,& lionskin, crescent & Z in center, XXI in ex. XXI in ex.

 

Thasos, Thrace, (146 - 50 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm
O: Young head of Dionysos wearing wreath of leaves and grapes and band across forehead.
R: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Hercules naked standing left holding club, lion skin draped over arm; monogram.
33mm
16.1g
SNG Copenhagen 1040; SG-1759; SNG Ashmolean 3689; Le Rider, Thasos 51

 

Here are a one of my Alexanders -

 

Are we equating scepters with clubs here?

 

BOEOTIA FEDERAL COINAGE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Boeotian shield
REVERSE: Kantheros, club of Herakles above, BO to left, I and crescent to right
Struck at Thespiae mint 336-315 BC
1.9g, 14mm
SNG Copenhagen 176-177

 

Great coins all




edit: whoops wrong coin lol

 

Macedon as Roman Protectorate tetradrachm, Artemis/club in wreath

 

how about a square club member...






and his buddy..






hey ripley! where u been?

 

Oh, we just completed a move to Florida. Been too busy to collect or post. We are more settled now, 2 months later. thanks for asking.

 

A budget Commodus-pretending-to-be-Hercules denarius.

 

Nice to have you back!

 

Agreed.

 

Ripley!!? => wow, welcome home!!

... I was very worried that foul-play was a foot?!

Hope your move went well and it's great to have you back!!

Happy New Year

 

Thrace, Abdera: AE16
ca. 400-350 BC
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Griffin seated right on club; caduceus right above; ]IΛIΣ[ below; EP before
Reverse: Head of Apollo right in linear square, ABΔ-HPI-TE-ΩN surrounding

 

KAINON, SICILY, AE22
mid 4th Century BC (365-360 BC)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 11.08 grams
Obverse: Griffin springing left over “club”
Reverse: Horse prancing left, trailing rein; below, KAINON

 

GENS QUINCTIA. Ti Quinctius AR Denarius
112-111 bC
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Weight: 4.0 grams
Obverse: Bust of Hercules left, wearing lion's skin, club over shoulder
Reverse: Desultor, on horseback, left, a second horse beside, K behind, TI Q and rat below. D dot S dot S, incuse on tablet, in exergue
Reference: Crawford 297/1b. South of Italy mint
Other: scarce