Ancients => Horses & Wine (good times)

Here are a couple with grapes for sure:

THRACE AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion right, head turned back
REVERSE: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet and bunch of grapes in sunken quarters
Struck at Cherronesos, 400-350 BC
2.37g, 12mm
BMC 11


MARCUS ANTONIUS Ionia Silver cistophoric tetradrachm
OBVERSE: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes
REVERSE: III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes
Ephesus 39 BC
11.8gm, 26mm
RPC I 2201, Sydenham 1197, Sear 262

 

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Probus AE Antoninianus. Cyzicus. 276-282 AD, 3.3g, 23.76mm

OBV: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG, Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle.

REV: SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga facing. CM between quadriga. Mintmark XXIA.

REF: RIC V 911

 

Divus Constantine AE3/4. 337-340 AD. 15mm, 1.5g

OBV: DV CONSTANTINVS PF AVGG, Veiled head right.

REV: Constantine in quadriga right, the hand of God, upper center, grasping the chariot, CONS in ex.

REF: RIC VIII Constantinopolis 37

 

Constantius Gallus, Cyzicus. AE3. 2.4g, 18.21mm

OBV: D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right.

REV: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing fallen horseman who has no beard, wears Phrygian helmet, reaching backwards. Mintmark SMK Delta.

REF: RIC VIII Cyzikus 106

 

Theodosius I AE3. 2.2g, 15.13mm

OBV: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed bust right.

REV: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback, hand raised, ANT gamma in ex.

REF: RIC IX Antioch 69A.

 

Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 300-264 BC. AE 20mm. 5.5g

OBV: NO LEGEND: Wreathed head of Tanit left.

REV: NO LEGEND: Horse's head right.

REF: SNGCop 169

 

Very Nice Bing,
Both coins.
Gr Eric

 

Nice newp....I'd post some horses, but I have way too many...

 

=> I "dare ya"

 

Ummm, oh I may have a few more horses as well ...

=> naaayyyyy!!

 

And the winner is.......?

 

OK, here are the most recent. There are 300 or so more where these came from. I do not have very many ancients, but I'm moving into that realm slowly.

 

very sweet => yah, I recall seeing that cool square baby in another thread (top-drawer awesome, my friend)


Thanks for posting

 

Do not have much on horses, but added this to my cellar. For those who know something about wines, a Concha y Torro 1978 Carmenere. Good times, but not for today.