Ancients: Post your Greek God Bronze Coins

A thread I started yesterday inspired this. Post your Anceint Bronze coins that depict a Greek God as the main focal point. Here's mine:

Hieron II
Sicily, Syracuse
(5.98 grams. AE-19)
275-216 BC
Obverse: Head of Poseidon left
Reverse: Ornamental Trident between two dolphins

 

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Not Greek, but still...Saturn.


Anonymous Roman Republic
AE Semis 21mm, 8.6g, anonymous, after 211 BC.
Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn right; S behind.
Rev.: Prow of galley right; S above, ROMA below.
Crawford 56/3; Sydenham 143a; BMCRR 229; Sear 766.

 

Zeus.

Ptolemy III Eurgetes, 246-221 BC
AE16: 2.77g, 12h; Tyre mint, Club series
Obv.: Diademed bust of Zeus Ammon right.
Rev.: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, club in front.
Reference: Svoronos 711

 

Hmmm? ... that's a pretty broad category, my coin-friend ... but okay

Here is one of many numerous Athena examples ... "Thessaly" in this particular coin case ...

Cheers

THESSALY, Pharsalos. AR Hemidrachm
Mid-late 5th century BC
Diameter: 14 mm
Weight: 2.88 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right
Reverse: Head and neck of horse right within incuse square



=> oh, I'm assuming that Goddesses were included (ummm, don't start a gender thingy)

 

Wow I like that one!

 

Apollo.

Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC)
AE16, 5.7g, 12h
Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.
Rev.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; youth on horseback left, N below.

 

I know its broad. I just thought it would be fun.... And nice coin! I have a few Owls which also have Athena on them.

 

Beautiful

 

Athena.


Nabataean Kingdom: Early Kings
AE16, 3.3g, 10h; Damascus Mint, after c. 120 BC.
Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.
Rev.: Nike standing left, wreath in right hand, uncertain object in left.
References: Meshorer 1A, Schmitt-Korte 2
Notes: Style I

 

My 32 mm Ptolemaic bronze with Zeus on the obverse, from the 160s-150s BC:

 

This one if my favorite!

 

Really breaking the rules here. Not Greek and not bronze, but a double play - Salus, and the only representation on coinage of Valetudo (that I know of).

Man. Acilius Glabrio
AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.75 g, 6h; Rome: 49 BC
Obv.: SALVTIS; laureate head of Salus right.
Rev.: III VIR VALETV MN ACILIVS; Valetudo standing left, resting arm on column and holding snake.
Reference: Crawford 442/1a; Seaby Acilia 8; Sydenham 922, BMC 3944.

 

TARAS, CALABRIA AR Diobol
OBVERSE: Head of Athena in crested helmet left decorated with Skylla
REVERSE: Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion
Struck at Taras 380-334 BC
1.2g, 11mm
Vlasto 1316

 

Okay, well how 'bout everybody's favourite bad-boy ...

=> PAN

KINGS OF MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas
AR Tetradrachm
circa 270-240 BC
Pella
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 17.1 grams
Obverse: Head of Pan wearing goat horns and goat skin in center of Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with seven stars within double crescents
Reverse: Athena Alkidemos walking left, brandishing thunderbolt and shield, shield decorated with aegis; crested Athenian helmet left, monogram right

 

I've seen one that looks something like this with Artemis on the obverse. Are the coins related at all? Either way that's a nice looking coin!

 

I like Greek gods and bronze too. Here are some of the Olypians.



Zues

Poseidon

Artemis

Athena

Apollo


Demeter
Dionysos



Ares

Hermes

I have Hera and Hephaistos now, but no photos yet.

 

oops double post!

 

Wow youve got quite the collection going! I REALLY like them especially the Zues, Apollo, Ares, and Hermes ones.

 

A lot of these that I see usually have a dot shaped indent in the middle of both sides. Do you know why that is?