Ancient Aerial Animals - (no eagles today)

I just received this winged boar.

IONIA, Klazomenai
499-494 B.C.
AR Diobol
10mm, 1.08 grams
Obv: Forepart of winged boar right
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with K in lower right quarter.
Grade: gVF toned with good metal fabric
Other: THE HUS KLAZOMENAIOS was a gigantic winged sow which terrorized the Greek town of Klazomenai in Ionia. SNG Copenhagen 10; SNG Kayhan 336. Purchased while diving at Christmas Cove (Ex CNG auction 334, 3 September 2014 Lot 80).

Perhaps it is time to post our coins with winged creatures on them. Let’s avoid eagles today. If it has wings & isn’t an eagle, here is your opportunity to post it.

 

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Very nice coin. Very small too. It's still amazing to me the engraving style on so small a coin. Congrats on a nice one.

I don't have anything flying other than victories, nor do I have any Greek coins yet.

 

What a glorious example........I will share one of my stable of GRYPHONS..


L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1, Sym. var. RRC -

Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Dolphin wrapped around anchor.
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Hippocamp
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -.

A previously unknown symbol pair and the only known example.

 

Here is a nice Roman bird, but I cannot identify it quite well. Charles

 

That would be a phoenix, Charles.

 

If you won't post a Victory then I'll have to do it:

Late Roman Period
City Commemorative
330 AD
AE 3 (18 mm diameter)
Obv: CONSTAN TINOPOLI Helmeted
Bust of Constantinople
(the personification of the city).
Rev: Victory (winged female) standing
on prow of a ship with left hand on
shield. SMNA in exergue
Other: Constantine I (the Great) coinage
from Siscia mint, commemorating
the Empire’s capital moving to
Constantinople.

 

Avery nice flying pig! TIF will be jealous although I believe she has a version of this very coin herself. Flying creatures, hmmmmm:

THRACE, ABDERA Tetrobol
OBVERSE: Griffin springing left
REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes l., caduceus before; all in incuse square
Struck at Abdera 411-385 BC
2.780g, 15mm
May 279


SIKYONIA SIKYON AR Hemidrachm
OBVERSE: Chimaera standing left, with heads of snake, lion & goat, raising forepaw, SI below
REVERSE: Dove flying left
Struck at Skyon, Fourth Century BC
2.6g, 17mm
SNGCop 57, BMC 111


LAMPSAKOS, MYSIA THRACE AE-10
OBVERSE: Female head right, hair rolled
REVERSE: Forepart of winged horse right, ΨΑ above, symbol below Struck at Lampsakos, Mysia 399-200 BC
1.24g, 10mm
BMC Mysia p. 84, 53 ff. var (symbol)

 

Great JA . I did not know that. I mean Phoenix emanates from Phoenicia. It is an ever- living resurrecting bird.
Charles

 

More:

ATTICA ATHENS AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor & a spiral palmette on the bowl; eye in profile
REVERSE: AQE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig & crescent behind Struck at Athens 350-300 BC
16.9g, 22mm
sg2537


ATHENS ATTICA AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right
REVERSE: Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; Gamma on amphora, ΗΡΑ in exergue; all within laurel wreath
Struck at Athens Epigene-, Sosandros and Eume(nes)-, magistrates 127/26 BC
16.8g, 30mm
Thompson 477a

 

More:

THRACE, PANTIKAPAION AE16 Dichalkon
OBVERSE: Beardless head of satyr Pan right, with ear of ass
REVERSE: Forepart of Pegasos right
Struck at Pantikapaion 310--304/3 BC
3.0g, 16mm
SNG BMC Black Sea 872


L. PAPIUS; GENS PAPIA AR
OBVERSE: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin, pump behind head
REVERSE: Griffin prancing right, pail with cup attached below, L. PAPI in exergue (Trade Guild: Farmers and shepherds)
Struck at Rome 79 BC
3.23g, 19mm
SNG BMC 1190


AUGUSTUS AR Quinarius
OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right
REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side
Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC
1.7g, 13mm
RIC 276, S 1568

 

CLAUDIUS AR Denarius
OBVERSE: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right
REVERSE: PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, drawing out fold of robe at neck, holding caduceus above serpent preceding her
Struck at Rome, 46/7AD
3.6g, 19mm
RIC39, BMC40


OTHO AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right
REVERSE: VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory standing left on globe, wreath extended in right, palm frond in left
Struck at Rome, Jan-Feb 69 A.D
3.179g, 18.7mm
RIC I 17, BMCRE I 25, SRCV I 2165 var (exergual line instead of globe)


DOMITIAN AR Denarius
OBVERSE: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right
REVERSE: COS IIII, winged Pegasus standing right with raising left foreleg
Struck at Rome, 76AD
3.1g, 20mm
RIC 921

Not sure you can call these creatures, but they do both have wings

ANONYMOUS Æ Quadrans
OBVERSE: Winged petasus
REVERSE: S-C, winged caduceus
Struck at Rome, Late 1st-mid 2nd century AD
15mm, 2.36g
RIC II 32

 

well, the reverse of this philip i coin does have an eagle, but it has a pegasus down below tyche.



great new pigsasus c89!

 

Cool addition, C89 (congrats, animal-bro) ...


Uh-oh => TIF is "not" gonna be happy with this!! (*awkward*)

... flyin' things, eh? (but "no eagles" ... ummm, was that your rule? ... well, okay)

 

WhooHOO! That may be the finest Klazomenai Pigasus diobol I've seen-- nice score!

He has my blessing. Now if it had been a non-Klazomenai Pigasus, I might feel differently

My Klazomenai Pigasi squadron, which I've shown many times. Left to right, top to bottom: Rare/unpublished left-flying diobol; right-flying diobol; drachm, AE16, AE10, AE11.



Samos drachm featuring Pigasus


CARIA, Rhodos. Ialysos. obol with Pigasus


LYCIA or CARIA? obol with some type of winged creature. It appears to be a MHM (man-headed mosquito)

 

CORINTH stater with Pegasus:



PHOENICIA, Byblos. Dishekel with winged sea horse (hippocamp):

 

Is there anything left for me...
....ah...the Garuda...flying, four armed, horse, man, bird.

India
Gupta Empire
Kumaragupta I (414-455)
Western Provinces
AR Drachm 12 mm x 2.09 g
Obverse: Formal Bust of KumaraGupta I right.
Reverse: Garuda facing with wings spread. Brahmi script-Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja-Sri Kumara Gupta. Mahendraditya
ref:Mit.ACE 4845

 

Lots of spectacular coins in this thread guys, well-done!

I'll add something humble, a Constans two-victories type...

 

Huh? ... yah, I never actually thought of hippocamps flying, but I guess you're correct => I guess they must use their wings, eh? (very cool)

... so, here are a couple more hippocamps (thanks TIF) ...

 

I remember seeing that piece in the auction and thinking what a superb example it was. Kudos!

In comparison mine almost looks like some grungy mutant dog.


(Nice grungy mutant dog *pat*)