Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

Bronze Quadrans
- Helmeted & draped bust of Minerva right
S-C - Owl standing half right head facing
Mint: Rome (81-161 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.55g / 15mm / -
References:

• RIC II 7, Cohen 7

Issued from the time of Antoninus Pius to Domitian

 

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Dolphin countermark

Antoninus Pius
Coin: Bronze As
Unreadable - Laureate head right
Unreadable - Genius standing left, holding cornucopiae and a patera over a burning altar. (Possibly)
Wt./Size/Axis: 13.80g / 30mm / -
References:

• Similar to RIC 568c

 

Augustus
Coin: Bronze As
IMP DIVI F P-P - Back-to-back heads of Agrippa, in combined rostral crown & laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate
COL NEM - Long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right.
Mint: Gaul, Nemausus (10-14 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 12.42g / 26mm / -
References:

• RIC 160
• RPC 525

 

Augustus
Coin: Bronze As
DIVI F AVGVSTVS - Bare-head of Augustus rightlituus and simpulum before and behind.
CAESAR AVG / MNKANINIO ITER L TITIO / II VIR - Colonist ploughing with two oxen right.
Mint: Spain (27 BC – 14 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.20g / 28mm / -
References:

• RPC 322
• SNG Cop. 544

 

Gallienus
Coin: Bronze Ant
GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate head right
APOLLINI CONS AVG - Centaur walking left holding globe and trophy
Exergue:
Mint: Rome (260-268 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.25g / 17mm / -
References:

• RIC V1 Rome

 

Gallienus
Coin: Bronze AE3
GALLIENVS AVG - Bust right radiate
NEPTVNO CONS AVG - Hippocamp right
Exergue:
Mint: Rome (253-268 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.61g / 18mm / -
References:

• RIC s245
• RSC 667
• Sear 2982

 

Licinius I
Coin: Bronze
IMP LICINIUS AVG - Laureate & cuirassed bust right
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG - emperor, holding thunderbolt & sceptre, carried by eagle standing right, its left wing pointing downward. Mintmark PARL
Mint: Arles (308-326 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.12g / 19mm / -
References:

• RIC Arles VII 192

 

Macrinus
Coin: Bronze
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS PI - Radiate head right – seen from behind
COL F L PAC DEVLT - Priest veiled, driving two oxen
Mint: Deultum (217-218 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.25g / 23mm / -

 

Diadumenian
Region, City: Thrace, Deultum
Coin: Bronze
- Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Cupid - Cupid riding on dolphin right
Mint: (217-218 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.19g / 18mm / -
References:

• Deultum Moushmov 3568A

 

Elagabalus
Region, City: , Nikopolis ad Istrum
Coin:
AVT M AVPH ANTΩNINOC - Laureate head right
ΥΠ NOBIOΥ ΡOΥΦOΥ NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡO-C I-CTP/ON - Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; hound at side.
Mint: (218-222 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.00g / 26mm / -
References:

• Moushmov 1378
• AMNG 1914
• Varbanov 3971

 

Julia Domna
Coin: Bronze AE3
IOVLIA DOMNA CE - Draped bust right
NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTR - Bull standing right
Mint: Nikopolis ad Istrum (193-217 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.12g / 16mm / -
References:

• Varbanov 2860
• Moushmov 1032
• AMNG 1479

 

Septimius Severus
Region, City: , Markianopolis
Coin: Bronze
AVLCEPT (CEVHPOC) - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
MAPKIANOPOLITWN - Herakles strangling the Nemean lion
Mint: (193-211 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.96g / 19mm / -
References:

• Moushmov 397

 

L Caecilius Metellus
Coin: Bronze semis
- Laureate head of Saturn right; S behind
- Prow of galley right; elephant's head above, S before, ROMA below
Mint: Rome
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.85g / 22mm / -
References:

• Crawford 262/2
• Sydenham 497
• BCM RR 1048

 

Antiochos III
State, City: Lydia
Coin: Bronze
- Apollo right
- Elephant walking left
Mint: Sardes (223-187 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.66g / 14mm / -
References:

• Similar to SC 979*

 

Wait...I forgot. What day are we on?

 

Pish was just catching up . Today let's do P and Q, since there aren't many Qs (quail?).

P is for Panther (and another excuse to show this coin again ):


Septimius Severus
Rome, CE 206
AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison
Ref: RIC 274; BMC 343.
ex Colosseo collection

P is for Pig:


Roman Republic, Ti. Veturius
137 BCE, Rome
AR denarius, 3.85 gm
Obv: 137 BC. Helmeted bust of Mars right
Rev: youth kneeling left, holding pig; two soldiers standing holding spear and touching pig with swords. ROMA above.


ATTICA, Eleusis
360-330 BC
AE16
Obv: Triptolemos, seated left in a winged chariot drawn by two snakes
Rev: Pig standing right on mystic staff, (bucranium below?)
Ref: SNG Cop 415

Prawn or quail, anyone?

 

Lydia, Sardes
Coin: Bronze
- Youthful head of Dionysos right
SARDI-ANWN - Horned panther walking left, head front, holding spear in right paw and breaking it with its jaws; Theta in left field, MLT monogram below.
Mint: Sardes (1st 2nd C BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 5.93g / 17mm / -
References:

• Luynes 2735

 

Yeah, sorry for the confusion guys, not been posting due to a trapped nerve. Got to do all my "likes" in a short while!

 

P is for Puppy

Struck coinage, Post-Reform bronze circa 146 BC
C. Antestius
AE As 26.32gm - 30 mm
Obv. Laureate head of Janus; above I.
Rev. Prow right. Puppy running right and C·ANTESTI above prow, I before, ROMA below
Ref: RRC 219/2, Syd 407, SR729


P is for Pegasus


Domitian, 12th Caesar 81-96 AD
AR denarius 3.26gm - 20 mm
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS Laureate head of Domitian r.
Rx: COS III Pegasus stepping r.

 

Not a whole animal....


Pontus, Amisos
Coin: Bronze
- Head of young Dionysos r, wearthing ivy wreath
ΑΜΙΣΟΥ - Cista mystica, panther skin, diadem and thyrsos; monogram to left
Mint: Amisos (BC 85-65)
Wt./Size/Axis: 8.53g / 21mm / -
References:

• RG 66, 24
• SNG BM 1205
• SNG Cop. 145