Ancients => Waggons are highly over-rated!!

Eh-heh-heh, I know that I just finished buying my second brand new vehicle this year, but somehow I managed to scrounge-up enough coin to buy a cool ancient coin!!

=> yup, it's another one of these big fat prow-coins that I love!!

... oh, and this time there is a Gryphon stow-away on deck (how cool, eh?)

Roman Republic Anonymous, Æ AS
Date: 169-158 BC
Size: 33.61 mm
Weight: 32.89 grams
Obverse: Head of Janus
Reverse: Prow right, above, griffin right
Attribution: Crawford 182/2
Other: hard green non-active deposits




... and yes, I contacted the seller (one of my regulars) and verified with him that the green crusties were in fact "hard and non-active"

=> and that was green-light to pull the trigger!! (yeah, more gun talk, eh?)



"Please" post any coin examples that you think'll fit this thread (AE RR's, gryphons, griffins, Janus examples, food, pets, hot-wives, fast-cars, fast-wives, etc, etc)

 

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Terrific coin Steve! Even better that it's BD free too.

Yes, wagons are over-rated. This is travelling in style:



Vespasian
AR Denarius
Antioch mint, 72-73 AD
RIC 1559 (C), BMC 512, RSC 643, RPC 1931 (9 spec.)
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: No legend. Vespasian laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga, r., horses pacing, holding branch in r. hand and sceptre in l.

 

Well, I'm not shy, so I'll step-up and get the ball rolling ...

=> I'm bringing-on my other AE RR examples!!





.... yah, I can't seem to get enough of these big AE prow sweeties (I love 'em)

 

Sweet => V70, thanks for manning-up and posting that cool denarius ... I love seeing cool coins!

 

Thanks Steve. I slyly slipped in a shout-out to some hometown boys too.

 

No problem ... I already posted Blurryface (Stressed-out) on that tune-coin-thread (good for you, representin' your Ohio boyz!!)

 

Crap, I missed that. Good on you!

 

Well, I may as keep the ball rolling ... I have a million options running through my head, but I think I'll try the good ol' Janus type examples ...



... man, I never get tired of that coin's stunning patina

 

Wagons are overrated? ... wait does that mean you fell off the wagon?

 

Yeah, I knew he couldn't stir the darn thing straight so he'd have to crash the wagon.


BTW, very nice little brother.

 

Something happened to mine...

 

Nice coins as usual with you Steve (other's are quite cool too )

Here are a recent AE RR acquisition, not at its best of shape but quite a big chunk of AE, and with two animals on it, just for you my friend


Republic, Sextans Rome mint, circa 217-215 BC
She-wolf suckling twins, in exergue two pellets.
ROMA in right field. Eagle standing right, holding flower in beak. Behind, two pellets
29 mm, 24.22 gr
Ref : RCV # 609, Sydenham # 95, Crawford # 39/3

And a gryphon, as gryphons are required


Gallienus, Antoninianus Rome mint
IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
APOLLINI CONS AVG, Griffin left. II at exergue
3.18 gr
Ref : Cohen # 77, RCV # 10180v, Göbl # 718z

Q

 

Bing, Gandalf and Q => thank you very much for showing-off your sweet examples (hey, you bought those babies to show 'em off and smile at their awesomeness ... great job letting them live-up to their potential ... you're great coin-parents)

 

Hey @Cucumbor , I JUST bought this one a couple days ago... thanks for posting your nice one! Gives me a chance to show mine...


Roman Republic
AE Sextans 217-215, Anonymous
Æ 29.5mm., 24.54g.
Obv: She-wolf suckling twins; in exergue, two pellets.
Rev. ROMA Eagle standing r., holding flower in beak; behind, two pellets.
Ref: Sear 609. Sydenham 95. RBW 107. Crawford 39/3.
Ex: From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.

 

@Alegandron, nice one too, I think I prefer yours

Q

 

Ummm, perhaps it's Gryphon-time ... or Griffin-time?

=> which do you dudes prefer?

 

either way ... it's time!!




=> gryphons rock!!

 

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

 

GALLIENUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
REVERSE: APPOLINI CONS AVG, gryphon walking left, Delta in ex.
Struck at Rome, Sole Reign, 267-268 AD
2.5g, 21mm
RIC 165

 

Griffin Time! So I can post this Griffin


Nice catch Steve!