Ancients: Lions

I really like that one.

Here are my lions:



Herakles is wearing a lion pelt. That counts.

 

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This lion recently captured at 2017 NYINC. One of the earliest struck bronzes of the Republic!

Roman Republic, c. 275-270 BC. Mint in Southern Italy. AE Double Litra. 11.14 grams. Crawford 16/1a. Ex Vecchi 3 (1996), Lot 1.

 

Looks like @ancientone broke the Lion SKIN headress:

LION SKIN HEADDRESS:


Makedon Antigonos I Monopthalmus 319-305 BC AR Drachm Magnesia and Maeandrum Mint 3.9g 16.5mm Herakles lion-Zeus



Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AR Obol 7mm 0.51g Babylon Lifetime Herakles lion skin Club bow quiver wreath M Price 3744



Makedon Amyntas III 393-369 BC Herakles lion skin Eagle Serpant SNG ANS 100ff



Makedon Alexander Lifetime Tet

 

LOL, CUDDLE one!

 

Forgot this one.


Phrygia, Cotiaeum. Philip I AE26 Kyble. C. Julius Ponticus, Archiereus
Phrigia, Cotiaeum. Between 244 and 249
Obverse. M IOYLIOS P'ILIPPOS AYG
Reverse. EPI G IOYL PONTIKOY ARC'IER EWS KOTIAEWN
Kyble on stool being pulled by biga of lions. Polos / Tympanon
SNG AUL 3787(1). BMC 17 S174,78(2)

 

That is one of my favorites! Nice score. Great detail for a tough issue.

Mine:

RR Anon AE Double-Litra 275-270 BC Apollo Lion Sear 590 Craw 16/1a

 

IMPERATORIAL LION:


RImp Marc Antony 43 BCE AR Quinarius 13mm 1.67g Lugdunum Winged bust Victory-probly Fulvia Lion DVNI LVGV Craw 489/5 Syd 1160 Sear 1519...

and Fulvia must had been a Lioness according to her history...


EMPIRE LIONS:


RI Hostilian 251 CE AE 27 Viminnacium Moesia Bull-Lion


RI Aemilianus 253 CE AE24 Viminacium mint Moesia Bull-Lion - Damnatio Memoriae

 

Here is a Seljuq coin that I purchased somewhat recently:

Seljuqs of Rum: Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II bin Kay Qubadh (1237-1246 CE) AR Dirham, Konya, AH 641 (Album 1218; Broome 166; Izmirlier 403)

Obv: Lion passant to right above a sun in radiance, ✶ to the left and to the right of sun, two Ƨ below lion; Inscribed in Arabic, in kufic above - ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺼﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻣﻴﺮﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (the Imam al-Mustansir, Commander of the Faithful)
Rev: Inscribed in Arabic, in naskhi - ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﻋﻈﻢ ﻏﻴﺎﺙ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻛﻴﺨﺴﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻴﻘﺒﺎﺩ (The Great Sultan, Ghiyath al-Dunya wa-l-Din Kay Khusraw Kay Qubadh); mint/date formula around margin - ﺿﺮﺏ ﺑﻘﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻰ ﺳﻨﺔ ﺍﻩﺍﺭﺑﻌﻴﻦ ﻭﺳﺘﻤﺎﺋﺔ (Struck in Konya (Quniya) in the year 641)

 

Cilician Armenia: Levon II (1270-1289) AR Tram (Nercessian-376v; CCA-1429)

Obv: King on horseback to right, holding reins with left hand, and a cross in right hand with two bars extending over his right shoulder. Clockwise legend, ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Lewon Tagawor Amenayn Hayo; Levon, King of all Armenians)
Rev: Crowned lion walking left, with left paw raised. Behind him a cross with two bars. Clockwise legend, ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ ԻՍ (Shineal i kaghakn i Sis; Struck in the city of Sis)

 

Another one hiding in my gallery...

Kalachuris of Kalyan: Bijjala Kalachuri (1156-1168 CE) AV pagoda (MCSI-639; Friedberg-325)

Obv: Various punches including five lions standing right, forelegs raised, created by round punches; Sri (x2); sun and moon; name.
Rev: Blank

 

BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontika
Rare. AE18. 3.35g, 18mm. BITHYNIA Herakleia Pontika, circa 250 - 200 BC (?). Stancomb, Autonomous 7a, dies A2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BM Black Sea 1631; HGC 7, 489. O: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. R: HRAKLEWTAN, Lion right; monogram above, facing boukranion between forelegs, club below.
Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection


THESSALY, Oitaioi
AR Hemidrachm. 2.75g, 16.3mm. THESSALY, Oitaioi, circa 360-344 BC. Valassiadis 1; BCD Thessaly I 1211 (same rev. die); BCD Thessaly II 487 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 129 (same obv. die as illustration). O: Head of lion left, with spear in jaws. R: OIT-[AO]N (retrograde), Herakles standing facing, holding club.
Ex BCD Collection (tag noting "W. of C'm Hd" = West of Cierium Hoard)

 

Great job on round one all you pilers-on! Now is time to show as many more that you did not show the first time.

Velia fourree stater


Side AR obol


Tarsos, Balakros AR stater


Amyntas, Galatia AE 24


Babylon fourree drachm

 

Julia Mamaea provincial of Deultum:

 

they say this is a lion on the obverse...if they say so.



Yadavas of Devagiri (Mahachandra, 1261-1270AD), AR unit
O: lion to right? R: inscription? 10 mm, 2.1 g


here's an interesting lion/elephant combo....shahi AE jital....

 

Lydia, AR Siglos



Mysia, Kyzikos, AR Obol



Ionia, Miletos, AE10



Chersonesos, Thrace, AR Hemidrachm



India, Pushkalavati, AE24



Thrace Lysimachos, AE18



Indo-Scythian Kings, Azes, AE27



Ionia Miletos, AR Obol



Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II, AR Dirham



Caria, Mylasa, AR Obol

 

Thessaly, Oitaioi, AR Hemidrachm



Syracuse, Sicily Agathokles, AE24



Phoenician, Byblos King Uzzibaal, AR 1/16 Shekel



Bruttium, Rhegion, AR Litra



Cilicia Uncertain, AR Obol



Thessaly, Pherai, AE Chalkous



Pamphylia Side, AR Obol



Thessaly Larissa, AR Obol



Thessaly, Skotoussa, AR Hemidrachm



Lucania, Velia, AR Nomos


... great thread, Mentor ...

=> Lions Rock!!

 

A great pile on thread, a lot of sweet lions!

 

Fantastic coins stevex6, even the horse ones in the lion thread.

 

ahaha => the horse ones still had lion reference-bits ... don't judge too closely, my friend