Snack snake

Mysia, Parion, hemidrachm
Medusa, wearing tiara, surrounded by snakes / PA-RI cow?
Wheaton College Collection of Greek and Roman Coins #232 (same dies).

 

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niccccce sssssnake coinsssss peepsss! here's mine, a serpent cult classic of who exactly i'm not sure on the obverse but the reverse is clear.

 

A couple of snakes. I have others, but they're slithering out of reach.





The top one is ex Knobloch. The bottom is ex Sydenham, ex Niggler, ex Benz; best thing about it is the provenance.

 

Cool provincial Valentinian! Nice bust of Verus too!


Mysia, Atarneos. AE11. Apollo/ Forepart of horse.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: ATAP / Forepart of horse right, serpent behind.
11mm., 0.75 gm.
SNG France 129; SNG Copenhagen 25.


Mysia, Pergamon. AE14. Philatairos
Obv: Head of Athena right incrested helmet, ornamented with griffin.
Rev: Coiled serpent right, MY monogram to left, ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ to right.
BMC 76-77.

 

Snakes are cute!



Erin

 

They're wicked cool!

 

Snack Snakes:


RR Rubrius AR Quinarius Donnsenus 87 BC Neptune Victory alter snake Aesculapius Sear 261 Cr 348/4


RImp Octavian AR Quinarius 29-28 BCAsia Recepta Victory Cista Snakes Sear 1568

 

Oh wow, I forgot to toss a few serpents into this fun thread

Dancing with a snake, getting bit on the nose (even the horse is shocked by his stupidity):

CELTIC, Central Europe (Rhineland). "Dancing Mannikin" type
65 BCE - CE 1
AR Quinarius, 13 mm, 1.62 gm
Obv: dancing mannikin right, head turned left, holding snake in right hand, torque in left hand.
Rev: horse standing right, head turned left; around, zig zag border.
Ref: SLM 1118. Dembski 73, 396. (I'll have to take the seller's word on that for now. If any of you have a Celtic reference and find this inaccurate, please let me know.)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/snakebit-celtic-quinarius-little-dancing-man.256052/

Snake charming

SICILY, Selinos
Circa 410 BCE
AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h
Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head, extending her left hand to touch coiled serpent before her; selinon leaf above
Rev: man-faced bull standing right; ΣEΛINONTIOΣ above; in exergue, fish right
Ref: Potamikon, p. 116 figure 152 (this coin); HGC 2, 1229; SNG ANS 711–2 var. (ethnic); SNG Ashmolean 1904–5; SNG Lloyd 1270 var. (same); Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 6. Good VF, dark iridescent tone, some porosity. Rare.
ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich;
ex Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 404;
ex Athos Moretti collection, #482, unpublished manuscript

Snake hair (the epitome of a bad hair day?)

Roman Imperatorial, moneyer L. Plautius Plancus
47 BCE
AR Denarius, 3.79 gm
Obv: L. PLAVTIVS; facing mask of Medusa, serpents at either side of face; banker's mark on cheek
Rev: PLANCVS; Aurora flying right and conducting the four horses of the sun. Banker's mark in left field.
Ref: Plautia 15b Sear 429, Cr453/1b; Syd 959a.
formerly slabbed by NGC

Flying snake (and bonus: snake on a stick )

THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla
CE 198-217
AE29, 16.4 gm
Obv: AYT K M AY CEY ANTΩNEINOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC; Asklepios, holding a caduceus, seated on back of winged serpent flying right
Ref: Varbanov 5007

Hybrid snakes:

CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gordian III
238-244 CE
Æ 27 mm, 11 gm
Obv: ...ΓOPΔIANO radiate and draped bust right; C/M dot within triangle (Howgego 670?)
Rev: CEΛEVKEΩN; Athena advancing right, holding her shield with her extended left arm & preparing to hurl a spear at an anguipede giant (Enceladus?) who is throwing stones at her.
Ref: c.f. SNG Levante 763


EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian
AE obol, 20 mm, 5 gm
regnal year 10, CE 90/91
Obv: laureate head right
Rev: AVTKAIΣAPOMITIANOΣΣEBΓEPM; Isis-Thermouthis standing right; LI in right field
Ref: Emmett 321.10, R5; RPC 2593; Geissen 376

The Snake in the Hat (discarded Dr. Seuss title?):

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius
year 12, CE 171/2
AE diobol, 22 mm, 7.53 gm
Obv: [MAV]PHΛIOC ANTω[ΝΙΝΟCCE]; laureate bust right
Rev: Uraeus serpent erect left, wearing headdress; "holding" sistrum and grain ear; LI - B across upper fields
Ref: Dattari 3605 and Pl. XXXII, 3605 (this coin). Dattari-Savio Pl. 193, 3605 (this coin); Geissen --; Emmett 2260.12, R5
ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)

Just a couple of working snakes:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
year 14, CE 150/1
AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm
Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left
Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above
Ref: Emmett 1683.14