Ancients => Sweet ol' Centaur jammin' on the Kithara!!

Sproing!! => yah, I got all fired-up when I saw this sweet coin!!

An awesome centaur, high-steppin' and jammin' on a Kithara!! (a classic!)

KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias II Kynegos. Æ21
Nikomedia mint
182-149 BC
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 6.34 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Dionysos right
Reverse: Centaur advancing right, playing kithara; monogram below raised foreleg
Reference: RG 26; HGC 7, 629
Other: 12h … attractive dark green patina with light earthen highlights
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection




Oh, and doesn't Dionysos look "pretty" ... hey, the dude is the God of wine!

=> sure, he looks like a chick, yet chicks dig him!! (say no more!!)

 

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Man, I was totally thrilled when I managed to score this cool example right around its initial asking price (yah, I had twice the coin-gas remaining in the ol' bid-tank!!)



Please feel free to pile-on with any appropriate, or inappropriate thread-additions!!

 

Gorgeous, not seen the type before.

 

Love that reverse little brother. Excellent example. When you decide to upgrade you know who to contact to get rid of this dog (not @Sallent).

 

Thanks guys (guy & gal) ...

Yah, although I love them all, this was definitely the flagship of my three recent CNG wins (the OP-coin is a total beauty, eh?)

again => "please" try to dig-deep and find something to toss into my new thread
(I love interacting with you guys)

 

Great captures @stevex6 ... you are logging in a bunch now!

I have one of those CENTAUR Guys... Hard to get Italia issue...

Frentani - Larinum AE 18mm Quadrans 210-175 BCE Herakles - Centaur SNG COP 272.JPG

 

GALLIENUS
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate head right.
REVERSE: APOLLINI CONS AVG, centaur walking right drawing bow. Z in ex.
Struck at Rome, 267-268 AD
2.6g, 19mm
RIC 163, RSC 72

 

Awesome Centaur, Bing ... thanks for posting

=> Bring-on your DIONYSOS ... God of Wine!!

 

AMISOS, PONTOS
AE 20
OBVERSE: Head of youthful Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy
REVERSE: Thyrsos leaning against cista mystica draped with panther skin; AMISOU below
Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC
8.8g, 21mm
SNG BM Black Sea 1199-1200; HGC 7, 243

AMISOS, PONTOS
Æ17
OBVERSE: Head of Dionysos with ivy-wreath right
REVERSE: AM-ISOS, Thyrsos; monogram to right
Struck at Amisos 85-65 BC
4.0g, 17mm
SNG BM 1192-1195

MARONEIA, THRACE
AE24
OBVERSE: Wreathed head of Dionysos right
REVERSE: Dionysos standing naked, holding bunch of grapes and two narthex wands, monogram to lower left, Greek legend DIONYSOU SOTIROS MARONITON ("of Dionysos, saviour of the Maroneans")
Struck at Maroneia 148 BC
10.94g, 24mm
Sear 1638

 

LOL, I gotta get a BOTTLE-CAP issue! LOL so appropriate for a bottle of wine!!! Hmmm... why not re-position cheap Cold-Duck (do they even still make it?) as Soda Wine, or Winey-Pop and glass-bottle it with twist off coke bottle caps... Crap, I just gave away a million in royalties...

DIONYSOS:


Thrace Maroneia 146 BC Dionysos AE 17 Grapes Narthex
(@TIF helped me re-attribute this a little while ago when I first got this as a mystery coin...)


Thrace Thasos 146-50 BCE AR Tet Dionysos Herakles Club Lion skin
Ex: From the Empire of @Ancientnoob

 

Fabulous! What a great example of the type

 

Awesome score, Steve... that's one of the nicest of this type I've seen. And hey, you got it $200 cheaper than the last time it went up on the block. Woot!

Here's my budget example:

 

And here's another one, courtesy of the Magnetes of Thessaly. Instead of a kithara, here Chiron is shown carrying a feather-duster over his shoulder. What more can you want from a centaur... he'll play you some music and keep house!

 

Wow, really? ... I scored it for less than half of what it sold for last time!?

=> thanks, Z-Bro ... that just made my day!! (I scored it for $180 hammer!!)

 

Fantastic score Steve!!! And at a bargain price too!!! LOVE that centaur!!

My only centaur is an ANT of Gallienus, but I'll check for something else...hopefully not inappropriate

 

How about Dionysos and Herakles??


Silver tetradrachm, Prokopov Thasos, group XVIII, 1635 (O FF3 / R 1304); SNG Cop 1040 ff., VF, centered on a tight flan, light toning, light marks, Roman provincial or military mint, weight 16.769g, maximum diameter 30.7mm, die axis 0o, c. 148 - 80 B.C.; obversehead of Dionysos right, wearing taenia and wreathed in flowering ivy; reverse HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles standing half left, nude but for Nemean lion's skin on left arm, resting right hand on grounded club before him, left hand on hip, MH monogram inner left.

 

Great coin, love the obverse & of course the reverse.

 

Very good capture Steve!

How about another Magnetes for the pile on?

I bought this one for the centaur and I like the grave features of Zeus.

Thessaly. Magnetes.
AE19, 7.23g, 196-146 BC
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ; The centaur Chiron advancing right, holding branch over shoulder; star below.

This was very hard to do from my phone...

 

How about Dionysos and Herakles wrestling?!


We have Dionysios on the right, Herakles on the left. Place your bets, folks!

 

Not sure but this coin wins!