Ancients => Golden Fleece

Sure, this is one of those coins that'll grab the interest of the ancient dudes and the medieval folk ... I love both groups of coiners, so I hope everybody gets a chance to comment on my 2nd score from Wednesday's auction!!

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo III di Spagna.
AR Mezzo carlino – zanetta
Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1609-1611
1598-1621 AD
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 1.11 grams
Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece with central pellet suspended within wreath; in wreath, crosses above and below
Reference: MIR 216/1; Pannuti-Riccio 30a
Other: 12h … VF, toned



awww, that poor ol' ram (but pretty fricken cool coin, eh?)

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece

Ummm, I also managed to marry a sweet Portuguese princess ... I'm just sayin'

 

Oh my ... I've done it once again!!



Hey, please feel free to jazz-up this humble thread with some cool coin posts!!

Ummm? ... medieval coins, ram coins ... *whatev*

I like you guys => please merely find me something fun to look at!!

 

Oh, and I'll even go first if you want? ...

=> Ummm, is it already Ram-time?



Hey, all I have is 4th and 5th Century BC ram-coins (oh, and the new medieval) ... does anybody else have any other ram-coins? ... hmmm, are there any Roman ram coins?

 

Nothing much to share from me Steve.

Caracalla Tetradrachm

Obv:- ΑΥΤ ΚAI AN-ΤΩΝΙΝΟC CΕ, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right seen from the rear
Rev:- ∆ΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟCΤΟ ∆, Eagle standing facing, head left, wings open, wreath in beak, ram's head left between legs
Minted in Damascus (Syria). A.D. 215-217 (Prieur)
Reference:- Prieur 1209 (5 examples cited)

 

Congrats @stevex6 !!

Wonderful posts!!!

That's a very cool coin and I was initially mystified as to why the 'fleece' was chosen..... So I LOVED reading the link and the connection between the 'pagan' golden fleece and this 'Christian Knightly Order'

I seem to lack rams or sheep but here's a couple of goats




2006 Pontiac GTO....known locally as a 'GOAT"


Vintage 1969 GTO

 

I posted these earlier this week but since we are piling on rams....

 

Oh, and did I mention that I scored this baby for a sweet $60 hammer?

https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=332667

Scored myself a sweet 400 year ol' silver coin for a $60 Hammer?

=> all day long, my coin-friends!!

 

I don't have a single ram, but I do have a Medieval Italian coin:

Italy, Doges of Venice, AR Grosso, 289-1311 (?) AD. Christ enthroned/Doge and St. Mari, standing facing, holding banner between them. Holed.

 

Hey Nicholas, Ziggy, Mikey, Martin ... thanks for posting your awesome thread-additions ... man, I love seeing other people's cool coins!! (and sweet rides)

 

Alright ...

I'm gonna post a few of my go-to medieval winnas (it just seems right, right?)

Lorraine? .... that's right ... sweet, sweet Lorraine






Yah, I must confess => sorry, my darlin' wife, but I have a definite sweet-spot for sweet Lorraine!!

=> hey coin-dawgs => "please" dig-deep and find some cool additions (I kinda like you guys) ... or go watch TV (hey, I like TV too ... way too much, lately)

 

Nice grab, Steve. Nice to see something a bit more modern than an ancient. Never seen the type either.


L. Rustius. (74 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Helmeted head of Mars right; mark of value below chin.
R: Ram standing right. L RVSTI" in exergue.
Rome Mint
3.64g
19mm
Crawford 389/1; Sydenham 782; Rustia 1

 

Thanks Mat ... hmmm, I'm a bit jello over your cool AR RR example (sweet sheep, my coin-friend)

 

Here is a disputed coin... perhaps not proven first Egyptian coin... but it DOES have a Ram on the obverse. And it is the ONLY Ram coin I have... so, I am fending off the Wrath of @TIF...


Egypt Pharaoh Nektanebo II 361-343 BCE Ram Scales Weiser 1 - Butcher 11 uncertain no Syria

 

@stevex6 me and my lone medieval dude both like your coin(s):


Peace out bro - d

 

wow dadams, those are wicked graphics ... oh, and your coin is fricken groovy!!

 

what a cool medieval coin, i've never seen a bust like that on a coin from the period. awesome stevex!

were they trying to imitate roman coins?

 

Wow, very cool, Steve... I'm loving it and officially putting it on the want list. That reverse brings back fun old Ray Harryhausen movie memories...

 

Thats neat Steve

 

BUMP:

Finally a Ram / Sheep / Lamb to post...

I raised Sheep growing up (and cattle, and goats, and horses, and rabbits, and...) Odd that I did not have an Ancient coin...

TROAS, Neandria
AR Obol (4th century BC). 0.56, 8mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: NEA / N. Ram standing right within incuse square.
SNG Ashmolean 1170; SNG Copenhagen 446.