Picked this up a while ago and am just getting time to post it. This Gallienus with a goat reverse is a nice add to my collection as this is my first non-mythical animal from the "zoo" series. Despite the crack, which I believe is as much a lamination through the flan as it is a crack, I like the strong features of the goat and the full if not fully struck up legends. Share your Goats!!! Gallienus Goats or other are welcome. Gallienus Antoninianus. 267-268 AD. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / IOVI CONS AVG, goat standing or walking right, ς in ex. RIC 207, RSC 341.
Considering the shoddy (but interesting) coins struck under Gallienus, your new goat is in great shape! A real winner I don't have a Gallienus goat but do have some hover goats KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip V 221-179 BCE Tetrachalkon (AE 22 mm, 8.37 gm, 12 h), struck circa after 186 Obv: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress Rev: BA / Φ Two goats recumbent right; below, grain ear Ref: Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 14c. SNG Alpha Bank 1090. SNG Copenhagen 1250. ...and a biga of goats, albeit an ancient forgery: Roman Republic fourrée mule denarius L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE ancient forgery, 3.18 gm Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1 Writeup of this coin is here.
The reverse is excellent @TJC AEOLIS, AIGAI AE 10 OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right REVERSE: Head and neck of a goat, AIΓAE behind Struck at Aigai, 300-200BC .9g, 10mm SNG von Aulock 1593; SNG Copenhagen 1 Ex JAZ Numismatics
Love that goat! I have a few to share too. Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.19g Rome mint, 77-78 AD RIC 977 (R). BMC 220. RSC 220. Obv: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: IMP XIX in exergue; Goatherd std. l., milking goat l. Acquired from Ancient Delights, August 2012. Titus as Caesar AR Denarius, 3.53g Rome Mint, 77-78 AD RIC V985 (R). BMC V230. RSC 103. Obv: T CAESAR VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: IMP XIII in exergue; Goatherd std. l., milking goat l. Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection. Domitian as Caesar AR Denarius, 3.09g Rome Mint, 80 AD RIC T267(C). BMC T88. RSC 390. Obv: CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS; Goat standing l., in laurel-wreath. Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, August 2007.
While you are right about the coin's faults, that is a great goat. I'll offer a Greek goat coin. TIF beat me to the other one I like. Thessalonika AE20 Zeus / 2 goats confronted
LOL, I love the "I WANT TO BELIEVE" @TIF ! Great job on your Goat @TJC ! I think I have a few goats (grew up farming, and actually had a few REAL goats): Ouch! SACRIFICING: RR AR Denarius 3.88g L Pomponius Molo 97 BCE Rome Apollo Numa Pompilius stdng Lituus alter sacrifice goat Cr 334-1 Syd 607 Toddling along: RR Fonteius 85 BC AR Den Apollo tbolt Cupid Goat Pilei Wreath Sear 271 Craw 353-1a Strutting: RR Cn Plancius 55 BCE Macedonia causia Cretan Goat quiver Sear 396 Craw 432-1 I BELIEVE, therefore mine is REALITY BIGA: RR C Renius AR Denarius 18mm 3.8g Roma 138 BC Helmeted hd Roma r X - C RENI ROMA Juno driving biga goats r whip reins scepter Cr 231-1 And I have a couple GOATSKIN CAPS: RR L Thorius Balbus 105 BCE AR Denarius Juno Sospita goat skin Bull charging Sear 192 Craw 316-1 RR L Papius serratus 79 BCE Juno Sospita goat skin JUG Griffon Sear 311 Craw 384-1 RR Hd Juno Sospita R goat skin hddrss She-wolf R placing stick on fire eagle stndng fanning flames 45 BCE 19.0mm 4.07g Cr 472-1
Dang!!! Those are some great goat coins everyone!!! Such great variety!!! Greek, Roman, early - late ancient coinage.
Yummmy, goat! Roman Imperial: Gallienus (253-268 CE) Antoninianus, Rome (RIC V 207; MIR 36, 731b; RSC 342 corr.) Obv: Radiate head right Rev: Goat walking right; ς in exergue
Hover goats - I believe! I believe! I am reviving this old thread because I just got a Macedonian AE of Philip V that appears to be just like TIF's - "hover goats" with a crescent and grain ear below (and TIF's example here helped me attribute it - examples with both crescent and grain ear are not abundant online - thanks, TIF!). This is one of those coins I was iffy about when I bid on it, but when I got in hand I was thrilled - not that it is in very good shape, although it does look better in hand than my lousy photos indicated. Anyway, any other new Goats out there since April last year?
Since this thread has been resurrected I will post mine of Amalthea, the goat who suckled and raised the infant Jupiter/Zeus in mythology.