A coin of Aigai, meaning place of goats, in ancient Aiolis. (One has to be careful to specify the region, as a number of ancient cities were called Goatsville.) I picked this coin up in a trade, because it never ceases to amaze me how much detail and artistry engravers could squeeze into so few millimeters. And this is one of the best I've seen of the type... Aigai, Aiolis, 3rd Century B.C. Æ10, 0.93g Obv.: laureate head of Apollo right. Rev.: ΑΙΓΑΕ; head and neck of goat right. Reference: SNG Cop 2; SNGvA 1593. The theme of this thread is goats!
I like this fellow below. Looks like he's wearing a hat! Aeolis, Aegae, 300 - 200 BC AE10, .99 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Head of goat right. SNGCop1 // SNGVonAulock1592ff // BMC2-5
Cool posts!!! It never ceases to amaze me as well, how much detail can be seen in such small coins!! Hmmm, It seems I keep missing the 'exit ramp' for "Goatsville".......
baaaaaahaaaaaa ... sweet OP-goat, JA (congrats on the sweet pickup) => oh, and great barnyard additions by the CT-goat-fellas (bravo) Ummm, I have a few goats as well ...
Since Steve posted his RR 'goat', I'll follow suit , especially since it seems to be the only example I have:
Awesome coin John. It's been discussed many times before, but one has to wonder if the engravers used magnifying lenses for something that small. Amazing detail. Here's probably my favourite Flavian "goat" coin. Vespasian AR Denarius 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. The type was struck for Titus too. Titus as Caesar AR Denarius Rome Mint, July 77 AD - December 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. It's an original type with an antiquarian air coined at a time when the Rome mint was recycling reverse themes from the past. And Domitian as Caesar struck this neat goat reverse under Titus. Domitian as Caesar AR Denarius 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
WOW!! Wonderful posts!!! I LOVE all of them....but I always thought 'milking' was from the side and not the rear ?? Hey, What do I know---- I'm a Long Island Brooklyn 'kid'
That's a neat little coin! I really like the goats from the city. I have a very homely one in a larger size that I've not gotten around to photographing.
