Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

Wow,Wow, super coins my animal loven' folks. the horses have it by a landslide.

One of mine, say its isn't so, Fallen horseman.
Got love the T-rex arm and globe..
Constantius ll 337-361.
As, Augustus.
Ae, Heavy Maiorina.
Fallen horseman.
23mm x 5.54g.


Gallienus around 253-260 AD.
Ae, Anton.
Rev. Hippocamp
21mm x 3.17g.

 

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Ancient Prancing Horse, Hongzhou, (Westlake area) PRC. (one of my China trips ca 1994)

Ancient Tang Horse, Guangzhou, PRC


Carthage AE Trishekel: Obv Tanit (Kore), Rev Horse and Palm 220-215 BCE

More Horse coins tonite after work....

 

Al, LOVE the Carthage Trishekel!!!

By the way, do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese???

 

H is for Hare, Horse, & Heffer.

OK, I'll take the heat for the heffer. I know it belongs under M for moo-moo cow. Since I came late to the thread & I'm probably going to be in trouble anyway, here are two Capricorns for C:

 

Thanks on the Trishekel (actually have two of them, each slightly different attribute Sear number).

I can speak only a few pleasantries in both Pudonghua (Mandarin) and Guangzhouhua (Cantonese) , etc. Long, hilarious story about "Dude" in Cantonese... But, I have learned the pleasantries in about 12 different languages due to travel. LOL, even learned some of Martin's native Welsh because I lived there for a few years...(but DON'T ask me to speak any...too embarrassed due to pronunciation or forgetfulness!)

 

Here is an attractive Horse from Kyme:

 

@Collect89 I do not think you should get any heat for Heifer! That looks like a heifer to me. I really like that design!

 

I'll go a step further...I really LOVE all you posted Collect89!!!

 

Azes II*, Indo-Scythians, BC 57 -12
AR, drachm, 2g, 16mm; 6h, uncertain mint west of Taxila
Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY AZOY; king on horseback right, raising right hand, holding whip in left flowing behind, Kharosthi letter "ņa" before (n should have dot below but I can't find that symbol)
Rev.: Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa ayasa;Pallas-Athena standing right with shield and spear, monograms on either side
I LOVE this coin. I spent quite a bit trying to attribute it and understand more about this time and place in history.


Phillip II, Kingdom of Macedonia, BC 359 - 336
AE, 5g, 17.5mm, uncertain Macedonian mint
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev.: ΦΙΛΙxx... (likely ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ); youth on horseback right,
ΛΥ beneath horse left, unknown symbol beneath horse right (prow?)


Zeugitana, Carthage, BC 300 - 264
AE, 4.78g, 19mm; 2h
Obv.: Head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn
Rev.: Horsehead right
Ref.: Sear #6524

 

So many horses, I'm all "vertigoed" !

Some of mine


Germanicus, Dupondius minted in Rome, 37-41 AD
GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in triumphal quadriga right
SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus standing left, rising right arm, holding legionnary eagle
17.79 gr
Ref : RCV #1820, Cohen #7



Julia Domna, Denarius Rome mint, AD 215
IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust of Julia Domna right
LVNA LVCIFERA, Luna in biga of horses left, a crescent above her head and drapery billowing in semi circle behind
2.95 gr, 19-20 mm
Ref : RCV # 7101, Cohen # 105 , RIC IV, I # 379c, Hill # 1477
Ex A. Lynn Collection ; Manhattan sale I #358
Ex Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 6 # 538.



Maxentius, Follis Ostia mint, 3rd officina AD 309
IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Laureate head of Maxentius right
AET ERNITAS AVGN, Dioscuri facing each other, holding their horse by bridle. Between them she wolf suckling Remus and Romulus. MOSTΓ at exergue
7.43 gr
Ref : Cohen # 10, RCV # 14976 (100), RIC VI # 16



Constantine the Great, Posthumous AE3 Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina
D V CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, veiled bust right
Anepigraph, Constantine the great in a Quadriga right, SMNS at exergue
2.19 gr
Ref : Cohen # 760, LRBC # 1132

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Bruttium, AE18 Brettian league, c. 215-205 BC
Bust of Nike right
Zeus riding a biga, holding thunderbolt and sceptre
3.6 gr, 18 mm
Ref : Sear #706



Amisos, AE23
Head of Perseus right wearing phrygian helmet
AMISOS, Pegasus left, drinking
12.12 gr, 23 mm
Ref : Sear #3639



Thessaly, Larissa, AE 20-22 400-344 BC
Head of the nymph Larissa facing
ΛΑΡΙ - Σ - ΑΙΩΝ parly retrograde, Horse trotting right
8.88 gr
Ref : Sear # 2131



Numidia, Mikipsa, AE26 minted c.148-118 BC
Laureate head of Mikipsa left
Horse galloping left, beneath, punic letters
15.23 gr, 26 mm
Ref : Sear #6596



Dombes, principauté, Pierre II de Bourbon (1488-1503) - Cavalier d'or - sans date
Atelier de Trévoux
+ PETRVS * DVX * BORBONI * TREVOSI * DII ˘ Buste du prince a gauche portant le collier de l'ordre de Saint Michel
DEXTE * RA * DNI * EXALTA * VIT * ME * Le Prince casqué et cuirassé à cheval, brandissant une épée et passant à droite. La housse est semée de lis, accompagnée de la brisure (les armes de la maison de Bourbon).
3,38 gr - 23 mm
Ref : Divo Dombes # 17, Mantellier # 15v, Poey d'Avant # 5102v, Caron # 547, Friedberg # 120

 

I like the "tea-stain" toning...

 

LOL! I am not a picture taker, but still have a few. Have a CRUD-load of pics in my mind, unfortunately!

 

Carthage horses



Roman horse...Probus


Iberian horse

 

Roman Res Publica
AR Quadrigatus Didrachm [Rome's first series featuring a chariot on their AR coinage - later to be featured as Quadrigas, Trigas (only 2 RR issues), and Bigas on their denarii coinage.]
215-213 BCE
20.5mm, 5.6g
Obv: Beardless Janiform (some say represents the Dioscuri), Laurel
Rev: Iupiter with Victory driving galloping Quadriga right, in ex ROMA raised
Ref: Sear 32, RRC 29/3, CRR 64b


Roman Res Publica
AR HALF-Quadrigatus Drachm [Rome's first series featuring a chariot on their AR coinage - later to be featured as Quadrigas, Trigas (only 2 RR issues), and Bigas on their denarii coinage.]
216-214 BCE
17.7mm, 3.2g
Obv: Beardless Janiform (some say represents the Dioscuri), Laurel
Rev: Iupiter with Victory driving galloping Quadriga left, in ex ROMA raised
Ref: Sear 35, RRC 29/4, CRR 67
The Roman Drachm continues on as the Victoriatus in later RR mintage.

 

I would like both of these more if they were mine...

 

I scored the Half-Quadrigatus last year, and I don't see them come up for sale. I splurged on the Quadrigatus this year... I wanted to reinforce @Mikey Zee "Delenda est Carthago" since these were both minted to finance the 2nd Punic War. The Trishekel that I posted above was issued by Carthage at the same time during the 2nd Punic War!!!

 

Well with @Cucumbor trouncing my
I feel like I need to whip out the ....




...and show you all my...




Now what!!!!

 

Where the heck is that pic from...Is that a MERCURY SPACE CAPSULE in the background by the jet???