Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

No coin with a serpent biga...but I do have a serpent below a biga.

80 BC, L. Procilius (Roman Republican Moneyer)
AR denarius 3.61 gm - 19 mm
Obv: Head of Juno Sospita, r., wearing goat's skin.
Rx: Juno Sospita in biga, r., serpent below horses.

 

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It frustrates me...every time I look for the serpent biga I can't find it...but when I look for something else there it is!

 

Well, as long as we are posting 'she-wolves', I may as well post my favorite while I still have a chance today....Another Troas example:

 

Here's one I forgot about on bid ---and LOST---with a very interesting reverse for 'P' ----- 'PHOENIX'.

 

Hadrian
Coin: Bronze As
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P - Laureate head right
COS III S C in fields - Salus standing right, feeding serpent in arms
Mint: Rome (AD 128)
Wt./Size/Axis: 12.72g / 28mm / -
Acquisition/Sale: $0.00
Notes: Nov 18, 14 - RIC 975; Sear 3681

 

Philip II
Coin: Bronze
MAR IOVLIOC FILIPPOC KAICAP - Bare head of Philip right, facing draped bust of Serapis left, wearing modius
MHTPO PONTOY TOMEWC - Hygeia standing right, feeding serpent
Mint: THRACE, Tomis (244-247 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.19g / 26mm / -
References:

• Varbanov 5798

 

Rhodes
Coin: EF Silver Drachm
- Radiate head of Helios right
ΑΝΑΞΙΔΟΤΟΣ P O - Rose with bud, snake on omphalos in left field
Mint: (190-170 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.55g / 15mm / -
References:

• Jenkins 1989, 15
• HGC 6, 1457
• BMC 247

 

Thrace, Thasos
Coin: Silver Trihemiobol
- Satyr running with kantharos
- Amphora
Mint: Thasos (411-350 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.93g / 11.5mm / -
References:

• SNG Cop 1029

 

Calibria, Tarentum
Coin: Silver Obol
None - Scallop Shell
None - Dolphin left
Mint: Tarentum (420-228 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 0.52g / 9mm / -
References:

• Vlasto 1517

 

Diadumenian
Coin: Bronze AE18
K M OΠ[ΠE] ANT ΩNIOC - Bareheaded bust right
NIKO-ΠO-AITΩN - Cista half opened basket opening to the left with snake emerging crossed line design
Mint: Nikopolis ad Istrum
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.23g / 18mm / -
References:

• Moushenov 1341
• ANMG I 1881 p474
• Varbanov (Eng) Vol 1 No 3595

 

S is for snake!


Hadrian, AD 117 - 138
AE as, 10.8g, 27mm; 6h; Rome mint, AD 128 - 132
Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP; laureate head right
Rev.: COS III, S C in fields; Salus, draped, standing right, feeding out of patera in left hand snake held in right hand
Ref.: RIC 975

I don't have this one yet so I haven't attributed it yet (don't do it for me!) but it's my only other snake coin. I need more snake coins...I need more coins!


Here's the coin:

 

On the list

 

Oh wait, I do have a serpent biga of sorts, although it is difficult to discern on this tight flan:


ATTICA, Eleusis
360-330 BC
AE16
Obv: Triptolemos, seated left in a winged chariot drawn by two snakes
Rev: Pig standing right on mystic staff, (bucranium below?)
Ref: SNG Cop 415

I'm always on the lookout for a certain Roman Republic snake biga. One of these days... There is a very nice one coming up but it costs more than I'd like to spend.

 

S is for Snake-in-a-bowl.

This lifetime Alexander Tetradrachm includes a serpent-in-a-bowl monogram. I believe this monogram is found on coins of Pella, Babylon, and Sardes. This coin does not include styles found on Babylon coins so it is possibly from Pella or Sardes. Perhaps we will never know for certain. As Stevex6 once said about this coin; "snake in a bowl, yum"


MACEDONIAN KINGDOM
Alexander III (The Great)
AR Tetradrachm
Unknown mint 325-323 B.C.
17.06 grams, 26 mm diameter
Obv: Head of young Herakles facing right
clad in lion’s skin
Rev: Zeus enthroned facing left with legs
parallel holding eagle and scepter.
Serpent in a bowl to left,
AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right
Grade: gVF to aEF with attractive old
toning and lustrous details in the
protected areas. Slightly off center
on small flan
Other: Coveted lifetime issue coin with
snake-in-a-bowl monogram mint mark.
Similar to Sear 6724, Price 3665 Variant.
From private sale June 2013

 

STAG-PARTY!!

 

Oops, I forgot Stag.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian
year 11, CE 126/7
AE obol, 10 mm, 5.8 gm
Obv: AVTKAITPAIAΔPIACEB; Laureate head right
Rev: Stag standing right; L - IA
Ref: Emmett 1169(11) R1, Milne 1235; Dattari 7942; K&G 32.439

 

SLYTHERIN!!

=> SNAKES

 

Where's your Hadrian(?) with Cobra?

The Republican with with the field feeding the snake is on muTant List. Haven't seen one where condition & preexisting for me yet.

 

=> patience, young Slytherin!!

 

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