Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

If the letter fits, post it.

 

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Sigh...can't join in until like day 5...I'll just have to admire all the coins.

 

Livia mules

 

Gallienus and Antelope..
Ae.
Obv. bust of Gallienus looking right.
Rev. Antelope walking left.
21mm x 3.25g.
I have a Jack-Ass some where..

 

I expect my contributions to this thread will be a little weak, but I'll try...

On these Gallienus zoo coins, I've never been able to tell between the antelopes, stags and does, but here they are anyway.

 

Here's a Antelope..

 

B is for...

Bull


PHLIASIA (PELOPONNESOS), Phlius
400-350 BCE
AR obol, 11 mm, 0.84 gm
Obv: forepart of butting bull left
Rev: large Φ surrounded by four pellets
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 8-9
ex BCD Collection, not in previous BCD sales


PHOENICIA, Arados. Trajan
CY 375 (CE 116/7)
Æ22, 9.65 g
Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan
Rev: bull charging left
Reference: SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374


PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzibaal
350-335 BCE
AR dishekel, 13.3 gm
Obv: Three hoplites with shields in war galley left, roaring lion's head on prow, waves below galley; hippocamp left below; murex shell beneath; Z O (N O?) in field
Rev: Phoenician inscription; lion attacking bull left
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 132, BMC 26.95, 4. Note: The date of this issue varies depending on source and ranges from 400 to 335 BC. Various references translate the inscription to ‘zb‘l mlk gbl (Ozbaal, king of Byblus)


EUBOIA, Eretria
357-267 BCE
AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.1 gm
Obv: head of nymph Eretria left
Rev: head of bull facing, fillets from horns, EY above, satyr's head facing in right field
Ref: Wallace pl. XI, cf 126. 3.08g, 18mm, 11h.
ex Frank James Collection
ex BCD Collection


SICILY, Selinos
Circa 410 BCE
AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h
Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head, extending her left hand to touch coiled serpent before her; selinon leaf above
Rev: man-faced bull standing right; ΣEΛINONTIOΣ above; in exergue, fish right
Ref: HGC 2, 1229; SNG ANS 711–2 var. (ethnic); SNG Ashmolean 1904–5; SNG Lloyd 1270 var. (same); Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 6. Rare.
ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich;
ex Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 404;
ex Athos Moretti collection, #482, unpublished manuscript.

 

Very nice. Great toning on the last 2.

 

Boar


Celtic potin, Leuci tribe
80-20 BC
AE18, 3.4 gm
Obv: bald warrior head left
Rev: boar standing left, three half-circles below
Ref: BN 9100-9104

and a few favorite flying boars...


IONIA, Samos
510-500 BCE
AR drachm, 13.7 mm, 3.2 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar left
Rev: facing lion scalp with dotted square, within incuse square
Ref: SNG Cop 1673


IONIA, Klazomenai
c. 500 BCE
AR drachm, 15 mm, 3.33 gm
Obv: forepart ofwinged boar flying right
Rev: incuse square
Ref: Babelon, Traité II/1, 487; Jameson Coll. 1492; rare


IONIA, Klazomenai
499-494 BCE
AR diobol, 9mm, 1.2 g
Obv: forepart of winged boar left
Rev: incuse square
Ref: Cf. BMC 9-10 (drachm); cf. Traité I 488 (drachm). VF, toned, porous. Very rare with boar left, apparently unpublished as a diobol
ex Daniel Koppersmith Collection.


IONIA, Klazomenai
190-130 BCE
AE 16 mm, 5.9 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar right
Obv: forepart of winged boar right, ΣΙΜ-Ω-ΝRev: ΚΛΑ-ZΟ-ΜΕΝΙ-ΩΝ in cross-divided square, monogram to left.
Ref: SNG Cop 96, rare

 

Terrific idea for a thread---but since I only have examples of horses, wolves, eagles and a lion, I may be waiting quite a while to post LOL

 

A tiny bee and a tiny boar...



(And a tiny stag and a tiny tuna and a tiny lion - two coin, five species.)

 

Oh wait, I do have a bull....

 

And how could I forget my Julian example...

 

It's Rodeo Time!!

=> Bring-on the Bulls!!

 

Thanks ... I have a few more (wanna see 'em?)

 

That's a lot of bull. Thanks.

 

ooops ... and two more Bull examples ...



... that's it for Bulls

 

Steve's the master of bull.

 

"B" is for Buzzzzzzzzz ... it's bee-time!!