Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet

G - GOAT

ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 55 BCE
Cn Plancius
Obv: Head of Macedonia, r wearing causia
Rev: Cretan Goat
Sear 396, Crawford 432/1

 

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G - GRYPHON

ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 79 BCE
L Papius
Obv: Head of Juno Sospita, clad in goat skin, urn behind
Rev: Gryphon leaping, Urn below
Sear 311, Crawford 384/1

 

H - HORSEY

Tons of Bigas and Quadrigas were minted, NOT too many single Horses!

ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 82 BCE
P Crepusius
Obv: Laurel head of Apollo r, scepter on shoulder
Rev: Horseman galloping r, thrusting spear
Sear283, Crawford 361/1

 

P - PEGASUS


ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Quinarius 90 BCE
Q Titius
Obv: Winged and draped bust of Victory
Rev: Pegasos r, Q TITI
Sear 240, Crawford 341/3

 

S - SHE-WOLF PROWLING (no Romulus or Remus tykes to bother her!!!)


ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 77 BCE
P Satrienus
Obv: Helmeted head of young Mars r, control number XXX behind
Rev: She-Wolf PROWLING l, P SATRIE / NVS in ex
Sear 319, Crawford 388/1

 

S - SNAKE


ROMAN IMPERATORIAL
AR Quinarius 29-28 BCE
Octavian
Obv: Bust of bare head of Octavian, [CAESAR IMP VII]
Rev:[ASIA RECEPTA], Victory standing r, on Cista Mystica flanked by two Snakes
Sear 1568

 

I have very much enjoyed looking at all of these animal coins. Thanks to everyone for posting their examples. I have to admit I have no examples myself. That is right, I have no animal coins. I do not think I can let this stand.

 

And... Last but not least:

T - TRIGA
(YES, they are HORSES, however, RR Trigas are pretty hard to find...I gottem both...)


ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 111/110 BCE
Ap Claudius Pulcher
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma r, circle behind
Rev: Victory in Triga, AP CL T MAL Q VR
Sear 176, Crawford 299/1


ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius 79 BCE
C Naevius Balbus
Obv: Diademed head of Venus r, SC behind, control letter E below
Rev: Victory in TRIGA r, C NAE BALB in ex
Struck during Dictatorship of Sulla

TRIGA were used in Greece and Etruria. In Etruscan racing, a third horse was used as a trace or guide horse for the inside of a turn. It may had been an older, more trained horse. It was not yolked. The Romans only rarely raced with a team of three.

 

Love all your coins Al. I have many of the RR coins you posted, but several I don't have as yet. You have made me hungry to shop for more.

 

Yeah, that is why, while TEMPTED with all of the Empire postings, I try to keep myself focused in the Republic...So many great coins out there!!!

 

... man, ya gotta love dem animal coins!!



=> everytime I score a new animal-coin, it's like snaggin' an Ides o' March!!

 

Dr Doolittle: Talk to the Animals!!!

@TIF thanks for the thread. Great job. And, selfishly, you got me off my As to start attributing and photographing my collection! Thanks!

 

Here are some cast coins from the Roman Republic, to complement Alegandron’s posts:

B is for Boar

280-269 BC
AE aes grave quadrans
89.92gm - 42 mm
Obv: Boar running left, three pellets below
Rx: Boar running right, three pellets below
Ref: T&V 11, Vecchi 36, Crawford 18/4, Syd 18,54, SR545


D is for Dolphin

280-269 BC
AE aes grave triens
98.1gm - 45 mm
Obv: Thunderbolt dividing four pellets
Rx: Dolphin right, four pellets below
Ref: T&V 3, Vecchi 27, Crawford 14/3, Syd 10, SR538

 

I love that aes grave with boar! I wanted one very badly two years ago and it was my first big bid failure. Since that time there have been scores of failed bids .

 

Scores of failed bids I can relate to! Aes graves are very difficult to find online at reasonable prices (at least that is my opinion). I find the best deals at the coin shows.

 

I saw my failed-bid aes grave at a coin show last summer. The asking price was almost triple what it sold for the year before. I regret not bidding higher, although who knows what the winning bidder's max may have been.

 

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME Fellow Roma Res Publica coin-Dudette!!! Thanks for showing yours! LOVE Aes Grave!!! Agreed, hard to find online (at fair cost), but fun to find at shows!

 

So glad I joined Coin Talk, since I finally found someone else who likes Roma Res Publica coinage (there should be scores of collectors, since this stuff is awesome!). So nice to meet you!! Please continue to post your beauties.

 

AE-RR examples are awesome ... oh, and I agree that your sweet boar-boar example is amazingly sweet!! (I'm totally jealous of that baby!!)

=> and yah, CT ancients seem to be a pretty cool bunch at the moment (easy-going and super knowledgeable) ... ancientcoinguru, you are definitely a great addition (you rock)