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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2224818, member: 74282&quot;]E is for Eagles and Elephants in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436491[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius(3.91g, 18.32mm). CAESAR in exergue, <b>elephant</b> right, trampling on serpent / Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest&#039;s hat. Military Mint Traveling with Caesar. Crawford 443/1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436490[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Imperatorial, Marc Antony, AR Denarius, 32-31 BC; Mint moving with Marc Antony; Obverse: ANT • AVG / III • VIR • R • P • C; Praetorian galley right, scepter tied with fillet on prow, E banker&#039;s mark in upper field; Reverse: LEG | XV, <b>Eagle </b>between two legionary standards, punch mark in left field 17mm, 3.40g Sydenham 1235; Crawford 544/30</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436492[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. AR Denarius serratus (18mm, 3.72g). Rome mint. Head of Hispania right, wearing veil; behind, HISPAN downwards. Border of dots / Togate figure with right hand raised, standing between legionary <b>eagle </b>and fasces with axe around, A • POST • A • F • S • N • ALBIN. Border of dots. Crawford 372/2; Sydenham 746; Postumia 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436494[/ATTACH] </p><p>Ptolemy III, Euergetes, 246-222 BC AE Chalkous(12.0mm, 2.0g). Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right/ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ <b>Eagle </b>standing left on thunderbolt, trident left. Ex. J. P. Righetti Collection #43. Svoronos 840</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/COxKkyi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (39mm, 65g). Alexandria mint. Series 5. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / ΠΤΟΛΣΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ <b>Eagle </b>with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, filleted cornucopia; Σ control mark between legs. Svoronos 992; Weiser 61 (Ptolemy III); SNG Copenhagen 205-6; Noeske 147-9. Svoronos attributes to Ptolemy III</p><p><br /></p><p>This one&#039;s a bit ugly, but still a cool one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436496[/ATTACH] </p><p>Antiochus III, 223-187 BC, Æ19; Obverse: Head of Apollo right; Reverse: <b>Elephant</b> and rider right, tripod behind. anchor in rectangular punch and horse head in square punch; Antioch Mint, countermarked at Ekbatana; Houghton 76[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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