Ancient Helmet Types.

These guys had some crazy helmets.

Bronze Thespian Helm statue
120mm x 50mm.

My only helmet only coin.

Thrace, Mesembria AE17

Athenian helm on Athena.

Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Calycadnum. AE18. Athena/Helios

Pile-on your helmet type coins or anything to do with helms.

 

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Helmetted Roma







Helmetted Minerva



Helmetted King Philip V of Macedonia as depicted in a Roman Republic denarius



Helmetted head of Athena



Helmetted Constantine I



Helmetted Bohemund III *This one is medieval

 

Really nice coins @Sallent! That Philip V is an especially nice example!

 

Helmeted Roma:

Under Theodoric, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE half-follis
Obv: IMVIC-TA ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right
Rev: She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above, XX in ex
Mint: Rome
Date: 498-526 AD
Ref: BMC 30



Athalaric, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right
Rev: D N / ATHAL / ARICVS / REX, legend within wreath, X (10) below
Mint: Rome
Date: 526-534 AD
Ref: COI 86; MIB 78; MEC 1, 133-4



Theodahad, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right
Rev: D N / THEODA / HATHVS / REX within wreath, X below
Mint: Rome
Date: 534-536 AD
Ref: COI 90



Helmeted rulers:

Baduila, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: D N BADV-ELA REX, helmeted, draped, bust facing
Rev: D N B / ADV / ELA / REX in four lines within wreath
Mint: Rome
Date: 550-552 AD
Ref: MIB 89a



Justinian I, Byzantine Empire
AV solidus
Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG delta, angel standing facing, holding P-headed cross and cross on globe, star in right field
Mint: Constantinople
Mintmark: CONOB
Date: 542-565 AD
Ref: SB 140



Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Empire
AV solidus
Obv: D N mAVRC TIb PP AVC, diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in left hand
Rev: VICTORI-A AVGG ∆, Victory standing facing, holding long staff surmounted with staurogram in left hand and globus cruciger in right hand
Mint: Constantinople
Mintmark: CONOB
Date:582-602 AD
Ref: SB 476
Size: 4.29 g., 21 mm wide

 

The OP had a helmet only type, as well as a type with Athena in a helmet. Helmet only types are much less common. Here is a small one:

10 mm.
Sicily, Himera, 472-413 BC.
Bearded bust wearing crested Athenian helmet
helmet right
BMC Sicily Himera 47 (no photo)
Hoover Sicily 446 "Struck 470-450 BC"

 

Here is an odd one. At first it looks like a common shield/helmet with B-A naming Alexander or some other "A" king from the period.


4.3g 16mm.
Obv: Macedonian shield with gorgoneion boss
Rev: Helmet, rose symbol to left, Imperial TIE-fighter to right

The odd thing is the "Macedonian" shield has four rectangles and a half circle on the border instead of the more usual doubled half-circles.

The reverse symbol of the rose is scarce but known. Richard Ashton believes the double-axe, Κ, and Μ issues are from Kaunos, the rose issue from Sardes, and the "sideways DI monogram" issue from an uncertain Northern mint. Ashton’s attributions are correlated with the number of specimens in regional Turkish museums.

The IΘI symbol, that I joke looks like a TIE-fighter from star wars, is not a known symbol.

 

Man I like that coin @Valentinian! They appear to have the same decoration on sides.

 

@Ed Snible - your discription should be:

Obv: Macedonian shield with Darth Vader.


@ValiantKnight - If you have any spare Ostrogoth's laying around let me know.

 

OMG, I may have over 300 helmeted coins. Lots of Republics, Makedonwn, Sicily, LOL, not gonna pile on THAT many.

 

Very NICE!

 

I was thinking of more helmet only types.

 

Ah! When I return from hospital.

I have some Carthage helmet only types.

 

how 'bout sum helmets...

 

Oh man, I wanna come over to your house!

 

haha! come on down..over etc.. it's a museum in here and just me now

 

Helmet types? I have a couple I would love to share!

First up is my first helmet type. This coin was hand picked for me (or should I say offered to me):


iodotus Tryphon, Selecuid Kingdom, 142-138 BC
AE18, 5.4g; 2h; Antioch
Obv.: Diademed head left
Rev.: BΑΣΙΛΕΩS TPYΦANO AYTOKPATOPOS; Legend to left and right of spiked Macedonian helmet left ornamented with ibex-horn; monogram ΙΛΣ in left field

The next one was actually offered to my under similar circumstances:


Thrace, Mesembria.
Æ21, 6.0g, 12h; 450-350 BC.
Obv.: Crested Macedonian helmet r.
Rev.: METAM-BPIANΩN; Shield seen from back with handle and supports projecting from the central boss.

 

LOL, the Addams family is perfect!

 

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my favorite helmet...

 

Awesome coins all

 

Mesembria, Thrace, AR Diobol




Interregnum, Macedona, AE17



Thrace, Mesambria AE21