Ancient Romulus and Remus

For some reason I missed this thread
Nice wolves folks. The OP is terrific, diguised as a sheep to eat more ?

I love wolves reverses to the point I'm starting a focused collection with them.
Here they are for your pleasure, I hope


Republic, Didrachm
Rome mint c. 269-266 BC
No legend, Diademed head of young Hercules right, with club and lion's skin over shoulder
ROMANO, She wolf right, suckling Romulus and Remus
7.29 gr
Ref : RCV # 24, RSC # 8

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P. Satrienus, Denarius
Rome mint, 77 BC
Head of helmeted Mars right, XXX behind
ROMA, She wolf passing left, [P] SATRI[E/NUS] at exergue
3.79 gr
Ref : RCV #319, RSC, Satriena # 1

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Philippus I, Antoninianus
Rome mint, AD 248, 2nd officina
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
SAECVLARES AVGG, She wolf left, suckling Romulus and Remus, II at exergue
3.7 gr
Ref : RCV # 8957, RIC # 15, Cohen # 178

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Gallienus, Antoninianus
Antioch mint, AD 265-266
GALLIENVS AVG radiate head left
AETERNITAS AVG she wolf standing right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus. Branch at exergue
3,9 gr, 20 mm
Ref : RIC V-1 # 628, Göbl # 1628a

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Maxentius, Follis
Aquilea mint, 1st officina, AD 309-310
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Laureate head of Maxentius right
CONSERV VRBS SVAE, Tetrastyle temple, Roma seated left, a foot on captive, giving a globe to Maxentius standing right. She wolf suckling Romulus and Remus in pediment. AQP at exergue
6.55 gr
Ref : RCV # 14992 (100), Cohen #42

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Maxentius, Follis
Ostia mint, 3rd officina AD 309
IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Laureate head of Maxentius right
AET ERNITAS AVGN, Dioscuri facing each other, holding their horse by bridle. Between them she wolf suckling Remus and Romulus. MOSTΓ at exergue
7.43 gr
Ref : Cohen # 10, RCV # 14976 (100), RIC VI # 16

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Maxentius, Follis
Ostia mint, 1st officina AD 309-312
IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Laureate head of Maxentius right
SAECVLI FELICITAS AVG N, She wolf left, suckling Romulus and Remus, MOSTP at exergue

Ref : RIC VI # 52, RCV # 15024, Cohen # 101 (12)

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Urbs Roma, AE 3
Siscia mint, 3rd officina, ca. AD 330-333
VRBS ROMA, Helmeted Roma left
Anepigraph, She wolf suckling twins Remus and Romulus, two stars in field, gamma SIS at exergue
2.34 gr
Ref : RC #3894, Cohen #17, RIC # 222

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Wow awesome coins Cucumbor, i was going to ask what the oldest coin with wolf and the newest one was, i think you pretty much covered all new and oldest..very nice..

 

Wow ... that was awesome, Cucumbor!! (well done)

Ummm, that opened the door for a couple of my coins (maybe not quite as nice, but I'm never one to balk at a potential coin pose-down!!)











Ummm okay fine => yah, I admit that I threw-in a couple of sucklin' "cows" ... hmmm, but it just seemed like sucklin' anything was pretty much a go, correct?

 

I have only two Vrbs Roma wolf and twins and probably will only ever have two.

This is one that y'all probably have seen yet, from an old collection.

It's not as nice as my other but none the less I like it a lot.

What's the expression on Roma's face? Looks like ' What the h....