Ancient => Rooooaaarrr!! => post-up your "LIONS"

Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm
(400-350 BC)
Obv.: Forepart of lion, head turned.
Rev.: Quadripartite incuse. Pellet / Crested helmet.
SNG Berry 502

 

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Kings of Paeonia, Lykkeios AR Tetradrachm
(359-335 BC)
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev.: Herakles strangling the Nemean lion; bow and quiver to lower right.
AMNG III/2, 8; Paeonian Hoard 63; SNG ANS 1019 (all from same obv. die).

 

wow => we've got ourselves a pretty fine group of Lions rollin' along the thread!!

=> awesome showing, brothers => keep-on Roaring!!

 

TARAS, CALABRIA AR Diobol
OBV: Head of Athena in crested helmet left decorated with Skylla
REV: Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion
Struck at Taras, 380-334 BC
1.2g, 11mm
Vlasto 1316

 

I'm gonna follow your lead, ol man!!

=> Sikyonia, Sikyon AR Stater
circa 335-330 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 12.03 grams
Obverse: Chimaera standing left
Reverse: Dove flying left; N before and all within wreath

 

Ionia, Miletos AE17
OBV: Head of Apollo right
REV: Lion right, head reverted, star above
Struck at Miletos, 350-300 BC
4.69g, 17mm
Lindgren 513

 

Lysimachus, King of Thracia
OBV: Helmeted head of Athena right
REV: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, above and beneath lion running right, small caduceus, spearhead below
Struck at an uncertain mint, Thrace, 305-281 BC
6.1g, 20mm
SNG Cop1149-51

 

King of Thrace Lysimachos AE
323-281 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.9 grams
Obverse: young male head right in crested Corinthian helemt
Reverse: BAEIAEOE - AYEIMAXOY, lion leaping to right, monogram and spear-head beneath

 

Wow, it's like we're trading blows!!

=> bring it, ya ol' prick!!

 

Septimius Severus AR Denarius
OBV: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
REV: INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH in ex, Dea Caelestis in elaborate headdress riding right on lion, holding thunderbolt & scepter; below, water gushing from rocks left
Struck at Rome, 204 AD
3.5g, 18mm
RIC IV 266

 

Satraps of Caria, Hekatomnos AR Tetradrachm
(392-376 BC)
Obv.: Zeus Labraundos holding labrys over shoulder and spear.
Rev.: Lion crouching.
SNG Kayhan 868-9.

 

Holy moley, you guys have got a lot of lions.

 

Diadumenian Assarion
OBV: M OPELLIOC ANTWNEINOC, bare-headed, draped bust right
REV: MARKIANOPOLEI-TWN, Lion walking left
Struck at Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, 218 AD
Moushmov 629

 

Sicily, Syracuse Agathokles AE24
317-289 BC
Diameter: 23.9 mm
Weight: 9.26 grams
Obverse: Diademed head of the young Herakles left, EYPAKOEION before
Reverse: The Nemean Lion striding right, club above, EO in exergue



... *oh my* ...

 

Septimius Severus AR Denarius
OBV: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
REV: P M TRP XV COSIII P P - Africa standing right, resting hand on hip and holding grain ears; lion to right
Struck at Rome, 207 AD
2.7g, 18mm
RIC IV 207a

 

India, Pushkalavati
anonymous civic or guild AE coinage
circa 185-160 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 11.7 grams
Obverse: Elephant right, chaitya above
Reverse: Lion left, swastika above, chaitya left

 

OK. Other than three or four Viminacuum coins, I think that's it for my lion coins.

 

Where's the image you young twit.

 

Now I see it.

 

Indo-Scythian Kings, Azes AE-Unit
circa 58-20 BC
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 13.35 grams
Obverse: Rajadirajasa Legend. Lion standing right, monogram above
Reverse: Brahma bull right, monogram above, shi before