Ancients => coins with "wreaths" on 'em (Sunday's pile-on thread)

It is always sweet having a cool pile-on thread ... so how 'bout posting any ancient coins with "wreaths" around the obverse or reverse (sounds simple enough, yes)

... I may have done this before? (ummm, but I couldn't find an old thread, so let 'er buck shall we?)

I'll start-out by posting all of my cool wreath-coins ... ummm, there aren't too many rules, so I'm sure that you'll be able to find some sort of wreath-coin that is acceptable?

 

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... simple enough, right?

=> here are a couple more ...

 

Nice wreaths steve loverly stuff.

 

Aeolis, Myrina, Tetradrachm, Mid 2nd Century B.C.
Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo right, hair braided, ribbons flowing behind.
Rev:– MYRINAION left, Apollo Grynios advancing right holding patera and laurel branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram left, all within laurel wreath
Minted in Myrina. Mid 2nd Century B.C.
Reference:– Sacks, ANSMN 30, Issue 25



Kyme, Aeolis, AR Tetradrachm, 165 - 140 B.C.
Obv:- Head of Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia
Rev:- Horse walking right, oinochoe below, ΚΥΜΑΙΟΝ left, ΚΑΛΛΙΑΣ (magistrate) in ex, all in wreath;
Ref:- SNG Von Aulock 1636, SNG Cop 103
ex Pegasi; ex Forum;
weight 16.392g, maximum diameter 33.1mm, die axis 0o

 

Cappadocian Kingdom, Tetradrachm, In the Name of the Seleukid King, Antiochos VII
Silver tetradrachm
Obv:– Diademed head of the Seleukid King Antiochos VII right, fillet border.
Rev:– BASILEWS ANTIOCOU EUERGETOU, Athena standing left, Nike in right, spear and shield in left, ligate DI / A left, Nike extends wreath into laurel wreath border
c. 130 - 80 B.C.; In the Name of the Seleukid King, Antiochos VII, 138 - 129 B.C.
Ref:– Houghton II 642 (same dies), SNG Spaer 1855, Newell SMA 282

Oliver Hoover, in Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the Collection of Arthur Houghton, attributes this type to the Cappadocian Kingdom, c. 130 - 80 B.C. The symbols were used on Cappadocian royal coinage, the coins are found in Cappadocian hoards and a tetradrachm naming the Cappadocian king Ariarathes VII Philometor (116 - 99 B.C.) bears the obverse portrait of Antiochus VII. He notes they may have been struck to pay foreign (Syrian?) mercenaries who preferred the types of Antiochus VII.



Macedonia under Roman Protectorate, First Meris, Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 B.C.)
Silver Tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of Macedonian shield.
Rev: MAKEΔONΩN / PRΩTHΣ, Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.
Minted in Amphipolis
Reference:- SNG Copenhagen 1315.

Weight: 17.0 g.
Diameter: 28.5 mm.

 

Cool topic, super coins everybody, tomorrow i'll add some

 

my only wreath...

 

Here's one I hadn't shown before. I was waiting to dig up old provenance before doing a writeup. That was half a year ago
SYRIA, Seleukeia Pieria. AR tetradrachm, CY9 (99/8 BCE). Very rare year.


SICILY, Messana. AR litra.


MACEDON under Roman Rule. AE 22.


ATTICA, Athens. New style tetradrachm.


KINGDOM OF BOSPORUS, Sauromates I. AE 48 units (29 mm)


LYDIA, Sardes. Germanicus with Drusus. Overstruck with special ring dies.


Lastly, an electrocuted sestertius of Augustus. For ~$15 (part of a large mixed lot), that's okay .

 

Nice wreath coins all! I've got a couple to add.

Augustus/Octavian; 25 BC
AE As 27mm/9.4 g Cyprus Mint, (Provincial)
OBV; CAESAR, bare head of Augustus right
REV: AVGVSTVS within laurel wreath.
RIC 486, BMCRE 731, RPC 2235.

Nero; AD 54-68
AE 20mm/7.2g Seleucis and Piera,Antioch Mint(Provincial)
OBV; CAESAR IMP NERO CL AV, laureate head of Nero right; lituus
REV; SC within wreath.
RPC I 4297, SNG COP.161.

 

A couple more.

Constantine I; 320-321 AD
Bronze AE3; Siscia Mint; 19mm/3.1g
OBV: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right
REV: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX in wreath, SIS star in ex
(RIC VII, 159b)



Julian II; AD 360-363
AE 3; 20mm/2.4g
OBV: DN FL CL IULIANUVS AVG; Helmeted, pearl diademed and cuirassed bust L, holding spear and shield
REV: VOT X MVLT XX; Laurel wreath surrounding lettering; palm branch- TES- palm branch; star in wreath at bottom
(Sear 4074, RIC 227 )

 

here's a zeno monogram in a wreath...




and a jovian...




the eagle on the reverse of this coin has a wreath in its beak.

 

PHLIASIA, Phlious, AR Hemidrachm. Ex BCD Collection.



GALERIUS, with racoon-eye makeup, Carthage mint, AE 1/4 Follis.

 

ok here we go.

Hadrian As Roma 134-138 S•C

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Hadrianus. Æ Semis

Berytus (Beirut) Hadrianus AE 20 128-138 AD

 

Carus
obv. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust right, wearing AEGIS
rev. RESTITVT ORBIS Female standing to right, presenting wreath to emporer,
holding globe and sceptre
Siscia mint
Ex. * II/XXI