Ancients => Dude, your bow is untied => Pontos Amisos (cha-chinnng)

... oh, and here is one more of my coins, also showing a "quiver" ...

Lycia, Masikytes AR hemidrachm
1st century BC
Diameter: 12.3 mm
Weight: 0.83 grams
Obverse: Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder
Reverse: Quiver; torch to left, uncertain object to right; A - Y, M - A, all within incuse square
Reference: S. 5299
Other: Nice tone

 

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=> I found another example with "Bow & Quiver" ...

Roman Republic
AR Denarius of C. Postumus
Date: circa 74 BC
Size: 18.7 mm
Weight: 3.96 grams
Obverse: Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder
Reverse: Dog running right, spear below, C. POSTVMI in exergue
Attribution: Cr. 394/1a; RSC Postumia 9
Description: A nice denarius with clear detail

 

Huh, apparently I have quite a few coins with "Bow & Quiver" ...

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus AR Denarius
Rome mint
67 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.77 grams
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust right of Vacuna, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia below chin; bow and quiver on shoulder
Reverse: Eagle perched right, head left, on thunderbolt
Reference: Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4
Other: 5h … nicely toned

 

=> man, they just keep on comin' (bow & quiver on shoulder) ...

C.Hosidius C.f. Geta
64 BC
Rome Mint
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 3.63 grams
Obverse: GETA - III-VIR, Draped bust of Diana to right, with her hair simply arranged and with bow and quiver at her shoulder
Reverse: C.HOSIDI.C.F, Wild Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by hound
Reference: Hosidia 2. Cr.407/1. Syd.904
Other: Linear banker's mark on neck ... scarce

 

It's a great coin, Steve, as usual. I'd like to know what the real color is, though. Take a shot of it when you get a chance.

 

=> Hi JA ... yah, once the coin arrives, I'll try to remember to snap a couple more shots (thanks for the interest)

 

Nice Pontos Steve. I always liked this coin, because with the bashlik reminds me of early Parthian coins. I always wondered why he was wearing a bashlik, which is a traditional headpiece of central asian nomads. I still don't know why.

 

Thanks, medoraman ...

=> I hope that all of you are enjoying a nice Good Friday!!

 

Seriously? .... ummm, none of you ancient coin-dudes have any coins with "Bows" and/or "Bow and Quiver"?


... "thread-bump"

 

Busy cleaning/conserving an Alexandrian tet mixed lot!

Here's a nice bow & quiver. (Drat, didn't I just post this in the "random number generated" thread?)


http://inaruvi.wix.com/tifcollection#!c-postumius-ar-denarius/c11jt

 

Here ya go...



ROMAN REPUBLIC
A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus
Serrate Denarius (3.99g, 20mm)
Rome mint, 81 BC.
Crawford 372/1; Sydenham 745; Postumia 7.
O: Draped bust of Diana right; bow and quiver over shoulder, bucranium above.
R: A. POST. A.F. S.N. ALBIN, togate figure standing left on rock before lighted altar; ox standing right about to be sacrificed.
Ex Ivar Gault Collection

 

Nice and nice ... thanks, gang!!

=> Happy Easter weekend!!

=> TIF, it sounds like you're having a good time cleaning & admiring your new booty

 

Fantastic Pontos coin Steve!!!

 

C HOSIDIUS CF GETA ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS HOSIDIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: GETA before, III VIR behind, diademed & draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder
REVERSE: C HOSIDI C F, wild boar of Calydon right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog
Struck at Rome 64 BC
3.6g, 17mm
Cr407/2; Hosidia 1

 

M. PLAETORIUS M.F. CESTIANUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS PLAETORIA AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Bust of an Vacuna right, wearing a wreathed and crested helmet, bow and quiver on shoulder, cornucopiae below chin
REVERSE: M PLAETORIVS M F AED CVR Eagle right, on
thunderbolt, head left
Rome 67 BC 3.7g, 18 mm
Cr409/1; Syd 809; Plaetoria 4

 

CN.PLANCIVS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS PLANCIA AR Denarius
OBVERSE: CN.[PLANCIVS] AED.CVR.S.C. around Diana Planciana right, wearing petasus, earring, and necklace.
REVERSE: Cretan goat right; bow and quiver behind
Rome 55 BC
18mm, 3.6g
Cr 432/1

 

MACRINUS AE 26
OBVERSE: ΑΥ Κ ΟΠΕΛ ΣΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟΣ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ Κ, laureate head of Macrinus right facing bare headed head of Diadumenian left.
REVERSE: ΥΠ ΠΟΝΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩ/Ν, Artemis, huntress, advancing r., reaching for an arrow in quiver at shoulder and in her l. hand holding a bow; below a hound. E to centre l
Struck at Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, 217 - 218 AD
10.4g, 26mm
Moushmov 532

 

TRANQUILLINA AE23
OBVERSE: CAB TPANKVLLEINA CEB, diademed & draped bust right
REVERSE: ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Artemis running right, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver behind shoulder, dog running at her feet
Struck at Hadrianopolis, 241-43 AD
6.1g, 23mm
Moushmov 2764

 

GALLIENUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate head right.
REVERSE: APOLLINI CONS AVG, centaur walking right drawing bow. Z in ex.
Struck at Rome, 267-268 AD
2.6g, 19mm
RIC 163, RSC 72

 

THRACE, PANTIKAPAION AE18
OBVERSE: Head of Pan left
REVERSE: Bow and arrow
Struck at Pantikapaion 400-300BC
4.4g, 18mm
SNG BMC Black Sea 894