[ancients] Like a herd of elephants

Philip I AE Sestertius
OBV: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right
REV: AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant and driver walking left, SC in ex.
RIC 161a

 

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Wondeful pachyderms

 

Ancient Indian Elephant (Taxila)

 

a couple more form the east...

another from taxila..( 2nd century bc)









and one from the the sashi kings of kabul (800-1000 ad)

 

uh-oh => Dumbo is back in town!!




Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos I
Antioch
280-261 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4.52 grams
Obverse: Macedonian shield with anchor as central boss
Reverse: Elephant right; c/m: anchor
Reference: SC 339.4; WSM 946

 

Demetrius I Trichalkon with ELEPHANT

200-185 BC
Diameter: 29.5 mm
Weight: 12.61 grams
Bactrian Kings, Demetrius I, bronze Attic trichalkon of:
Obverse: Head of elephant with bell hanging from neck
Reverse: Caduceus.
Reference: Bopearachchi-16, Mitchiner-1086, SNG ANS 209
Other: LOVELY brown and green patina, great example

 

India, Pushkalavati AE Square

 

Demetrios I Serratus AE17

162 - 150 BC
Diameter: 16.5mm
Weight: 4.41 grams
Obverse: Horse
Reverse: Elephant
Reference: SNG Spaer 1299

 

SYRIA, Seleukid Kings
Antiochos VI Dionysos
145-142 BC
Antioch mint
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 8.21 grams
Obverse: Diademed and radiate head right
Reverse: BASILEWS ANTIOCOU [E]PIFANOUS [DION]US[OU], Elephant standing left; STA above control mark (???) in right field
Reference: Houghton 249; SNG Spaer 1774ff
Other: VF, dark green patina, earthen highlights

 

that's one of my favorite elephants!

 

Geez, when did Steve become Hannibal?? Absolutely loved the procession of elephants, especially this last one.

Z.

 

And another elephant king:

Indo-Greek: Lysias (ca 120-110 BC), Bop 4, AR 16 2.42 gr.

 

Here are my two stompers.



ANTONINUS PIUS
As, Rome mint, 148 - 149 AD
RIC 862a, Sear 4308
O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head right.
R: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant walking right, COS IIII SC in ex.




PHILIP I
Antoninianus, Rome mint, 248 AD
RIC 58, Sear 8921
O: IMP PHILIPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: AETERNITAS AVGG, Elephant with mahout left.

Z.

 

There has been much discussion on various boards about the "cuirass" concept and whether it is actually a cuirass or just the representation of elephant skin. Here is a fairly recent topic with some posts on the subject. I added some images to the skin that support the idea that the lines represent skin rather than a cuirass.

http://www.cointalk.com/threads/sep...-cool-elephant-reverse-plaid-elephant.236030/

Martin

 

Thanks for the coin-kudos, gang ... here are a couple more


Anonymous AE20 quadrans

128 BC
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Weight: 4.29 grams
Obverse: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion’s skin; behind, three pellets
Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, elephant’s head right; before, three pellet; below, ROMA
Reference: Crawford 262/4; Sydenham 497b; Caecilia 41
Other: scarce

 

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus

(Restored issue) AR Denarius
82-80 BC
Rome mint
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.85 grams
Obverse: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin
Reverse: shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath
Reference: Macedonian. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30
Other: 1h, Good VF, toned, faint scratches under tone

 

Did we already have this one ?

Indo-Greek: Menander I

 

Steve how common is this obverse design?

I could have sworn I saw one of these at my local coin meeting this last Thursday...

 

vlaha => ummm, probably not too surprisingly, I have zero-idea regarding the "rareness" of this sweet obverse type ...

... however, my young coin-friend, I sure hope that you can find a nice example at your coin-meeting (again, I'm always jealous when you "big-city boys" actually get to see "coins-in-hand" prior to buying them!!) ...

=> good hunting, vlaha (you sound like a pretty good young coin-head!!)

 

This next one had my name on it...Notice the AN monogram...you know Ancient...Noob It's probably one of my favorite coins. Another opportunity to post this.
Bactria
Apollodotos I (174-165 BC)
AR Drachm 17.4mm x 17.0mm @ 2.29g
Obverse: Elephant Standing Right- BASILEWS APOLLODOTOY SWTHROS around AN monogram below
Reverse: Kharoshti Legend- Zebu bull standing monogram A