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CARIA, Kasolaba. 420-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.44g). Young male head right; Karian letters flanking neck / Ram’s head right.

Next: missed it... still Mars

 

Mars


RR Veturius 137 BCE AR Den Mars X Oath Scene pig Sear 111 Craw 234/1

Next: another / any other oath scene

 

I love that coin!

 

next Lucius Verus

 

Next: another depiction of a captive

 

Next: Altar

 

Fire altar


Next: a non-Greek, non-Roman high silver content coin.

 

next: an ancient coin with a shell

 

I mean, he's still in the shell but it checks the box.


Sicily, Akragas. Tetras
10.35 g), ca. 420-406 BC. AKPA, eagle right, head lowered to devour hare held in talons; in left field, crab right. Reverse Crab; below, three pellets above crayfish left. CNS 50; SNG ANS 1037; HGC 2, 140. Rare. Glossy dark chocolate brown patina.

Next up: Sicilian

 

Sicily


Sicily Kainon AE Tetras 20mm 6.7g Griffin - Horse Prancing SNG COP 133

Next up: Griffin

 

Hard to pass this one up as I jus received the latest addition to my jungle over the weekend!

Gallienus
22mm, 2.46g, GallienusAntoninianus 'Zoo' series. Rome, AD. 267/8. Griffin!
IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head of Gallienus right / APOLINI CONS AVGG,
griffin standing left; Δ. RIC 165; Göbl 718z; RSC 77

Next up: mythical creature not on a romantic coin

 

I take it you mean "not on a Roman coin"? Because I think this coin is quite romantic.


Corinth stater (515-450 BCE)

Next: a bit of a lump

 

I hope this is not too much of a lump to be 'a bit'. Aigina AR stater on nugget flan:


Next: a coin usually seen in a different metal (the last time this was suggested, it was filed by a Tribute Penny in the usual silver metal). Extra credit if you can post a coin with a sheep in an unusual metal since the Syracuse 'sheep' was what Sear called a bull.

 

Alexander II
Mint: Antioch
AR Drachm
128 to 122 BC
Obvs: Diademed head right, dotted border.
Revs: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Two filleted cornuacopiae. ΞΣ to left
15mm, 3.40g
Ref: SC 2223c

Most often seen in bronze


Next: radiate drachm

 

Antiochos VI Ar Drachm Antioch Obv. Head right radiate Rv Apollo std left Antioch Mint HGC 1036a 143-142 B.C. 4.97 gms 18mm Next coin another Seleukid

 

Antiochus son of Seleucus IV
Mint: Antioch on the Orontes
Denomination C
September/November 175 BC
Obvs: Veiled diademed head of Laodice IV right. Dotted border.
Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, elephant head left. Tripod outer right, control mark AT in exergue. Dotted border.
AE serrate 17mm, 5.04g
Ref: cf. SC 1371; HGC 10, 612(R2) control mark not listed
Note: Unpublished

Next: ruler than never lived to see double digits of age

 

Next up: to slow

 

Dharmasoka 1208-1209 AD Sri Lanka became king at three months and died before he was two.


Next: a ruler who reigned over 40 years

 

If I do the math right, this hits that mark:

Syracuse, Sicily
Hieron II, Ruled 270-215 BC
AE Hemilitron, Struck circa 275-269 BC
Obverse: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, wreathed head of Kore left; poppy-head behind.
Reverse: Bull butting left; above, club above Δ; IE in exergue.
References: CNS II 192, HGC 2 1469
Size: 19mm, 5.2g

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