For the love of horses ?????

C. GARGONIUS, M. VERGILIUS, AND OGULNIUS, ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius
OBV: Laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below
REV: Jupiter in quadriga right
Struck at Rome 86 BC
3.86g, 19mm
Cr350/2

 

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Jupiter driving quadriga... 86 BC

 

Ripley: Do you have the reference for your coin? It looks similar to the one I posted above it, but much different in style,

 

Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron I AR Tetradrachm
478-466 BC
Struck circa 478-475 BC
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 16.90 grams
Obverse: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses
Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around
Reference: Boehringer series IXa, 190 (V86/R130); SNG ANS –; Randazzo 356 (same dies)
Other: 2h, Near VF, toned, test cut on reverse
From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection, Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1132

 

After Martin, comes the big guns, eh? Let's see 'em all Jerry.

 

“Kainon“, SICILY, AE22, griffin / horse
mid 4th Century BC (365-360 BC)
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 11.08 grams
Obverse: Griffin springing left over irregular ground (“club”)
Reverse: Horse prancing left, trailing rein; below, KAINON
Reference: SNG ANS 1169
Other: Dark patina. Very fine

The Kainon bronzes have traditionally been attributed to the mint of Alaisa, but they should probably be best regarded as mercenary issues from an unknown mint

 

Those are some big guns.

 

Sadly, I don't got da time => It's Valentine's Day!!

... but I'll try to rattle-off a couple more

NOTE => but OMG => I'm certainly no match to Dionysos and/or maridvnvm

Philip II AE Unit
359-336 B.C.
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 6.2 grams
Obverse: Head of Apollo right
Reverse: Youth on horse right, FILIPPOU, spear in exergue
Reference: Sear 6696-6698

 

Philip II AR Tetradrachm
336-328 B.C.
Diamter: 23.9 mm
Weight: 14.0 grams
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus
Reverse: Youth on horse, holding palm, club below

 

C Servilius Vatia
127 B.C.
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 3.85 grams
Obverse: Winged, helmeted head of Roma right, lituus behind, ROMA below, * under chin
Reverse: C SERVEIL below two horsemen galloping left, one looking back wielding a sword & being speared by the other who holds a round shield inscribed with an M

 

L. Marcius Philippus, AR (Silver) Denarius
113-112 BC
Struck 113-112 BC. ROME MINT
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.91grams
Obverse: Head of King Philip V of Macedon right wearing a diademed helmet ornamented with goat's horns, Φ below chin, ROMA (in monogram) behind
Reverse: Equestrian statue right on tablet inscribed L PHILIPPVS, the horseman carrying laurel branch, flower at horse's feet, X (XVI in monogram) below
Reference: Crawford 293/1, Sydenham 551, RSC I Marcia 12
Other: choice VF+/VF

 

here's the flip side of my avatar, my latest horse on a seleukid coin, 2nd centry by




i really like this prubus, sol, quadriga...one of my favs.

 

C Licinius Lf Macer
83 B.C.
Rome
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 3.39 grams
Obverse: Diademed bust of Vejovis left, seem from behind, hurling thunderbolt
Reverse: Minerva in quadriga, right with javelin & shield; C LICINIVS L F MACER in two lines in exergue

 

M Aemilius Scaurus AR Denarius
58 B.C.
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.8 grams
Obverse: King Aretas of nabataea kneeling in supplication, beside camel, giving an olive branch. M SCAVR / AED CVR above, S C in right field
Reverse: Jupiter in quadriga left, scorpion below horse. PHVPSAE/AED CVR above horses, CAPTV in right field and in exergue C HVPAE COS/PREIVER
Other: a busy little coin!!

 

Dominion of Punic Carthage 408-146 BC

Dominion of Carthage
Sicily, Siculo- Punic Era
370-340BC
AE Unit 14mm x 3.35g
Obverse: Head of Triptolemus (Buzyges) left.
Reverse: Horse galloping right.
ref: Calcaiati 376

 

Bosporian Kings, Sauromates I
- Implements of Battle –
Æ 48 Units
Date: circa 98-104 AD
Size: 27.94 mm
Weight: 9.49 grams
Obverse: TIBEPIOC IOYΛIOC BACIΛEYC CAYPOMATHC, Sauromates seated right on curule chair, holding sceptre tipped with the head of Trajan
Reverse: TEIMAI BACIΛEωC CAYPOMATOY, Round shield with spear, surrounded by battle axe, horse head, helmet, and sword in scabbard, mark of denomination (MH) below
Attribution: MacDonald 417
Description: A nice example with light tooling and smoothing typical for this issue. VF/VF

 

Koinon of Macedonia AE25
238-344 A.D.
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Weight: 12.6 grams
Obverse: Helmeted head of Alexander the Great gazing upward
Reverse: Alexander on horseback

 

Dominion of Carthage
Sardinia
AE Shekel
c. 264-241 BC
18.4mm x 20.2mm x 5.56g
Obverse: Bust of Tanit left, with double drop earrings.
Reverse: Bust of Horse right.
ref:Zeugitana, Carthage c. 300-241
No pellet variant of SNG Copenhagen #169-171

 

Wings !!! :angelic2:

Corinthia, Corinth AR Stater
(350-300 BC)
Obv.: Pegasos flying left.
Rev.: Head of Athena wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet; A-P below, eagle behind.
Ravel 1008c.