Lions to the left! Lions to the right!

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Here are a couple of tiny provincials from the Balkans:


Caracalla, AD 198-217
Roman provincial Æ assarion, 1.92 g, 15.4 mm, 2 h
Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum
Obv: MAP AV K ANTΩNIN, bare head, right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ / ΠPOC IC
Refs: Varbanov 3007; Moushmov 1111; AMNG 1599.


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?) 17.7 mm; 4.06 g
Thrace, Philippopolis
Obv: ΑV Κ Λ CΕVΗΡΟC, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ-ΩΝ, lion walking left; ox's head before
Refs: Moushmov 5274 var. (lion walking right); Varbanov 1305.

 

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Great lions RC!!

Here is a lion from Antioch



Gallienus Silvered Antoninianus, Antioch Mint 265 AD
Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left.
Reverse: P M TR P XIII, lion standing left, bucranium (cow skull) between front legs
C VI P P and palm branch in exergue
References: RIC 602, Göbl 1622d; RSC 843 Scarce.

Size: 21mm; 3.39 grams

 

Oh, I forgot this one from Deultum!


Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235
Roman provincial Æ 19.7 mm, 5.54 g
Thrace, Deultum, AD 222-235
Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
Rev: C F P D, lion walking right
Refs: Moushmov 3624; Varbanov 2382; BMC -- .

 

A PRIDE of LIONS:


Roman Republic C POBLICIUS Q f 80 BCE AR Denarius serratus 3.94g Rome Flan wgt control gouge Hercules strnglng Nemean lion club quiver Cr 380-1 Syd 768


SELJUQ OF RUM Kaykhusraw II 1236-1245 AR dirham Siwas AH 639 A-1218 lion sunface star L


Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE Heracles Head in Lion's Head L - Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f Tooled


Roman Imperaorial Marc Antony 43 BCE AR Quinarius 13mm 1.67g Lugdunum Winged bust Victory-probly Fulvia Lion DVNI LVGV Cr 489-5 Syd 1160


Thrace Lysimachus AE 14 306 BC Apollo forepart of Lion


Roman Republic Anon AE Double-Litra 275-270 BC Apollo Lion S 590 Cr 16-1a


Roman Imperial Period Aemilianus 253 CE AE24 Viminacium mint Moesia Bull-Lion - Damnatio Memoriae


Iona-Miletos Late6thC fine lion laying left, facing right


Mysia Kyzikos AR Hemiobol 480-450 BCE 0.4g Boar-Lion Sear 3850


Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE20 Sysimachia mint 4.64g 19.5mm Athena - Lion SNG Cop 1153 Muller 76

 

Lion chomping on a spear...


THESSALY, The Oitaioi
AR Hemidrachm. 2.75g, 16.3mm. THESSALY, The Oitaioi, Herakleia Trachinia, circa 360-344 BC. Valassiadis 1; BCD Thessaly I 1211 (same rev. die); BCD Thessaly II 487 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 129 (same obv. die as illustration). O: Head of lion left, with spear in jaws. R: OIT-[AO]N (retrograde), Herakles standing facing, holding club.
Ex BCD Collection, his tag noting "W. of C'm Hd" (West of Cierium Hoard)

 

That's a lot of lions! You must be proud of your pride. I especially love the lion-and-sun coin.

 

Watching You:
Ionien Trihemiobol 525/500 v. Chr.
Grade: VF- | Abbreviations
Catalog: Slg. Klein 420 Babelon, Traité II/1, 433 Rosen Coll. 579
Trihemiobol 525/500 v. Chr. Löwenkopf von vorn / Incusum mit geometrischem Muster und floralem Zentrum. Slg. Klein 420 Babelon, Traité II/1, 433 Rosen Coll. 579 1.51 g. Sehr selten Fast sehr schön
Ionien

 

This one is my favorite, due to Historical reasons:


Makedon Alexander III - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tetetradrachm LIFETIME 328-311 Baal-Lion

 

Some lions here:


Caracalla. AR antoninianus, Rome mint, struck 216 CE; 24mm, 3.88g, 12h. BMC 177 var (differing bust type)., RIC 283b, RSC 368. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; radiate and draped bust right, seen from behind. Rx: P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P; Lion, radiate, advancing left, holding thunderbolt in his jaws. EF

From the Yves Gunzenreiner Collection.

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Caracalla (as Augustus). Thrace, Pautalia, 198–217 CE. Æ28, 15.87g. Ruzicka 669. Obv: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINΟC; head laureate right, draped and cuirassed. Rx: OVΛΠIΛC ΠΛVTΛ / LIΛC in exergue; Emperor on horseback charging right, thrusting spear at lion. Very rare; not in BM. Dark green patina; good F/F.

ex Wayne C. Phillips
From the Jean-Pierre Righetti Collection.

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Philip I (the Arab). 244–9 CE. AR antoninianus, Ludi Saeculares issue. Rome mint, 1st officina. 9th emission, struck 248 CE; 23.5mm, 4.27g, 1h. RIC IV 12, RSC 173. Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rx: SAECVLARES AVGG; lion advancing right; I in exergue. Commemorating the 1000th Anniversary of Rome. EF.

From the Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection.

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Gallienus. 253–68 CE. Billon antoninianus, Antioch mint, struck 265 CE; 23mm, 3.74g. MIR 1622b, RIC V S602, RSC IV 842a. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left. Rx: P M TR P XIII / C VI P P; lion standing left; bucranium to left; below, palm frond to left. VF.

 

Awesome coins!

 

Taller than you!
Grade: VF
Catalog: Hendin 1039
Samarian Coinage, Silver ma'ah-obol. Galley to left. with oars, rudder, row of shields; double line of waves below)(Persian king on left standing, fights lion standing on hind legs, left hand on lion's head, right holds dagger.
0,73 gram, 9 mm. Well struck, fine toning

 

One more unusual Lion I got from @Brian Bucklan :
THRACE, Black Sea Area. Pantikapaion. Circa 4th-3rd Century BC. Æ 21mm (7.31 gm). Head of Pan left (countermarked star)/ Roaring lion's head left(countermarked bow case) ; fish below.
SNG BMC Black Sea 883ff; SNG Stancomb 552ff. Good VF, black patina under tan earthen

 

My most recent lion purchase. And it was 2 for the price off one! (Get it?)



Bruttium Rhegion (Rhegium)

Circa 415/0-387 BC

Obverse: Facing lion mask

Reverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, crescent behind

References: HN 2524

Size: 11mm, 1.76g

 

IONIA, MILETUS
AR Diobol, 1/12 Stater
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion left
REVERSE: Floral star pattern in incuse square
Struck at Miletos, 510-494 BC
1g; 7.5mm
SNG Cop. 952
ex Saint Paul Antiques, LTD

IONIA, MILETUS
AR Diobol, 1/12 Stater
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion left
REVERSE: Floral star pattern in incuse square
Struck at Miletos, 510-494 BC
1g; 7.5mm
SNG Cop. 952
ex Saint Paul Antiques, LTD

IONIA, MILETUS
AR Diobol, 1/12 Stater
OBVERSE: Forepart of lion left
REVERSE: Floral star pattern in incuse square
Struck at Miletos, 510-494 BC
1g; 7.5mm
SNG Cop. 952
ex Saint Paul Antiques, LTD

THRACE, PANTIKAPAION
AE20
OBVERSE: Head of Pan left
REVERSE: Roaring lion's head left; fish below.
Struck at Pantikapaion 400-300BC
5.0g, 20mm
SNG BMC Black Sea 883

MYLASA, CARIA
AR Tetartemorion
OBVERSE: Lion's head left with reversed foreleg below
REVERSE: Lion's scalp facing, flanked by leg on both sides, in incuse circle
Struck at Mylasa, 392-376 BC
.2g, 6mm
SNG Keckman I 837-846 (lion left)

C POBLICIUS QF ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POBLICIA
AR Serratus Denarius
OBVERSE: ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, helmeted & decorated with corn ears, control mark letter above
REVERSE: C•POBLICI•Q•F, Hercules strangling the Nemean lion, club at his feet
Struck at Rome 80 BC
3.88g, 16mm
Cr380/1, Syd 768, Poblicia 9

 

I need more lions.

 

Originally slabbed, which I believe detracted from its appearance, this coin is one of the best values I've ever won at auction:



HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.
AV Aureus (7.15 g.) Rome ca. 134 - 138 A.D. RIC II -- cf. 298g
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P bare head of Hadrian right.
Rev. Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, recl. L, r. hand on neck of lion stg. L. grain ears behind.

 

smallest lion on the block:

 

This one looks like Alegandron's, but it differs by the reverse. I think the Sultan is also Khusraw ?

 

What a great coin!

 

Lucania, Velia, late fourth century B.C. lion by Kleudoros (his monogram is visible about the city name).