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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3239081, member: 56859"]Is the Cotta a fourree? It looks like it might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to pick up a couple of new additions for my Alternate Modes of Transportation set in the recent Aureo & Calico auction (a snake biga and a lion biga). I was completely smoked, not surprisingly. There were some amazing coins in that auction!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okie dokie <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hippocamp biga:</b></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crepereiusdenarius-rt-jpg.551061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yeehah-giddyup-seahorsey.285894/#post-2558565" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yeehah-giddyup-seahorsey.285894/#post-2558565">ROMAN REPUBLIC, Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus</a></b></b></p><p>69 BCE (revised from Crawford's 72 BCE)</p><p>AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin)</p><p>Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS</p><p>Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare.</p><p><i>from HJB BBS 200, October 2016</i></p><p><i>ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Centaur biga:</b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitiancentaurbigadrachm-rt-jpg.722323/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian</b></p><p>RY 14 (CE 94/5)</p><p>Æ drachm, 36 mm, 25.42 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: The Emperor driving biga of centaurs right., raising hand and holding scepter and reins; in exergue, L IΔ</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 17, 453 (<i>this coin</i>); Geissen 406 (this coin cited); RPC 2704 (this coin cited)</p><p><i>ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottacentaurs-cr229-1b-rt-jpg.505480/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Aurelius Cotta</b></b></p><p>139 BCE</p><p>AR Denarius, 20 mm, ? gm (can't find my scale right at the moment <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind; COTA before; dotted border</p><p>Rev: Hercules carrying a club, driving biga of centaurs right; centaurs each carrying a branch; M·AVRELI (AVR is ligate); in exergue, ROMA; line border</p><p>Ref: Crawford 229/1b; Sydenham 429; Aurelia 16</p><p><i>formerly slabbed, NGC bulk submission holder, "VF"</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Cupid biga</b> (one of my favorite coins):</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jc-cupidbigadenarius-reflection-jpg.458530/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><b>Roman Republic</b></b></p><p><b><b>moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC</b></b></p><p>AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde)</p><p>Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・C (retrograde) above</p><p>Ref: Crawford 320/1</p><p><i>ex RBW Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b5fbd0e5495d42e28dcc81a3093e09ae.gif%26hash%3D1df0775587a2508113542d8b14eb0e1d&hash=15d37a877c9a16705ac5dfbffdb06481" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></i></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b>Goat biga:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><i><b><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></i></p><p><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/"><b>Roman Republic fourée mule denarius</b></a></b></p><p><b>L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE</b></p><p>ancient forgery, 3.18 gm</p><p>Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind</p><p>Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hippocamp quadriga:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_521be6e0b7434d70b8a97fbba63c30b8.jpg_srb_p_1000_506_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Berytos</b></p><p>1st century BCE</p><p>Æ19.5, 5.9 gm</p><p>Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right</p><p>Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Winged serpent bigas:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 14, CE 150/1</p><p>AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left</p><p>Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1683.14</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is hard to make out, but that's Triptolemos sitting on a wheelchair-ish biga drawn by serpents:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/atticaeleusistriptolemosmed-jpg.361295/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens. Eleusis mint</b></p><p>Eleusinian festival coinage</p><p>340-335 BC</p><p>AE16</p><p>Obv: Triptolemos, seated left in a winged chariot drawn by two snakes</p><p>Rev: Pig standing right on mystic staff, bucranium below</p><p>Ref: SNG Cop 415[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3239081, member: 56859"]Is the Cotta a fourree? It looks like it might be. I tried to pick up a couple of new additions for my Alternate Modes of Transportation set in the recent Aureo & Calico auction (a snake biga and a lion biga). I was completely smoked, not surprisingly. There were some amazing coins in that auction! Okie dokie :D [B]Hippocamp biga: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crepereiusdenarius-rt-jpg.551061/[/IMG] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yeehah-giddyup-seahorsey.285894/#post-2558565']ROMAN REPUBLIC, Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus[/URL][/B][/B] 69 BCE (revised from Crawford's 72 BCE) AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin) Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare. [I]from HJB BBS 200, October 2016 ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins[/I] [B][B]Centaur biga:[/B][/B] [B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domitiancentaurbigadrachm-rt-jpg.722323/[/IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian[/B] RY 14 (CE 94/5) Æ drachm, 36 mm, 25.42 gm Obv: Laureate head right Rev: The Emperor driving biga of centaurs right., raising hand and holding scepter and reins; in exergue, L IΔ Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 17, 453 ([I]this coin[/I]); Geissen 406 (this coin cited); RPC 2704 (this coin cited) [I]ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)[/I] [B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottacentaurs-cr229-1b-rt-jpg.505480/[/IMG] [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Aurelius Cotta[/B][/B] 139 BCE AR Denarius, 20 mm, ? gm (can't find my scale right at the moment :D) Obv: helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind; COTA before; dotted border Rev: Hercules carrying a club, driving biga of centaurs right; centaurs each carrying a branch; M·AVRELI (AVR is ligate); in exergue, ROMA; line border Ref: Crawford 229/1b; Sydenham 429; Aurelia 16 [I]formerly slabbed, NGC bulk submission holder, "VF"[/I] [B][B]Cupid biga[/B] (one of my favorite coins):[/B] [B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jc-cupidbigadenarius-reflection-jpg.458530/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC[/B][/B] AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde) Rev: Venus Genetrix in chariot left, drawn by two Cupids; lyre to left; ・C (retrograde) above Ref: Crawford 320/1 [I]ex RBW Collection [B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b5fbd0e5495d42e28dcc81a3093e09ae.gif%26hash%3D1df0775587a2508113542d8b14eb0e1d&hash=15d37a877c9a16705ac5dfbffdb06481[/IMG][/B][/I] [B][I] [/I] Goat biga: [/B] [I][B][IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_8082b8ae176246d587794e21e2b76c71.jpg[/IMG][/B][/I] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mule-or-goat-both-gragulus-renius-four%C3%A9e-denarius.270214/'][B]Roman Republic fourée mule denarius[/B][/URL] L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE[/B] ancient forgery, 3.18 gm Obv: Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, GRAG behind Rev: Juno Caprotina in a biga of goats, C・RENI below, ROMA in exergue Ref: Obverse S.115, Cr.238/1, Syd.451, RSC Antestia 9; Reverse S.108, Cr.231/1, Syd.432, RSc Renia 1 [B]Hippocamp quadriga:[/B] [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_521be6e0b7434d70b8a97fbba63c30b8.jpg_srb_p_1000_506_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb[/IMG] [B]PHOENICIA, Berytos[/B] 1st century BCE Æ19.5, 5.9 gm Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right Rev: Poseidon standing left in quadriga drawn by four hippocamps Ref: SNG Copenhagen 83 [B]Winged serpent bigas:[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_52f0962d57074e31b2e08620eaf7f924%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3Daff577dcf1d2b0f4a414f3a0fa319dab&hash=e94f726a37c765041053e398bdfba7c4[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 14, CE 150/1 AE drachm, 34 mm, 28.8 gm Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius left Rev: Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents right; L IΔ above Ref: Emmett 1683.14 This one is hard to make out, but that's Triptolemos sitting on a wheelchair-ish biga drawn by serpents: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/atticaeleusistriptolemosmed-jpg.361295/[/IMG] [B]ATTICA, Athens. Eleusis mint[/B] Eleusinian festival coinage 340-335 BC AE16 Obv: Triptolemos, seated left in a winged chariot drawn by two snakes Rev: Pig standing right on mystic staff, bucranium below Ref: SNG Cop 415[/QUOTE]
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