Picked my 1st elephant today

Oh yes, I got an elephant today on a SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
2.3g 17.2 mm
New to ancients, reading all I can and spending a lot of time on CT learning all I can.

 

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Very nice!

 

Cool and interesting. It's easy to like a silver coin with an elephant on it.

 

Nice coin, congrats.

 

Pretty pachyderm!

 

Apparently it is RIC 100, MVNIFICENTIA on the reverse. Not sure what it is celebrating, though.

 

Nice elephant !

 

Cool reverse! and welcome to the dark side!

 

Neat coin, that is on my shopping list....

 

Thank y’all for your welcomed comments...have a Blessed evening all...

 

Nice coin and a great type. It looks like your off to a good start.

Here's a description from an old auction describing what it commemorates.

Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 197 AD, Denarius, 1.78g. BM-224, C-349 (3 Fr.), RIC-100. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT - AVG IMP VIIII Head laureate r. Rx: MVNIFICENTIA AVG Elephant walking r., with crosshatching on its body and legs indicating its wrinkly skin. Commemorates the games also mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second Parthian expedition.

 

Great coin!

Thanks,
Jacob

 

Nice pachyderm @ALAN DAVIS

 

Thank you for the additional information Alde.

 

Nice elephant and nice S. Severus portrait to boot.

 

A very nice addition.

 

Very nice!

 

Congrats on the Elephant @ALAN DAVIS ! Nice to get it attributed by some of the experts here...

I have a SQUARE Elephant to toss on:


Baktria Apollodotos I 180-160 BCE Square AR Drachm 20mm 2.4g Elephant Zebu SNG ANS 324-327

 

Nice square elephant, nice avatar, I have a blue tick beagle that looks just like yours. Looks like a Brahma bull on the other side. Nice coin Alejandron.

 

Thank you very much. Blue is Basset-Beagle (mother)-Australian Shepherd (father) (knew her parent dogs). She has the mindset of a basset (had several), face of the beagle and the coloring of the Australian Shepherd, down to her funky blue/white irises)

She REALLY smiles when she is happy, MUCH more than this pic!

The Baktria Apollodotos I 180-160 BCE Square AR Drachm Elephant-Zebu: I acquired this little gem from @Sallent earlier this year. He has a pretty good eye, and decided to pursue his focus in coin collecting. I have decided he will regret that decision, as I will not give this little beauty up!

Some more Elephants:


Seleukid Demetrios I Soter 162-150 BCE AE 17 serrate 16.8mm 3.9g Antioch on Orontes mint Horse Hd L - Elephant Hd R- SC 1646 SNG Spaer 1299-1304
Ex: SteveX6 Collection


INDIA Sunga Dynasty 187-78 BCE Cast Copper 1-2 Karshapana 15mm 2.5g Elephant flag swastika taurine symbol - Tree 3-arched hill hollow cross MACW 4378
Ex: The Pachyderm Trader @John Anthony


Etruria 3rd C BCE AE 18mm 4.76g Hd African r Elephant r letter below SNG COP 48 HNI 69 SNG Paris 138-140 SNG Morcom 44 RARE


RR Caesar AR Denarius 49 BCE Traveling Mint Elephant-Pontificates Sear 1399 Craw 443-1


Seleucid Seleucus I 312-280 BCE AE 20 Athena-Elephant Spaer 129


Seleucid Seleucus I 312-280 BCE AR Tet 14.46g Seleucia on Tigris. Zeus - Athena driving a quadriga of 4 horned elephants SC 130