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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4066669, member: 56859"]Fun coins, everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], although it's not limited to Republican coins you may be interested in this old but in-depth thread:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>CoinTalkers have an extensive zoo!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my Republican animals, real and mythological:</p><p><br /></p><p>Hippocamps</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>Centaurs</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>Goats</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>Wolf, birds</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_496%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg&hash=a3ac5b9ba51f29f22c7059cbcd955456" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, Anonymous</b></p><p>Rome, 115-114 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below</p><p>Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 287/1</p><p><br /></p><p>Eagles</p><p><i><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lentulustriskeles-cr445-1b-rt-jpg.512107/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></i></p><p><b>Roman Republic, the Pompeians</b></p><p><b>L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus</b></p><p>Military mint in the East (Apollonia and Asia), 49 BC</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; stalk of grain between each leg</p><p>Rev: Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle on left; LE(NT) (MAR) upward to left, COS upward to right</p><p>Ref: Crawford 445/1b; Sydenham 1029a</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-cr314-1c-rt-jpg.505128/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, Lucius Aurelius Cotta</b></p><p>105 BCE</p><p>Fourree AR serrate denarius, 20 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Vulcan right, wearing laureate pileus; tongs and star behind; all within wreath and dotted border</p><p>Rev: eagle standing on thunderbolt, head left; L·COT below, V to right; all within laurel wreath and dotted border</p><p>Ref: c.f. Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a; Aurelia 21b</p><p><i>formerly slabbed, NGC ChVF, 5/5 strike, 3/5 surface</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Pig</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_597efbb675114b58b9c341208b5a0c2f.jpg&hash=29545d21d3f5549bda9ae656f4bb0a4e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, Ti. Veturius</b></p><p>137 BCE, Rome</p><p>AR denarius, 3.85 gm</p><p>Obv: Helmeted bust of Mars right</p><p>Rev: youth kneeling left, holding pig; two soldiers standing holding spear and touching pig with swords. ROMA above.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 234/1, Sydenham 527, RSC Veturia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Dogs</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cpostumius-rt-jpg.498673/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, C. Postumius</b></p><p>73 BCE, Rome</p><p>AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder</p><p>Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue</p><p>Ref: Crawford 394/1a</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_511,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic, L. Caesius</b></p><p>112-111 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 3.92 gm</p><p>Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.</p><p>Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above, with tongs behind; legend LA-RE; dotted border.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Sheep (I really want to upgrade this coin!)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_960%2Ch_461%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg&hash=a1364d72eee0e367110d38a6ed3f105f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Rustius</b></p><p>74 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Mars right</p><p>Rev: ram standing right; L RVSTI in exergue</p><p>Ref: Crawford 389/1, Sydenham 782, Rustia 1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4066669, member: 56859"]Fun coins, everyone! [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], although it's not limited to Republican coins you may be interested in this old but in-depth thread: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/[/URL] CoinTalkers have an extensive zoo! Here are some of my Republican animals, real and mythological: Hippocamps [B][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] Centaurs [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] Goats [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 Wolf, birds [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_496%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg&hash=a3ac5b9ba51f29f22c7059cbcd955456[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, Anonymous[/B] Rome, 115-114 BCE AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Ref: Crawford 287/1 Eagles [I][I][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lentulustriskeles-cr445-1b-rt-jpg.512107/[/IMG][/I][/I] [B]Roman Republic, the Pompeians L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus[/B] Military mint in the East (Apollonia and Asia), 49 BC AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm Obv: Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; stalk of grain between each leg Rev: Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle on left; LE(NT) (MAR) upward to left, COS upward to right Ref: Crawford 445/1b; Sydenham 1029a [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cottafourree-cr314-1c-rt-jpg.505128/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, Lucius Aurelius Cotta[/B] 105 BCE Fourree AR serrate denarius, 20 mm, 3.8 gm Obv: draped bust of Vulcan right, wearing laureate pileus; tongs and star behind; all within wreath and dotted border Rev: eagle standing on thunderbolt, head left; L·COT below, V to right; all within laurel wreath and dotted border Ref: c.f. Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a; Aurelia 21b [I]formerly slabbed, NGC ChVF, 5/5 strike, 3/5 surface[/I] Pig [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_597efbb675114b58b9c341208b5a0c2f.jpg&hash=29545d21d3f5549bda9ae656f4bb0a4e[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, Ti. Veturius[/B] 137 BCE, Rome AR denarius, 3.85 gm Obv: Helmeted bust of Mars right Rev: youth kneeling left, holding pig; two soldiers standing holding spear and touching pig with swords. ROMA above. Ref: Crawford 234/1, Sydenham 527, RSC Veturia 1 Dogs [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cpostumius-rt-jpg.498673/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, C. Postumius[/B] 73 BCE, Rome AR denarius, 18.74 mm, 3.6 gm Obv: bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder Rev: hound running right, spear below; C. POSTVMI, TA in exergue Ref: Crawford 394/1a [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_511,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_04191219db7c4261a8b0a07719d5d5a7.jpg[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic, L. Caesius[/B] 112-111 BCE AR denarius, 3.92 gm Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border. Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above, with tongs behind; legend LA-RE; dotted border. Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1 Sheep (I really want to upgrade this coin!) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_960%2Ch_461%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg&hash=a1364d72eee0e367110d38a6ed3f105f[/IMG] [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Rustius[/B] 74 BCE AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm Obv: helmeted head of Mars right Rev: ram standing right; L RVSTI in exergue Ref: Crawford 389/1, Sydenham 782, Rustia 1[/QUOTE]
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