Show me your horses (biga, quadriga)

I've only 2 horses. Old photos

 

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Welcome @I_v_a_n. Each of us could probably fill several pages with horse themed coins, but here are a few of mine.

 

Here are mine

 

Heres one of mine,

Patraos (335-315 BC). AR Tetradrachm (12.22g 22mm).
Obv. Laureate youthful head of Apollo facing right.
Rev. Π-OA-Ρ-TAΥ , horseman right, spearing fallen enemy.
Paeonian Hoard I, 490 (same dies); SNG ANS 1040 (same obv. die).

 

I need to arrange a photo shoot with my coins & reshoot the older ones. Theyre schedule is almost impossible to pencil in, lol.

 

So many good types have already been shown, I'll try for some less often shown.
Parthian tetrachalkon Mithradates I


My most stylized horse: Muhammed Qarlugh 1249-1258 AD AE jital


Horse in process of rolling down on the ground. Larissa AR stater


Trigas are less common than bigas or quadrigas.


This Honorius is my latest Roman horse. Are there later?

 

Superb coin and beautiful stallion

 

Yes, we got a huge herd, but I saw a lot of interesting coins, which have not seen before...

 

I became curious about what to call "a group of horses". This is what I found on the internet so it must be true.

A stable, herd or harras [for horses in general]
A band [for a family of horses]
A team [for working horses]
A string or field [for race horses]

 

So a "litter" of horses is incorrect?

 

LMAO!!!

 

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Do not be embarrassed by my English - it really bad level

 

No worries! Your English is AWESOME. I believe we all are communicating well.

Herd is CORRECT, however English has so many word choices for different ideas.

MY Russian is terrible!

 

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– PROFECTIO AVG, Septimius Severus in military dress on horseback right, holding spear
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 197
References:– RIC 494 (Scarce), RSC 580

 

Geta denarius

Obv:– IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– PONTIF TR P COS II, Geta on horseback riding left, spearing enemy beneath.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 209
Reference:– BMC p. 359 17. RIC 68 (Rated Rare), RSC 130. Only 4 examples in RD so quite a rare coin on that basis

 

Thessaly, Pharkadon, Hemidrachm

Obv:– Youth wrestling or restraining bull, both to right.
Rev:– F/AR/KAD/O, forepart of galloping horse right
Minted in Thessaly, Pharkadon from .c. 440-400 B.C.
Ref:– SGCV I 2183; BMC Thessaly p. 42, 1; SNG Cop 209
2.825g, 15.5mm, 0 degrees

 

Your English is good (very good).

I was just curious about the English words that can be used to describe a herd of horses. Thanks for starting and hosting the cool thread. Some great, thought provoking coins have been posted here.

Here is another horse for the herd. This one is a Macedonia Tetrobol.

 

Constantius II - AE2

Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed, bust right
Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward reachine towards emperor (type FH3)
Minted in Antioch (Gamma | _ //ANS). A.D. 350-355
Reference:- RIC VIII, Antioch 132.