Zeus on a coin - (Father of Gods and men) - post em if you got em.

Boy, Zeus... half of my coins have Zeus! I won't post them all but this is one of my favorites, Ptolemy IV, 42 mm.

 

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Indo-Greek Kings
Hermaios 85-70 AD Early Imitation? 27mm x 9.44 g

 

Alexander Tetradrachm s. 325 BC Pella, Macedonia

 

Maussollos Halicarnassis Mint 377-353 AR Tetradrachm
Persian Satraps of Caria
Zeus / Ba'al with Labrandus standing
26mmx 13.45 g ref: SNGCOP 590

 

Adramyteion, Mysia 357-352 BC
11.7 mm x 1.88 g Zeus / Pegasus
ref: Weber 4950 von Fritz 2

 

Alexandrine Babylon Dishekel c.328 BC

 

Arados, Phoenicia Autonomous coinage 18.9 mm x 9.22 g c. 4th cent BC

 

Everyone has one....but not as nice as this...

 

The reverse has bust of Ahura Mazda...supreme of the Zoroastrians...

I know some of you have never heard of or saw Ahura Mazda...but I am just reminding you of what he looks like....

 

Collect89 has one of these....

but I think mine is better...

 

I have a couple more of Zeus but that will be for a different day...

 

Zeus (Timoleon, Syracuse => 344-317 BC)

 

Zeus (Macedonia, Philip II => 336-328 BC)

 

Zeus (Ptolemy IV Philopator => 221-201 BC) x 2

 

Jupiter with eagle (Diocletian => 284-305 AD)

 

We only got an inch of snow, and it's mostly gone by now.

That's what you get for living in Portland OR.

 

A few less often seen?

Gordian III Hadrianopolis

Diocletian Alexandria

Epirote Republic 238-168 BC drachm

Lacedaemon (Sparta) as part of Achaean League 2nd century BC


with Isis - Katane, Sicily, late 2nd century BC


Why is Zeus less common on Provincial coins than several other gods?

 

No clue here Doug, I'd think you of all people would know, considering you're our resident ancient expert.

Most of us here are just messing around.