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Offline Enodia

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #50 on: February 15, 2015, 09:57:07 pm »
that's a cool coin Nico, and i really love the reverse.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #51 on: February 17, 2015, 02:56:26 pm »
Traianus (98-117 A.D.), AR-Tetradrachm, G-, D-703, Alexandria, Agathodaemon serpent coiled with head left,

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #52 on: February 17, 2015, 02:58:03 pm »
Very nice Q,
it looks 99% hadrian to me.

very appealing  +++ +++

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #53 on: February 17, 2015, 03:08:42 pm »
Quote from: okidoki on February 17, 2015, 02:58:03 pm
Very nice Q,
it looks 99% hadrian to me.

very appealing  +++ +++

regards,

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 Thanx Eric  ;) :) +++

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #54 on: February 21, 2015, 11:00:14 pm »
ROMAN REPUBLIC  L. Plautius Plancius. Mint: Rome 47BC, Denarius 3.9g 18.7mm.  Obv: Mask of Medusa facing with hair of Serpents, Rev: Aurora (or Victory) flying right, leading four stallions. Bankers marks cheek of Medusa and to left side horse. Sear Imperators 29. Crawford 453/1a


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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #55 on: February 28, 2015, 03:00:29 pm »
Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.), Thrace, Anchialus, Varb-2 269, AE-26, OΥΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN, Snake,

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #56 on: February 28, 2015, 03:17:54 pm »
The Gorgo

Mysia, Parion, 2nd - 1st century BC
AE 22, 6.21g, 0°
obv. Head of Gorgo, winged and with serpents, facing
rev. PA - RI - WN
       Eagle with spread wings, stg. r.
       before monogram
       all in laurel wreath
ref. BMC Mysia, 69;  SNG von Aulock 1330; SNG France 1404
about VF

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #57 on: February 28, 2015, 03:40:10 pm »
Gorgoneion

Gordian III, AD 238-244
AE 28, 12.21g, 27.96mm, 0°
struck under governor Sabinius Modestus
obv. AVT.K.M.ANTW - GORDIANOC AVG
        Bust, cuirassed, radiate, r., gorgoneion on breastplate, and aegis over l. shoulder
rev. VP CA - B MODEC - TOV NIKOPOLEI - T - WN PROC ICTRO (WN ligate)
       Emperor in military cloak, radiate and with waving chlamys behind, galloping r.,   
       spear in raised r. hand
ref. a) not in AMNG:
          rev. AMNG I/1, 2094 (same die),
          obv. AMNG I/1, 2056 (same die)
       b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
       c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2013) No. 8.36.34.1 (plate coin)
about VF, nice portrait, a rarer bust type, beautiful green patina

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #58 on: October 20, 2015, 02:45:39 pm »
Found this guy in the basement laundry room.  My wife was not home to protect me.  It was an epic struggle to get him out of the house!

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #59 on: October 20, 2015, 02:59:36 pm »
Do yourself a favor and don't tell your wife, unless you enjoy doing laundry. I used to play with those as a kid.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #60 on: October 21, 2015, 05:06:22 pm »
I once found a grass snake in the back garden when I lived in Cornwall. The dog got bitten by an adder half a mile away, but survived.
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #61 on: October 22, 2015, 08:09:11 am »
Speaking of snake stories...my quite in-laws have a quite intimidating black cat who likes to hunt.  Just a few weeks ago it threw-up pieces of a small colorful snake on the front driveway! At first I was going to inspect this neat snake until I realized it was in pieces....

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #62 on: March 11, 2016, 10:43:08 am »
another snake...

050 Iulia Domna (170-217 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ-08.17.04.04., AE-21, Athena left, snake,

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #63 on: March 11, 2016, 02:10:18 pm »
nice Athena Q.

Recently I gave to a friend of mine the last one I had left, a royal python I named Sigmund.


Nico, sometimes a snake is just a snake.   ;D

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #64 on: March 11, 2016, 03:32:12 pm »
Hi Nico,

This is natty coin  :) +++

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #65 on: March 11, 2016, 03:35:56 pm »
This is mine Asklepios/Snake from Mysia, Pergamon

Mysia, Pergamon, (200-0 B.C.), AE-18, SNG France 1803, AΣKΛHΠIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, Serpent entwined around omphalos,
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #66 on: March 11, 2016, 03:56:17 pm »
Quote from: quadrans on March 11, 2016, 03:35:56 pm
This is mine Asklepios/Snake from Mysia, Pergamon

Mysia, Pergamon, (200-0 B.C.), AE-18, SNG France 1803, AΣKΛHΠIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, Serpent entwined around omphalos,
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Great sample! thanks for sharing :)

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #67 on: March 11, 2016, 04:35:24 pm »
I love coins with 2 snakes:

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, AD 217-218
AE 27, 13.88g
struck under Statius Longinus
obv. M OPEL DIADOV - MENIANOC K (OV ligate)  
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from front, bare-headed, r.
rev. VP CTA LONGINOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC / IC
       Demeter, veiled, in long double chiton and mantle, stg. l., holding in lowered r. hand 3 grain ears and resting with raised l. hand on  
       long burning torch entwined by a snake; l. before her a cista mystica with open lid from which a snake is emerging l.
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) Varbanov 3722
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.25.5.4

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #68 on: March 14, 2016, 08:36:43 am »
Caracalla / Asclepius God of Medicine
THRACE, Serdica. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (29mm, 14.39 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Asclepius seated left, holding patera and serpent-staff. H&J 12.18.20.13 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 2204 var. (same). VF, green surfaces, fields smoothed. Rare.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #69 on: March 14, 2016, 01:32:29 pm »
The Glykon snake:

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III, 238-244
AE 26, 12.4g, 26.23mm, 10°
struck under governor Sabinius Modestus
obv. AVT K M ANT G - ORDIANOC AVG
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP CAB MODECTOV - NIKOPOLEITWN PROC ICT (OV, WN and PR ligate)
       Glykon snake with fishtail and long double tongue in 4 elaborated coils erected r., on neck and head mane of 8 rays each with dot
       above, which  passes into the name NIKOPOLEITWN
ref. a) not in AMNG
      b) Varbanov (engl.) 4140
      c) Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2015) No. 8.36.22.1
about VF

It's a nice feature to let the mane pass into the ethnic. The vertical lines of the N were treated in the same way as the rays of the mane even with dots above!

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #70 on: March 14, 2016, 05:21:33 pm »
LYDIA. Nakrasa. Pseudo-autonomous.
Time of Trajan to Antoninus Pius (98-161). Ae.
Obv: EΠΙ CTPA MAP IOVNIANOV.
Head of Herakles right.
Rev: NAKRACITΩΝ.
Omphalos entwined by serpent.

aVF.

SNG Copenhagen 295; BMC 7.
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #71 on: March 14, 2016, 06:57:22 pm »
The snake biga of Triptolemos:

Thrace, Perinthos, Severus Alexander, AD 232-235
AE 35, 19.8g, 34.70mm, 180°
obv. AV K M AVR CEV - ALEZANDROC AV
       Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, radiate, r.
rev. PERI - NQIW - N
       in ex. in 2 lines DIC NEWKO / RWN
       Triptolemos, with waving Chlamys behind, stg. r. in biga drawn by 2 winged snakes; the snakes are
        joined by a yoke; Triptolemos stg. with his legs apart, holding the reins in his l.
        hand and emitting grain with his raised r. hand
ref.: Varbanov (engl.) 449 (same dies); Schönert pl. 45, 737 (same dies)
rare, VF, nice green brown patina

Triptolemos was given the snake biga by Demeter to propagate the grain cultivation and the agriculture worldwide. So he is one of the great founders of civilization (Ovid Metamorph. V, 642-661)

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #72 on: March 14, 2016, 07:00:34 pm »
Wow!! Jochen, you have so many amazing snakes in your collection!!
Thanks for sharing!  +++

Nico

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #73 on: March 14, 2016, 07:21:40 pm »
Another one:

Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian, AD 117-138
AE33, drachm, 22.10g
struck AD 133/134 (year 18)
obv. AVT KAIC TRAIANOC - ADRIANOC CEB 
        Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. Agathodaimon, bearded, erected r., and Uraeus-Snake, erected l., confronted;
       Agathodaimon wearing shkent (double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt) and
       holding kerykeion with his tail; Uraeus-Snake wearing crown of Isis (sundisk     
       between horns) and holding sistrum
       across field L  IH (year 18)
Ref.: Dattari 790
Very rare,  VF

A wonderful combination of Egyptian and Greek mythology on a coin! Cf. L.E.Beauchaine, Graeco-Egyptian Religion and Roman Policy on a coin of Alexandria, SAN, Vol. XVIII, 190/3, pp. 4-7, Journal of the Society for Ancient Numismatists 18

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #74 on: March 14, 2016, 08:35:29 pm »
Jochen , vous avez une collection magnifique.
Très beaux  serpents.
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