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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #75 on: March 14, 2016, 11:57:46 pm »
lots of really cool coins posted here, and some wonderful patinas too.

Wow!! Jochen, you have so many amazing snakes in your collection!!
Thanks for sharing!  +++

Nico

indeed, i was even going to suggest that Jochen dispense with his coin cabinets and get a terrarium instead!
lots of very interesting coins in your collection Jochen and thank you for posting them here. i'm getting quite an education.   8)

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #76 on: March 15, 2016, 02:37:35 pm »
This is mine two snakes:

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002 Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), RIC I 267, Brundisium or Rome, AR-Quinarius, ASIA RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mistica,
avers:- CAESAR-IMP-VII, Bare head of Augustus right,
revers:- ASIA-RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mistica, holding wreath and palm branch, on either site snake.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 13-13,5mm, weight: 1,64g, axes: 1h,
mint: Brundisium or Rome, date: 29-27 B.C., ref: RIC-I-276, C-14,

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #77 on: March 16, 2016, 04:19:13 pm »
I like the depictions of bearded snakes.  I think Paparoupa (sp?), Jochen and Oikdoki (sp?) depict some of those.  I would be interested if anyone had any insight into why the ancients thought some snakes had beards (besides being male snakes).  You also see them on seal stones.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #78 on: March 16, 2016, 04:31:39 pm »
I like the depictions of bearded snakes.  I think Paparoupa (sp?), Jochen and Oikdoki (sp?) depict some of those.  I would be interested if anyone had any insight into why the ancients thought some snakes had beards (besides being male snakes).  You also see them on seal stones.

It should be a representation of Agathos Daimon, a good spirit.

bye :)
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #79 on: March 16, 2016, 04:34:30 pm »
How are these for bearded snakes.

A high quality cistaphoris from Ephesus  2nd year of Attalos III king of Pergamun.
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #80 on: March 16, 2016, 04:57:14 pm »
I'll throw my Cista in to the mix!

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Bowcase flanked by two serpents, heads confronted, monogram above, serpent twined around thyrsus to right, Q to left.

Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath

Pergamum
Ca. 133-56 BC.

BMC Ionia 176 (under M. Antonius M.f.)

12.34 g

These "anonymous" issues were struck in Pergamum by Roman Quaestors between ca. 100-56 BC. They are called anonymous because the monograms are not easily identifiable. This issue is commonly attributed to be either Mark Antony or his brother Lucius Antony who both served as Quaestors in the east. However it is more likely that the Quaestor was in fact Marcus Antonius the orator who was Marcus and Lucius Grandfather. He served as Consul in 99 BC and as a Quaestor in Asia in 113/112 BC


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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #81 on: March 16, 2016, 08:29:56 pm »
Yes, but it often seems like they come in pairs, a bearded and an unbearded snake.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #82 on: December 14, 2017, 03:01:35 pm »
Ssssss...

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #83 on: December 14, 2017, 04:42:14 pm »
Enodia, thanks again for opening-up these classic old theme-threads (you guys have some great coins)

Well, I'm gonna toss-in a few of my examples and try to feel a bit more like of of the ol' coin-gang ... snakes, eh?

Serpents too? ...


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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #84 on: December 14, 2017, 04:43:38 pm »
Holy Slithering => Centaurs with serpents for tails!!!


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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #85 on: December 14, 2017, 05:00:23 pm »
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #87 on: December 14, 2017, 10:47:51 pm »
Silver drachm from Kuninda, India. The curvy line on the reverse was described int he reference i consulted as a 'snake': Coins of Ancient India, p. 72, pl. V, 2.

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Re: A Slither of Snakes
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Re: A Slither of Snakes
« Reply #89 on: July 17, 2022, 10:11:23 pm »
A great type Peter.  I'd love to have the larger didrachm but I'd take a diobl too! Congrats!

 

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