Lion

Ancient Animals - Lion

	Autonomous Issue, AR Obol, c. 450-400 BC, Caria-Mylasa (?) (No legend) Forepart of lion facing, head between paws (No legend) Scorpion, tail to right 8mm, 0.50g SNG Kayhan 934; SNG Copenhagen 379 (Uncertain Coins of Asia Minor); SNG von Aulock 7803 Ex Tom Vossen, VCoins, September 2005
	Samaria-Caesarea Maritima, Hadrian, AE12, 117-138 [IM TR HA]DRIANO CAE Laureate head right C I F A C Lion walking right, serpent right above 12mm x 13mm, 2.26g, 1' Kadman p.102, 30, pl.III, 30 (same reverse die?); cf.Rosenberger II p.5, 28 (obverse legend); SNG ANS 773-5 Ex Mike Fox Note: CIFAC stands for Colonia Prima Flavia Avgvsta Caesareasis.

Autonomous Issue, AR Didrachm, 4th-3rd Century BC, Lucania, Velia. Head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin, D above. Lion crouching right, F pentagram I above. YEAHTON in exergue. SNG Cop. 1580. Ex Twelve Caesars.

Autonomous Issue, Ionia-Smyrna, AE20. CMYPN_A Turreted Amazon, battle-axe over shoulder. CMYR | NAIWN Legend above and below lion walking right.

Note from Curtis Clay - Klose, Muenzpraegung von Smyrna in der roem. Kaiserzeit, obv. die 6 rev. die 9 (pl. 9), cat. 11 p. 164 (12 spec.), dated "2nd-3rd cent."

Note from Dave Surber - SNG Copenhagen has a similar coin (the lion has its paw on a wheel, etc), also listed as "Time of the Antonines"... the next section is "Time of Marcus Aurelius", so I think "Time of the Antonines" boils down pretty much to "Time of Antoninus Pius".

Septimius Severus, AE 17, Thrace-Philippopolis. AVKA CEVHPOC Bare head right. FILIPPOPOLEITWN Lion walking right.

Philip I, AR Antoninianus, 248, Rome, Officina 1. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. S_AECVLARES AVGG Lion walking right. I in exergue. RIC IV, Part III, 12.

Gallienus, AR Antoninianus, Asia. GALLIENVS AVG Radiate head left. P M TR P XIII Lion walking left, bull's head by paws. CVIPP palm branch in exergue. RIC V, Part I, 602.