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Arkadia-Mantinea, AR Obol, 490s-470s BC
(No legend)
Bear head left
(No legend)
Acorn within incuse square
8mm x 9mm, 0.99g
BMC 5 var.; SNG Cop 243; Traité I 1242
Ex John Jencek, May 2006; Ex LHS Numismatiks Auction 96, Lot 1450, April 2006; Ex BCD Collection
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Arkadia-Mantinea, AR Obol, 490s-470s BC
(No legend)
Bear head right
(No legend)
Acorn within incuse square
7mm x 9mm, 0.85g
Possibly unpublished
Ex John Jencek, May 2006; Ex LHS Numismatiks Auction 96, Lot 1450, April 2006; Ex BCD Collection
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Spain-Ursone, AE26, 150-100 BC
VRSO
Helmeted head of Athena right
MAR[C Q] (MAR ligate)
Bear seated right
26mm x 27mm, 12.44g
Villaronga 7; Alvarez Burgos 1979
Ex Melqart Coins, Private Sale, October 2001
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Spain-Ursone, AE29, 150-100 BC
[VRSO]
Helmeted head of Athena right?
[MARC] Q
Bear seated right
29mm x 31mm, 12.15g
Villaronga 7; Alvarez Burgos 1979
Ex Bill Blank Collection, Private Sale, June 2007
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Celtic-Remi Tribe of Gallia Belgica, AE20 Cast Potin Unit, 80-20 BC
(No legend)
Warrior walking right, torque behind in right hand, vertical spear in left
(No legend)
Bear standing right, gnawing on prey, serpent above
20mm x 22mm, 4.77g
De La Tour 8124; Castellin 308
Ex Apollo Numismatics, VCoins, September 2009
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Celtic-Remi Tribe of Gallia Belgica, AE20 Cast Potin Unit, 80-20 BC
(No legend)
Bucranium facing
(No legend)
Bear standing right, attacking snake
20mm, 3.88g
De La Tour 8351; Mon XV 1301
Ex Ancient Imports, 2003
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Mysia-Hadrianothera, Hadrian, AE17, 117-138
AΔPIANOC-AVΓOVCTOC
Bare head of Hadrian right
AΔPIANOΘHPITΩN
Bear head left
von Fritze, "Die antiken Munzen Mysiens", Berlin 1913, p.199, 565-6;
SNG France 1091; SNG Copenhagen 176
Ex Moneta, March 2001; Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Munzhandlung Catalog 366, Auction 25, Lot 583, October 2000
According to von Fritze, the bear depicted is apparently the she-bear Hadrian killed in a
famous hunt, whereupon he founded on that site, the city of Hadrian's Hunt (Hadrianothera)
as referenced to vita Hadriani 20, 13.
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Roman Provincial,
Geta, AE17, 198-209, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis ad Istrum
Λ AVK-ΓETAC
Bare head, draped, cuirassed bust right
NIKOΠOΛITΩNPOC ISTP
Bear head facing
15mm x 17mm, 2.28g
Varbanov 3232
Ex Tzvetomir Boev, Yahoo Auctions, 2004
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Roman Provincial, Geta, AE17, 198-209, Moesia Inferior-Nikopolis ad Istrum
Λ AVK-ΓETAC
Bare head, draped, cuirassed bust right
NIKOΠOΛITΩNPOC ISTP
Bear head facing
15mm x 16mm, 3.01g
Varbanov 3232
Ex Tzvetomir Boev, eBay, 2004
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Roman Empire, 1st century AD, Terracotta discuss lamp of buff clay with remnants of brown glaze, L Madiec studio
Bear running right
~77mm x 106mm, ~25mm deep, in excess of 50.0g (the max of my scale)
L MADIEC stamped on reverse
Ex Time Machine, NYINC Show, January 2006 (I think)
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Roman Period
Translucent orange intaglio gem
Bear walking left
9mm x 10mm, 0.34g
Ex Time Machine, 2002
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Indus Valley Region - Terracotta Redware: Facing
Bear Head with Neck Ruff
38mm x 57mm, ~32mm deep, 35.40g
Holed out back in center
Ex Time Machine, NYINC Show, January 2006 |
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Sasanian Dynasty, Stamp Seal, Carnelian, 224-651 AD
"O" type stamp seal with stylized bear standing right
16mm x 13mm x 9mm, 2.51g
cf. Göbl 45b (Type II)
Ex PBJI Ancient Coins and Antiquities, CICF Show, April 2008
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Sasanian Dynasty, Stamp Seal, Red Jasper and Quartzite, 224-651 AD
"O" type stamp seal with bear walking right, inscription in
Pahlavi above
18mm x 12mm x 15mm, 3.76g
cf. Göbl 45b (Type III)
Ex PBJI Ancient Coins and Antiquities, CICF Show, April 2008
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Sasanian Dynasty, Clay Bullae
Pahlavi legend
Sasanian bullae bearing a seal impression of a bear in the center, facing
to the right with two wings on either side
35mm x 37mm, 20.00g
Ex Persis Gallery, VCoins, June 2010
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Roman Imperial Period, Bronze Statuette of a Bear in a Harness
44mm x 26mm, 40.33g
Ex The Time Machine, CICF Show, April 2008
Intact, attractive green
patina
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Byzantine Lead Seal
(No legend)
Monogram
(No legend)
Bear walking left, palm branch above
15mm x 17mm, 5.97g
Ex Frank Kovacs, Private Sale, September 2008
This is either a seal of a venetor or a bear-keeper for the games.
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Germany? c.16th-17th Centuries, Lead Merchant Seal
(No legend)
Bear, with saddle bags, walking left, hashmark ground design with small
plant growing below, mounting holes above and below
(No legend)
Blank reverse
30mm square, 10.40g
Ex Moneta, Serb Hall Coin Show, Wisconsin, October 2013
Part of a group of lead merchant seals that were bought as a collection.
The style looks like German States-Anhalt-Bernburg to me, but will need
some research.
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At one time, this magnificent lead applique bear head was
affixed to a jar or vessel as a fitting. It is 45 x 50 mm and is estimated
to be from circa 500 BC. It found a home in our collection from an eBay
auction in January, 2002.
This pottery bear is from the Han Dynasty of
China (206 BC - 220 AD) and may originally have been part of a larger
entertainment scene. He stands 6.6 cm high, 5 cm wide and 5 cm deep.
This piece was acquired via eBay in September, 2003.
This is a fragment of Roman North African
terracotta red ware, dating c. 4th-5th century AD. Ex Harlan J. Berk,
Ltd., November, 2003.
This is another fragment of Roman North African
terracotta red ware.
This is an ancient metal bear head,
unidentified for purpose thus far.
  
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