An Occultus Faction possibly worked out?

[bobbin]

Since insignia in coins are often used as faction symbols I googled for Boii coins. I found this replica of an existing coin:

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The motif on the right could be the one on the Occultus signature Moros posted. The revealed section above the "c" could be a nose.

Yeah I had a look at that pic too, wasn't convinced though.

that's a lion's head on there! a lion's head! (notice the snout at the front)!

now whether that's a full lion or not I dunno. but if it is, it leaves a few options. what they are, I dunno

I can't really see it, care to explain further?
If it is a lion's head the a really goood candidate would be the Kingdom of Kartli.

It is actually suppposed to be a wolf but it looks quite lion like.

[Tux]

You never stop, don't you?

[Horatius Flaccus]

It looks very Celtic to me too. Because it is Moros' signature, I would say it's probably Belgic. But that's just guesswork with a bit of logic.

*looking for evidence right now*

[Tux]

It looks very Celtic to me too. Because it is Moros' signature, I would say it's probably Belgic. But that's just guesswork with a bit of logic.

*looking for evidence right now*

Looks like Epeiros to me...

[Apázlinemjó]

Looks like Epeiros to me...

Givin' a hint?

[bobbin]

You never stop, don't you?

Only for Jesus.

[Owen Glyndwr]

For the one Moros provided, the form to the left (near the O), looks like a jaguar or panther or leopard (just one of those big cats, I know some of those aren't indiginous to the old world)

Just throwing it out there.

Also the lion observation comes from the v-shape above the s, whoch kind of looks like a lion's snout at 3/4 view.

So it could be possibly a multi-headed cat-like...thing.

EDIT: Is it at all possible that it is depicting a cerberus?

[Brave Brave Sir Robin]

EDIT: Is it at all possible that it is depicting a cerberus?

I thought that too when I first saw it and then the Epiros mention makes me think that even more. Remember the Epirotes generals have a cerberus on their shields. I don't know what that might mean, Syracuse maybe?

[Moros]

this one is harder apparantly

[anubis88]

To me this seems definetly like a Celtic simbol....

[Olimpian]

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SNG Vol: VII 559 Manchester University Museum
State: Syracuse State: Syracuse
Ruler: Name: Hieron II Ruler: Name: Hieron II
OBV Description: Persephone. REV Description: Butting bull; above, club. OBV Description: Persephone. REV Description: Butting bull; above, club.
REV Inscription: IE REV Inscription: IE
REV Secondary Inscription: T REV Secondary Inscription: T
Period: 3rd cent -300 -200 Period: 3rd cent -300 -200
Die Axis in numbers: 3 Die Axis in degrees: 90 Metal: AE Weight: 6.35 Die Axis in numbers: 3 Die Axis in degrees: 90 Metal: AE Weight: 6.35
Wear: Very worn Cast or Struck: Struck Wear: Very worn or Struck Cast: Struck
Acquisition: Acquisition:
Manner of Acquisition: Purchase Auction House: Sotheby Date of First Day: 20/12/1920 Lot Number: 216 Manner of Acquisition: Purchase Auction House: Sotheby Date of First Day: 20/12/1920 Lot Number: 216
ID: SNGuk_0700_0559 ID: SNGuk_0700_0559


SNG Vol: VIII 224 Blackburn Museum
State: Syracuse State: Syracuse
Ruler: Name: Agathocles Ruler: Name: Agathocles
REV Symbol: above, mono REV Symbol: above, mono
OBV Description: Persephone l. REV Description: Bull butting l.; above, club. OBV Description: Persephone L. Rev Description: Bull butting l., above, club.
OBV Inscription: [SURAKOSIVN] REV Inscription: IE OBV Inscription: [SURAKOSIVN] REV Inscription: IE
Period: Last quarter 4th cent. Period: Last quarter 4th cent. -325 -300 -325 -300
Die Axis in numbers: 4 Die Axis in degrees: 120 Diameter: 19.5mm Metal: AE Weight: 5.9 Die Axis in numbers: 4 Die Axis in degrees: 120 Diameter: 19.5mm Metal: AE Weight: 5.9
Wear: Worn Cast or Struck: Struck Wear: Worn or Struck Cast: Struck
Reference: Reference:
Title: The Bronze Coinage of Agathocles Article Pages: 87-95 Type: Edited Book Article Auth/Ed: Ross Holloway, R. In Publication: 1162 Pages: 94f Title: The Bronze Coinage of Agathocles Article Pages: 87-95 Type: Edited Book Article Auth / Ed: Ross Holloway, R. In Publication: 1162 Pages: 94f
ID: SNGuk_0800_0224 ID: SNGuk_0800_0224


1083 - Sicily. Siracusa. Syracuse. Gerone II (274-216 aC). AE 18 mm. Hieron II (274-216 BC).




Roma Surrectum Minor factions (Syracuse) preview

So that is why I say: SYRACUSE

edit: nevermind..

[Ibrahim]

Yeah I had a look at that pic too, wasn't convinced though.



I can't really see it, care to explain further?
If it is a lion's head the a really goood candidate would be the Kingdom of Kartli.

It is actually suppposed to be a wolf but it looks quite lion like.

well, as Owen said lately, I noticed the nose and the tail of the thing (nose above s, the tail above and behind O.)

but yeah, what of the hump on the U area? that really confuses stuff.

how about nabatean coins? any lions on them? (I'm not saying this is nabataea, but hey, its possible). your suggestion of Kartli though looks promising.

@Owen: Leopard. Jaguars are new world, and Panthers are just over colored leopards (or jaguars). they're black from too much melanin in their fur.

[Owen Glyndwr]

Yeah, I realize that now. I was in class when I posted that, and spent the rest of the hour doing research on big cats hehe.

Found a few coins with a "panther" on them, but nothing with a panther and a lion.

I was briefly thinking it was maybe a Herakles type thing with a lion mounted on his head (though probably not.)