Hello friends, Is it possible to have a quadriga consisting of 4 horses which have only 7 legs? and if so is it an error coin? any examples? I was looking around the web and coin archives and only came across 8 legs Thanks in advance, Svarog
I suspect you can find a wide array of leg counts. Think about how such a quadriga would look in real life-- during the horses' gait and at any viewing angle, there will be times when some of the legs overlap. Perhaps the engraver was just trying to be a bit more realistic Browsing CNG's archives, Here's one in which 5 forelegs and 8 hind legs are visible (although maybe some of the forelegs are just worn down): etc. Maybe it would be fun to see how many variations of leg counts we can come up with.
If you have one, then I'd say there is at least one Have you tried going through CNG's archives or ACsearch, "denarius quadriga" search terms, and counting? Perhaps the quickest answer will be by doing a search for your denarius. Try to find die matches. I would love to see one with 9 rear legs . That seems unlikely though since the engravers had a hard enough time cramming in 8 scrawny legs. Coming up one leg short seems like it might happen with some frequency due to the confined space.
Here's one with 7 hind legs (but with 8 "kneecaps"). I guess the engravers said "oops, I missed a leg" and faked it by engraving a dot for the missing knee https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=166524
