I received this coin in an interesting group lot that I purchased recently and I can't figure it out. It's bronze, 15mm 1.8 g. with a thin dished flan. The remnants of the sprues remind me of coins from Northern Africa and the portrait with the fragment of an inscription lead me to think Roman. The creature on the reverse is probably a wolf but it certainly looks like the legendary chupacabra from the US Southwest. Anyone have any thoughts to help me learn more about this?
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146508 Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 52. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009. Sold For $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. CELTIC, Central Gaul. Pictones. Contoutos. Circa 50-30 BC. Æ 16mm (1.71 g, 6h). Romanized head right; CO(NT)OVTOS before / Wolf right; tree in background, bucranium below. D&T 3721; Depeyrot, NC III, 110; CCCBM III 191-5. VF, glossy dark green patina.
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Like a sickly parasite infested coyote. Better off buying high quality coyote meat from an exotic meats dealer.
Forgive me for being so utterly naïve. But the Roman Empire did reach into Africa, didn't it ? So it could be a Roman Coin, minted in (North) Africa, couldn't it ? With, or without, roast Chupacabra burgers a' la McDonald's.
Having nothing better to say, and absolutely no positive input... I'm voting for a hound because of the squared muzzle and brindling.
