The Sports Mascots on Coins Thread -- hope everyone plays!

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Mascots from all sports -- professional and collegiate -- are encouraged. All you have to do is name the team and show the coin! Ancient and medieval examples are encouraged, of course, but if you need to post a modern one for lack of an ancient/medieval, by all means do so.

    I'll start with Detroit Tigers/Cincinnati Bengals!

    Gallienus LIBERO P CONS AVG tiger antoninianus.jpg
    Gallienus, 253-268 AD.
    Roman Æ Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.8 mm, 5 h.
    Rome Mint, 10th emission, 267-268 AD.
    Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right.
    Rev: LIBERO P CONS AVG, tiger walking left, B in exergue.
    Refs: RIC 230K; Göbl 713b; Cohen 586; RCV 10281; Cunetio 1341; Hunter 112.
     
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  3. furryfrog02

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    Minnesota Timberwolves

    VRBS ROMA, Mintmark SMKS.jpg

    VRBS ROMA
    AE follis
    Obverse: helmeted bust of Roma left, wearing plumed helmet, imperial mantle and ornamental necklace
    Reverse: She-wolf left, suckling the twins Romulus and RemusTwo stars above. Mintmark SMKS
     
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  4. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    i'd play, but i only have lions & a pachyderm..and of course a wolf or 2..(the Houston Hippos?? jk:p)
     
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  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Why not the Detroit Lions?
     
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  6. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    coins with lions 006.JPG coins with lions 007.JPG coins with lions 001.JPG coins with lions 004.JPG
    that thought did cross my mind... are they still that?...if so then *POOF!*...and as an added bonus, i'll post this...i'm not really sure what it is...:)(RC's got the Detroit Tigers....)
     
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  7. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Denver Broncos 74821D66-F092-4298-B8FA-84D8CAF6F535.jpeg 392E2CDF-3436-447D-BBED-10680D21B36A.jpeg
     
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  8. FitzNigel

    FitzNigel Medievalist

    My favorite, the Denver Broncos:

    Anc-10-R4-k0198-Caracalla-Troas-AE27-Alexandria Troas-2536.jpg
    Provincial Rome - Troas
    Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D.
    Alexandria Troas, AE 27, 26.89 mm x 8.9 grams
    Obv.: M AVRE-L ANTONI. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right
    Rev.: COL AVG. Horse grabbing right, TROA in ex.; Ref.: SGICV 2536

    It even looks like the old logo from the late 60s:
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  9. FitzNigel

    FitzNigel Medievalist

    @Nathan401 and I must be on the same wave-length...
     
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  10. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    I would but I don't have any animal ones. What could I post?
     
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  11. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    DALLAS COWBOYS!

    Yeah, check out that reverse!

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    Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102
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  12. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Da Bears

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    MYSIA, Hadrianothera. Hadrian
    After CE 123
    Æ 16 mm, 2.30 gm
    Obv: AΔPIANOC AYΓOYCTOC; bare head right
    Rev: AΔPIANOΘHPITN; head of she-bear left
    Ref: AMNG 565; SNG France 1091; RPC 1629. Rare.

     
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  13. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    eh, post a modern...now that others are posting theirs, it's got my memory kicked in again..:p
     
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  14. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    1200px-Detroit_Red_Wings_logo.svg.png Detroit red wings! PSX_20190406_211306.jpg
     
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  15. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Not tuned in to the wide world of sports, I turned to Google and came across this gem of an article:

    https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/blog/the-10-worst-college-mascots/

    "Sammy the Slug"
    "The Fighting Pickle"
    "Speedy the Geoduck"

    Scraping the bottom of the barrel with those!

    Yay, there's a minor league baseball team in Pennsylvannia with an ostrich mascot so I get to post one of my favorite provincials :).

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    THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III
    AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm
    Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
    Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN; ostrich running like stevex6 is chasing it with a basting brush
    Ref: Varbanov 3833, rare
    https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/
     
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  16. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ahhahaha..><
     
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  17. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Chicago bulls:
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    Seleukos I Nikator

    312-281 BCE. Æ (15mm, 2.48 g,). Uncertain mint. Winged head of Medusa right / Bull butting right; controls not visible.

    Former SAVOCA

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  18. Jay GT4

    Jay GT4 Well-Known Member

    Miami dolphins
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    normal_Domitian_dolphin.jpg
     
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  19. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    NHL Vegas Knights!
     

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    panzerman Well-Known Member

    TTry that again... 4f448c3300d29637d7e757d919eacbe1.jpg
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Hmmm... Kinda partial to those FIGHTING Possums!
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    Think about it... Those Possums have 50 teeth!
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