Happy Halloween CoinTalkers!! We were doing some research on Halloween themed coinage and there are a number of Perth Mint Spider Themed and Creepy Crawler Type coins but what else is out there? We preferably wanna see some non-commemorative issues Here's a couple, one commemorative and one ancient:
MYSIA AR Hemiobol OBVERSE: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward REVERSE: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square, star above Struck at Kysikos, 480-450BC 0.41 g, 9.5 mm Sear 3850
APOLLONIA PONTICA AR Drachm OBVERSE: Gorgoneian facing with snakes for hair and a protruding tongue REVERSE: An anchor flanked by letter A and a crayfish, which represents the minting city of Apollonia, the major fifth century BC Greek colony on the west coast of the Black Sea, modern Sozopol in Bulgaria Struck at Apollonia 450-400 BC 3.13g, 14-15mm BMC IX, Black Sea 150-151
Iconic owl for Halloween ATHENS ATTICA AR Tetradrachm OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right REVERSE: Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; Gamma on amphora, ΗΡΑ in exergue; all within laurel wreath Struck at Athens Epigene-, Sosandros and Eume(nes)-, magistrates 127/26 BC 16.8g, 30mm Thompson 477a ATTICA ATHENS AR Tetradrachm OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor & a spiral palmette on the bowl; eye in profile REVERSE: AQE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig & crescent behind Struck at Athens 350-300 BC 16.9g, 22mm sg2537
How about a Griffin (we'll pretend it's a dragon) L. PAPIUS; GENS PAPIA AR OBVERSE: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin, pump behind head REVERSE: Griffin prancing right, pail with cup attached below, L. PAPI in exergue (Trade Guild: Farmers and shepherds) Struck at Rome 79 BC 3.23g, 19mm SNG BMC 1190
Solomon Islands 5 Cents 2005 - Ngorieru Obverse: Elizabeth Reverse: Ngorieru, chief of the island sea spirits These sea spirits were sometimes depicted as having human heads and fishlike bodies with gills
For these orange and black colored ancient/medieval coins its always Halloween This looks pretty disturbing. The coin is better now though:
Steve, do you really have trick or treaters out in the middle of nowhere? Only joking Steve Have a spooktacular Halloween! (man was that last part corny or what? ) Very cute dogs btw!
Well, the trick-or-treaters just finished here. I don't suppose I was too scarey, but I told all the kids the KFC stood for Kentucky Fried Children. Instead of chicken fingers, I had real fingers. Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween:
Psst bing... tell everyone your Colonel Sanders' long lost twin brother, so you can get some KFC money