Halloween Themed World Coins Anybody?

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  1. 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 :D
    Here's a couple, one commemorative and one ancient:
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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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    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
     
  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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    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
     
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  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Iconic owl for Halloween
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    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

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    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
     
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  6. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    How about a Griffin (we'll pretend it's a dragon)
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    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
     
  7. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

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    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
    :)
     
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  8. Kentucky

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    Which is the scary side? : - )
     
  9. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    here's a coin with bronze disease...now that's scary.

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  10. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    here my "skeleton" khusru ii sassanian coin...

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  11. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    this guy looks like he's out trick or treating..

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  12. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

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    ... a sweet ol' dragon munchin' on a damsel (good Halloween times, my friends!!)
     
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  13. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

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    Happy Halloween kiddies ... yup, a harpa and a severed head (boooooo!!)
     
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  14. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

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    .... whoooooooott!! (creepy)
     
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  15. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    For these orange and black colored ancient/medieval coins its always Halloween :vamp:

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    This looks pretty disturbing. The coin is better now though:

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  16. Iosephus

    Iosephus Well-Known Member

    How about a medal with the angel of death on the reverse:
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  17. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Happy Halloween from the stevex6 family ...

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  18. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Steve, do you really have trick or treaters out in the middle of nowhere? :p

    Only joking Steve :D Have a spooktacular Halloween! (man was that last part corny or what? :oops:)

    Very cute dogs btw!
     
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  19. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    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:
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  20. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Psst bing... tell everyone your Colonel Sanders' long lost twin brother, so you can get some KFC money :D
     
  21. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Good job, Harland (cheers, brother)
     
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