This coins from is from Savatra, Lycaonia - not a place known for lush agriculture and beautiful lakes and rivers - so what is going on with this fish and water god on the reverse of this coin from Antoninus Pius (r. AD 138-161)? Perhaps this is a land fish? Scientists in Australia found walking sharks that could walk and survive a short time out of water...see: Marine and Freshwater Research 71(9) 1107-1117 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19163 This area around Savatra is known for hypersalinated lakes : as seen in this photo of Lake Tatta (modern Lake Tuz) - a crusty salt lake (photo from 2017 via Wikimedia Commons). More in my latest notes: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/water-god-from-a-dry-land Post any coins of fish, coins from Lycaonia, coins of Savatra or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.
Great coin @Sulla80 ! Made me chuckle when I used to watch this cartoon with my kids as they were growing up... Muddy the Mudskipper on Ren & Stimpy... REN and STIMPY's ! Article on Mudskippers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudskipper
Here is some Fish money, found on land... China Zhou Dynasty 1046-256 BCE AE Fish Money 67mm 9.5g AB Coole Enc Chinese Coins 6920ff And here is a Fish found IN the land... Fossil Diplomystus Dentatus Fish 53.5M-48.5M BCE 37mm x 10mm Green River Formation Wyoming USA
