"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

My little dragon



AR Sceatta, Eadberht of Northumbria (737-758). Obv. fantastic animal to the left. Rev. EOTBERENTVF around a cross potent. 12 mm, 0.64 gr.

 

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Greece, A Phoenix rising from its flames.

 

Another dragon. Kwangtung 20 cents, ND (1890-1905)

 

Another St. George/ Dragon

 

The coin that started my ancient collection. Reverse shows Laetitia the Roman Goddess of Happiness.

 

Japanese dragon, 1882 2 sen

 

Sinkiang dragon, 5 Miscals AH1326 1907

 

Okay one more from the ancient coins. This one has Juno, the Roman Goddess of Marriage, depicted on the reverse.

 

20 Cash, Mysore 1834 featuring the mythical lion "Sardula":

 

I thought I posted this coin earlier today....1974 Thai 1 baht with Garuda on reverse

 

And here's a numismatic fable animal that's new to this zoo: the simurgh or senmurv, a gigantic bird with the head of a dog (or a human face) and the claws of a lion. It's occasionally encountered on early medieval Persian coins, like this one:



As you see, it's modeled after the stereotype Xusro II drachm of the 610-628 period, but it's copper and much smaller. It's from the early, sad days of the islamic occupation of Iran, when worshippers of non-islamic religions (zoroastrism, nestorianism) were largely left alone and they were still able to maintain local coinages of their own choice.

Arab-Sasanian AE pashiz, Ardashir-xvarrah (=Farroxzad), 75-79 AH = 695-699 AD. Obv. Xusro II-like head r. In the margins left and right, moon and star marks. Single pearl rim. On 6h, one threepoint. Rev. Senmurv flying to the left. Double pearl rim. Moon and stars on left and right edge. 22 x 21 mm, 0.74 gr. Zeno 204927 (this coin). Album 41 (‘R’). Gyselen Type 2, cf. Nr. 1.

I have another of these, but the head is unclear on this one, too:



22 x 24 mm, 0.67 gr. Gyselen Type 2, cf. Nr. 10.

 

Silver Half Unit, Feudatory chiefs of Vijayanagar, circa 1450, featuring another mythical lion:

 

Vijayanagar
AV 1/2 Pagoda NS
Achyutaraya I 1530-42

reverse has a gargantuan two headed eagle holding an elephant in each beak.

 

I suppose debatable whether he is "mythical" or not, but the devil features on this 1814 gaming token:

 

One of my better coins...

AV Ducato ND Milan Mint struck 1425
Filippo Maria Visconti Duke of Milan
obv. Duke on Armoured Horse
rev. Arms of Visconti features Dragon

 

Not sure if the lion is mythical or merely fantastic? 2009 Czech 50 korun

 

Phoenix rising - Greece 5 Drachmai, 1930

 

Still mythical creatures, A? There is Hanuman, the monkey god, under the bench on the reverse. Not sure who all the other people are. India Temple token.

 

Griffin from Rostock - 3 Pfenninge 1864

 

I got this coin as unsold lot/ hard to imagine why it did not sell.
AV Dukat 1619 Worms Mint
Worms

Pretty neat/ its got the Imperial Double Headed Eagle/ plus the City symbol. Dragon

The City got its name from this beast they called a "Worm" would try to use this as fishing bait
There was also that famous, "Diet of Worms"....not what your thinking....