Help! Small AE with Unknown Animal - Humpless Camel? Tapir? Snuffleupagus?

Does anybody have any idea what this is? It came in a small lot of Greek AEs, most from Macedonia. I can't even tell what kind of animal it is. Or if it is Greek. Non-animal side may be wrong-side-up.

It is 12 mm in diameter and weighs 1.90 grams.

Thank you!



Mr. Snuffleupagus:


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You've been watching too much Sesame Street I'm afraid.

 

Donkey / grapes from Mende?

 

Thanks for that tip - I'd never heard of Mendes and looking over some images online there is a definite resemblance to the donkey/ass that figured on so many of their coins. Just started looking, but haven't found the reverse yet.

Thanks again!

 

I am in a demographic sweet spot for Sesame Street - aged about 6 when the first season came out - instantly became a big fan.

Since then I have matured and moved on to SpongeBob Squarepants.

 

I would have guessed kushan horse, BUT the size of your coin is not a tetradrachm and I don't know if there are smaller fractions that are similar.
India, Kushan, Vima Taktu (Soter Megas), Circa 80-90 AD, Æ Tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed bust right, holding sceptre; Tamgha of Soter Megas behind
Rev: King on horseback right; Tamgha of Soter Megas before

 

Thanks, Sulla80. I was kind of thinking Kushan too - as you note, it's too small for a tet, but I wasn't sure if it might be some tiny AE "unit" of some sort. I'm not very familiar with coins from that area.

 

I was more into Captain Kangaroo and Bugs Bunny.

 

Mine looks more like a LLama... I think the Incan Empire was much larger than originally known...


INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Takto (Soter Megas).
Æ Tetradrachm, 21mm, 8.5g, 12h; c. AD 80-100.
Obv.: Radiate and diademed bust right, holding scepter; tamgha behind.
Rev.: BACIΛЄV BACIΛЄVΩN CΩTHP MЄΓAC; Vima Takto on horseback right, holding axe; tamgha to lower right.
Reference: Senior B17.1vT