Cat , large or small, on ancient coin.

I'm so sorry for your loss, @octavius. Losing a pet is so hard. My kitty, like so many others who are fortunate enough to live that long, developed renal failure. I kept her kidneys going for a year by giving her subcutaneous saline injections but eventually she let me know it was time to stop. It was heartbreaking. That was 14 years ago and I never adopted another. Maybe someday .


LUCANIA, Velia
305-290 BCE
AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left, A
Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ
Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6


KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes
c. 620s-564/53 BCE
Electrum trite, 4.8 gm, 13.4 mm. Sardes mint.
Obv: head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead
Rev: two incuse square punches
Ref: Weidauer Group XV, 64; BMC 2 (I do not have these books and cannot verify)


LESBOS, Mytilene
521-478 BCE
EL hekte, 10.5 mm, 2.6 gm
Obv: forepart of winged boar right
Rev: incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind
Ref: Bodenstedt Em. 10; HGC 6, 935; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1678; BMC –

CARIA, Mylasa
450-400 BCE
AR hemiobol, 7 x 9 mm, 0.5 gm
Obv: facing forepart of lion
Rev: scorpion within incuse square
Ref: SNG von Aulock 7803; Klein 429 (Milet)


THESSALY, The Oitaioi
167-146 BCE
AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 1h)
Herakleia Trachinia mint
Obv: Lion’s head left, spear in its jaws
Rev: OITAI downward to right, ΩN downward to left, Herakles standing facing, holding club in both hands
Ref: Valassiadis 9; BCD Thessaly II 494 (same obverse die)
Acquired from @@Ardatirion (Bill Dalzell, Classical Numismatic Group Numismatist)
Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290), lot 57
Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 199
Ex Vinchon (20 May 1959), lot 483
Ex M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 239
Ex R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 1023
Ex Naville-Ars Classica V (18 June 1923), lot 1764


SELJUKS OF RUM, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II bin Kay Qubadh
Konya mint, CE 1241/2 (AH 639)
Silver Dirhem
Obv: lion advancing right; facing sun and star above, two stars below
Rev: legend across field
Ref: Broome 243G; Izmirlier 403; Album 1218
formerly slabbed

 

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Wonderful coins, @TIF. I'm sorry that happened to your kitty. Ziggy's vet has suggested that I should start thinking about giving him saline injections, but I admit I'm a bit reluctant -- I've never given anyone an injection of anything in my life! I also understand not adopting another cat. Ziggy's my first, and right now I can't even imagine wanting another, even though I know most people eventually do.

 

It wasn't difficult and Tigger didn't seem to mind it much, even though I was using a 16g needle towards the end (larger bore helped get the fluid in faster). If she'd flinched or showed signs of it hurting I might've reconsidered.

I'm living with my mom and she has two small dogs. I grew up with dogs and have enjoyed them. I prefer cat but love animals of all types. Right now my "pets" are the squirrels, birds, raccoons, and possums that come to the bird feeder outside my bedroom window .

 

That sounds absolutely lovely. All I get outside my bedroom window on the sill are standard NYC pigeons. More than once, Ziggy has seen one sitting there and launched himself from my bed at about 60 mph directly against the window screen trying to get it. Splat! I'm lucky he didn't go right through the screen!