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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2633086, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm, I don&#039;t know but that&#039;s a good question.&nbsp; Aurochs were extant until the 17th century and were native to the Roman empire region and beyond, so it certainly seems possible that they might appear on some ancient coins.&nbsp; It seems likely that many of the bulls shown on ancient coins could be aurochs.&nbsp; Limitations of die engraving (and engraver skill) might make definitive determination difficult since animal size is a main difference.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Pliny supposedly mentioned aurochs but I haven&#039;t searched out those passages.&nbsp; You could try searching his <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137" rel="nofollow">Natural History</a> to see if he mentions them in any geographic context, and then closely examine Roman provincial coins from those regions to see if any of the bulls/cattle on those coins could be aurochs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aurochs weren&#039;t extinct until the 17th century so it certainly seems possible that they might appear on some ancient coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Zebu, a domesticated Indian version of aurochs, appear on many ancient coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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