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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8308936, member: 97383&quot;]James, Nice score on the dupondius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! The portrait of Augustus is handsome &amp; the reverse is outstanding. That croc looks well fed <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I have no coins with crocodiles but I do have an ancient Costa Rican jade pendant with two crocodile heads <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470682[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>COSTA RICA, Atlantic Watershed Area, Circa 600-900 AD. Jade: 52.18 mm long. The center depicts a stylized front facing Jaguar with a crocodile head on each side. The back side is undecorated. <i>Photo by AWK.</i> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Jade was highly prized by the ancient Costa Ricans, &amp; all their jade was carved without the use of metal tools. Natural deposits of jade have never been found in Costa Rica, but they did get jade by trading with the Olmecs &amp; Mayans. </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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