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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2759814, member: 82322&quot;]Here is a coin I need advice on.&nbsp; The figure on the reverse was described by the cataloger as a panther but I suspect it is the demon dog Cerberus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634091[/ATTACH]</p><p>ASIA MINOR. Uncertain. Diobol (5th century BC). 11 mm. 1.08 g.</p><p>Obv: Forepart of winged goat right.</p><p>Rev: Facing head of panther (or Cerberus?) within incuse circle with mane of snakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mane of snakes is very unusual on Greek art!&nbsp; We see snakes like this on Medusa and other gorgons, but almost never on animals.&nbsp; The only animal I have ever seen depicted with a mane of snakes is Cerebus, for example see <a href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/M12.1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Usually Cerebus is depicted with three heads but sometimes with only one.&nbsp; Cerebus also sometimes has whiskers like this example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatik Naumann, Auction 46, September 2016, lot 182</p><p>cf. Classical Numismatic Group, e-Auction 334, September 2013, <a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=267306" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=267306" rel="nofollow">lot 157</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Dear reader, do you see Cerebus or an unknown snake-maned panther when you look at the reverse?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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