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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2225786, member: 56859&quot;]Oooh, <i>grasshopper</i>!&nbsp; Good one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>G is also for griffin/gryphon.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg_srb_p_800_400_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LUCANIA, Velia</b></p><p>305-290 BCE</p><p>AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with <b>griffin</b>; at left, A</p><p>Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ed6209db5c094d73bfec979bc4c4f097.jpg_srb_p_850_418_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>PONTOS, Amisos</b></p><p>85-65 BCE, time of Mithradates VI Eupator</p><p>AE29, 19.5 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; helmeted head of Athena right; <b>griffin</b> on helmet</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; AMI-ΣOY; Perseus standing facing, holding harpa &amp; Medusa&#039;s head; Medusa&#039;s body at his feet, monograms flanking him</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; SNG BM Black Sea 1166; Stancomb 684; SNG Copenhagen 137 (best guess)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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