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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2232133, member: 56859"]<b>Once again: great job, everyone!</b> We represented ancient coin animals for all letters except K (only a mythological beast was shown), N, Q, U, V, X, and Y. I've searched ancient coins as there appear to be no animal options for K, N (unless you count "Nile crocodile"), U, and X. We could probably count some of the snakes as <b>v</b>ipers, since there are definitely asps and vipers in the ancient world. Y is iffy... some Bactrian coin attributions with a bovid listed as "<b>y</b>ak or zebu". Zebu seems correct to me though since the animal in question has a prominent hump.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Final list of animals shown in this thread: </b>(feel free to continue adding new animal coins though)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Blue</span>: shown but not owned</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Red</span>: mythological</p><p><span style="color: #00b359">Green</span>: not ancient</p><p><br /></p><p>Antelope</p><p>Aquila/eagle</p><p>Ass</p><p>Bear</p><p>Bee</p><p>Bird</p><p>Bison</p><p>Boar</p><p>Bull</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Butterfly</span></p><p>Camel</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Capricorn</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Chimera</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Centaur</span></p><p>Cobra/Uraeus</p><p>Cockle/Clam</p><p>Cow</p><p>Crab</p><p>Crayfish</p><p>Crocodile</p><p>Crow</p><p>Doe/Deer</p><p>Dog</p><p>Dolphin</p><p>Dove</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Dra</span><span style="color: #00b359">gon</span></p><p>Eagle</p><p>Elephant</p><p>Fish</p><p>Fly</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Fox</span></p><p><span style="color: #00b359">Frog</span></p><p>Goat</p><p>Goose</p><p>Grasshopper</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Griffin/gryphon</span></p><p>Hare</p><p>Heron</p><p>Hawk</p><p>Hippo</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Hippocamp</span></p><p>Horse</p><p>Hound</p><p>Ibis</p><p>Impala</p><p>Insect (nonspecific)</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Jackal-headed god (Hermanubis)</span></p><p>Jerboa (maybe <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Ketos</span></p><p>Lion</p><p>Lizard</p><p>Monkey</p><p>Mule</p><p>Murex sea snail</p><p>Octopus</p><p>Ostrich</p><p>Owl</p><p>Oxen</p><p>Panther</p><p>Partridge</p><p>Peacock</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Pegasus</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Phoenix</span></p><p>Pig</p><p>Ram</p><p>Rat</p><p>Raven</p><p>Rhino</p><p>Rooster</p><p><span style="color: #00b359">Sable</span></p><p>Scallop</p><p>Scorpion</p><p>Serpent/Snake</p><p>Shrimp</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Sphinx</span></p><p>Stag</p><p>Starfish/Sea Star</p><p>Swan</p><p>Tiger/Tigress</p><p>Tortoise</p><p>Tuna</p><p>Turtle</p><p>Wolf</p><p>Zebra</p><p>Zebu</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some animals not shown in this thread, from CNG's archives and AC search:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cicada</b> (Many different coins from many eras, usually as a secondary feature or control mark. There are many more types than shown below):</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/93000217.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/92000327.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230831" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230831" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230831</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222465" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222465" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222465</a></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/87000467.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/82000264.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183930" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183930" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183930</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146720" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146720" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146720</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Frog</b></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/591808.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/660502.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16502" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16502" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16502</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=47989" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=47989" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=47989</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]438951[/ATTACH] <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/91000704.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=82784" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=82784" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=82784</a> (a controversial type)</p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=215971" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=215971" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=215971</a> (<b>dibs</b> on the next one! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jackal</b></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/817462.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/660579.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126391" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126391" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126391</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=48066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=48066" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=48066</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jerboa</b> (although I think the "mouse" on [USER=37707]@iamtiberius[/USER]'s <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antigonos-i-monophthalmos-drachm-mouse-or-rabbit.266871/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antigonos-i-monophthalmos-drachm-mouse-or-rabbit.266871/">Macedonian drachm</a> is in fact a jerboa)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]438952[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2274819" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2274819" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2274819</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lobster</b> (!)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/95000321.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=246554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=246554" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=246554</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Quail </b>(seems like a guess to me; it could be one of a number of types of birds)</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/139095.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83148" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83148" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83148</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Stork</b> (although these could be herons or flamingos)</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/251126.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/784736.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=35371" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=35371" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=35371</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=100280" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=100280" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=100280</a></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/980884.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/3180540.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=260953" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=260953" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=260953</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249803" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249803" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249803</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vulture</b></p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/85000503.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=169423" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=169423" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=169423</a> (Wow, <b>want!!</b>)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Wasp</b> (although the distinction of wasp, bee, and hornet seems iffy given the limitations of engraving and artistry)</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/93000190.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/184788.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230804" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230804" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230804</a></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=31543" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=31543" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=31543</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Possible <b>Yak</b> (Some of the descriptions say "yak?"; others say "yak or zebu". I think they are zebu.)</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/3230183.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=254151" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=254151" rel="nofollow">http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=254151</a></p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Please add any other unusual animal coins you come across, although don't post coins which are currently being auctioned because it might attract unwanted attention, thwarting a friend's bidding plans.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder why there are no whales depicted on ancient coins? Whales are awe-inspiring animals and some ancient civilizations engaged in whaling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2232133, member: 56859"][B]Once again: great job, everyone![/B] We represented ancient coin animals for all letters except K (only a mythological beast was shown), N, Q, U, V, X, and Y. I've searched ancient coins as there appear to be no animal options for K, N (unless you count "Nile crocodile"), U, and X. We could probably count some of the snakes as [B]v[/B]ipers, since there are definitely asps and vipers in the ancient world. Y is iffy... some Bactrian coin attributions with a bovid listed as "[B]y[/B]ak or zebu". Zebu seems correct to me though since the animal in question has a prominent hump. [B]Final list of animals shown in this thread: [/B](feel free to continue adding new animal coins though) [COLOR=#0000ff]Blue[/COLOR]: shown but not owned [COLOR=#ff0000]Red[/COLOR]: mythological [COLOR=#00b359]Green[/COLOR]: not ancient Antelope Aquila/eagle Ass Bear Bee Bird Bison Boar Bull [COLOR=#0000ff]Butterfly[/COLOR] Camel [COLOR=#ff0000]Capricorn Chimera Centaur[/COLOR] Cobra/Uraeus Cockle/Clam Cow Crab Crayfish Crocodile Crow Doe/Deer Dog Dolphin Dove [COLOR=#ff0000]Dra[/COLOR][COLOR=#00b359]gon[/COLOR] Eagle Elephant Fish Fly [COLOR=#0000ff]Fox[/COLOR] [COLOR=#00b359]Frog[/COLOR] Goat Goose Grasshopper [COLOR=#ff0000]Griffin/gryphon[/COLOR] Hare Heron Hawk Hippo [COLOR=#ff0000]Hippocamp[/COLOR] Horse Hound Ibis Impala Insect (nonspecific) [COLOR=#ff0000]Jackal-headed god (Hermanubis)[/COLOR] Jerboa (maybe :)) [COLOR=#ff0000]Ketos[/COLOR] Lion Lizard Monkey Mule Murex sea snail Octopus Ostrich Owl Oxen Panther Partridge Peacock [COLOR=#ff0000]Pegasus Phoenix[/COLOR] Pig Ram Rat Raven Rhino Rooster [COLOR=#00b359]Sable[/COLOR] Scallop Scorpion Serpent/Snake Shrimp [COLOR=#ff0000]Sphinx[/COLOR] Stag Starfish/Sea Star Swan Tiger/Tigress Tortoise Tuna Turtle Wolf Zebra Zebu Here are some animals not shown in this thread, from CNG's archives and AC search: [B]Cicada[/B] (Many different coins from many eras, usually as a secondary feature or control mark. There are many more types than shown below): [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/93000217.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/92000327.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230831[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222465[/url] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/87000467.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/82000264.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=183930[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146720[/url] [B]Frog[/B] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/591808.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/660502.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16502[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=47989[/url] [ATTACH=full]438951[/ATTACH] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/91000704.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=82784[/url] (a controversial type) [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=215971[/url] ([B]dibs[/B] on the next one! :D) [B]Jackal[/B] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/817462.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/660579.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126391[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=48066[/url] [B]Jerboa[/B] (although I think the "mouse" on [USER=37707]@iamtiberius[/USER]'s [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antigonos-i-monophthalmos-drachm-mouse-or-rabbit.266871/']Macedonian drachm[/URL] is in fact a jerboa) [ATTACH=full]438952[/ATTACH] [url]http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2274819[/url] [B]Lobster[/B] (!) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/95000321.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=246554[/url] [B]Quail [/B](seems like a guess to me; it could be one of a number of types of birds) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/139095.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=83148[/url] [B]Stork[/B] (although these could be herons or flamingos) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/251126.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/784736.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=35371[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=100280[/url] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/980884.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/3180540.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=260953[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249803[/url] [B]Vulture[/B] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/85000503.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=169423[/url] (Wow, [B]want!![/B]) [B]Wasp[/B] (although the distinction of wasp, bee, and hornet seems iffy given the limitations of engraving and artistry) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/93000190.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/184788.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=230804[/url] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=31543[/url] Possible [B]Yak[/B] (Some of the descriptions say "yak?"; others say "yak or zebu". I think they are zebu.) [IMG]http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/3230183.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=254151[/url] ... Please add any other unusual animal coins you come across, although don't post coins which are currently being auctioned because it might attract unwanted attention, thwarting a friend's bidding plans. I wonder why there are no whales depicted on ancient coins? Whales are awe-inspiring animals and some ancient civilizations engaged in whaling.[/QUOTE]
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