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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1956061, member: 57495&quot;]Sorry for the tabloidish subject line, it&#039;s really just one normal dog with one head, and another with three. Heh.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking of starting a small collection of ancient coins with dogs on them, and while I know there are quite a number of types out there, I&#039;m really hankering after those beautiful Segesta issues, which unfortunately tend to be on the scarce side.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Until I manage to get myself one of those, these two puppies will have to do.&nbsp; And just so I can have some pretensions about becoming a dog-coin whisperer, I&#039;ve decided to give them names too (the coins, not the dogs).&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m calling this first one Mr. Huntington, which I know is a little snooty, but he is... *cough* pedigreed afterall <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]343989[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p><b>Lucius Caesius</b></p><p>Denarius. 3.81g, 20mm</p><p>Rome mint, 112 - 111 BC</p><p>Crawford 298/1; Sydenham 564; Caesia 1.</p><p>O: Youthful, draped bust of&nbsp; Vejovis left, seen from behind, hurling thunderbolt, ROMA monogram to right.&nbsp; </p><p>R: Two Lares seated right, each holding a staff; <b>nice-looking (Laconian?) hound </b>standing between them, head of Vulcan and tongs above, LA on left, monogram on right, L. CAESI in ex.</p><p>Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24953.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This next one is Old Yeller, on account of his slightly mangy yellow tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]343990[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS </b></p><p>Billon Tetradrachm. 12.68g, 23.3mm</p><p>Alexandria, 143 - 144 AD</p><p>Milne 1746, Curtis 662, SNG Cop 448, Dattari 2366, Emmett 1431.</p><p>O: ANTWNEINOC CEB EYCEB, laureate head right.&nbsp; </p><p>R: Serapis as Pluto enthroned left, extending right hand to <b>triple-headed Guardian Hound of the Underworld Cerberus </b>at feet left, long scepter in left, date L-Z flanking across field (year 7).</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, these are my two for now.&nbsp; <b>Please post your coins with dogs on them!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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