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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4577417, member: 96898&quot;]That&#039;s a fun thread! Here are some more not-so-usual animals:</p><p><br /></p><p>Crab and crabby headdress:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133379[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Bruttium, The Brettii, AE ¼ unit, ca. 211–208 BC. Obv: head of Amphitrite l., wearing crab headdress. Rev: BRET-TIΩN; crab; racing torch above. 13mm, 1.73g. Ref: HN Italy 1990; SNG ANS 123–125; Scheu (1962), no. 51.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Wolf:</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1133381[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Lycaonia, Laranda, AR obol, 324–323 BC. Obv: Baal Tars seated on throne n.l., holding grain ears and grapes in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand. Rev: forepart of wolf r., in field l., ⌒. 10mm, 0.59g. Göktürk: Small Coins from Cilicia (2000), no. 82 ff.; SNG Levante 223 (for Cilicia); SNG France 443 (for Cilicia).</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Lizard and goose: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133382[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Macedonia, Eion, AR trihemiobol, ca. 460-400 BC. Obv: Goose standing r., head turned l.; lizard curving l. above; H to lower r. Rev: quadripartite incuse square. 12 mm, 0,71g. Ref: SNG Cop 179. Ex AMCC 1, lot 329.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Lion, boar, and tunny:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133383[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Mysia, Kyzikos, AR hemiobol (?), c. 480–450 BC. Obv: roaring lion’s head l.; star above. Rev: forepart of boar l.; tunny behind. 8mm, 0.25g. Ref: BMC 120; Sear Greek 3850.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Crayfish:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133384[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Thrace, Apollonia Pontika, AR diobol, 4th century BC. Obv: laureate head of Apollo facing. Rev: upright anchor; A to l., crayfish to r. 11mm, 1.35g. Ref: SNG Copenhagen 459–461.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Stork and elephant:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133385[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, imperatorial issue of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR denarius, 81 BC, Northern Italian mint. Obv: diademed head of Pietas r.; to r., stork standing r. Rev: Q C M P I; elephant standing l., wearing bell around neck. 17mm, 3.55g. Ref: RRC 374/1. Ex JB collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 105.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval animals would be a separate thread, I guess, and thus I&#039;ll resist my urge to post some.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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