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Kanthariva Fanam, god Narashima in a seated position, he has a lion's head with a human body.
Next, post a half-human/half-animal representation.

 

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Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II (182-149 BC)
Æ 23mm, 5.85g
Obv: Wreathed head of Dionysos facing right.
Rev: Centaur advancing right, playing lyre.
RG 26; SNG Copenhagen 635; HGC 7, 629

Next: Mythical creature or human playing musical instrument.

 

BANAS of MADURAI: Samarakolakalan Copper jital, running Garuda (half-human/half-eagle), the name in Tamil on the obverse. 1300-1500s.
Next, post a coin from the Tamil region!

 

Please point out the musical instrument on this one.

 

Egypt Playing a sistrum:


Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman fourée denarius, 2.98 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h.
Rome mint copy, ca. AD 138.
Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head, right.
Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum and leaning on basket, around which a snake coils. Ibis on left, facing right.
Refs: RIC 296, BMCRE 801-804, RCV 3456, Strack 294.
Notes: Underweight. The metal surface has bubbled away from the core and cracked in front of the portrait on the obverse and above the sistrum and in the exergue on the reverse, revealing it to be a fourée.

Next: fourée

 

it’s the mythical creature, the previous request is either this or playing an instrument. Even the Garuda is shown blowing a conch, which counts as an instrument!

 

TITUS
Fouree Denarius
OBVERSE: CAES VESPAS AVG TR P COS III, Laureate head right
REVERSE: Foreparts of two capricorns springing in opposing directions, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globe below
Struck at Rome, 80/1AD
3.06g, 18mm
RIC II 357 (Titus); RSC 497

Next: Capricorn

 

Capricorn it is.

Mysia, Kyzicos. Augustus. RPC I 2245

Obverse design - bare head of Augustus, r.

Reverse inscription - ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟϹ

Reverse design - capricorn, l., with head turned back; monogram including ΖΚ

Next: she wolf, with or without twins.

 

She Wolf with the twins.

Next, I requested a coin from the Tamil region that was skipped a couple of posts above!

 

You weren't skipped; you apparently responded to your own call for "a half-human/half-animal representation" after two other people (Ryro and HappyCollector) had already played. The theme at that point was "Mythical creature or human playing musical instrument." Doug even called you out, saying your coin didn't meet that criteria, so I played the theme that was in play.

Now it's "a coin from the Tamil region" because your most recent post was a valid response.

 

I think we are getting back on track - but the "break" as I see it was not recognizing that Garuda met criteria for mythical creature:

• RC - Lion
• JayAg47 - lion -> half-human
• Ryro - centaur -> mythical
• happy_collector -> centaur -> mythical or instrument
• JayAg47 - Garuda (mythical i.e. half-human/half-eagle) -> Tamil
• RC - sistrum (instrument)...fouree
• Bing: fouree -> capricorn
• Ambr0sie: capricorn -> she-wolf
• JayAg47 - she-wolf -> Tamil

That said - I have no Tamil to offer - so, let the game continue.

 

Tamil Region=Ceylon
AV Kahavanu ND (Polonnaruwa Period)
Vijaya Buha I 1055-1110AD)

Another coin from S. India

 

Doug and I interpreted "Mythical creature or human playing musical instrument" as meaning "mythical creature playing a musical instrument or human playing a musical instrument."

Carry on.

 

I think the ambiguity would have been avoided by placing a comma after "human." The other meaning would have been conveyed by placing a comma after "creature." However, I believe that the ambiguity is only technical: in context, the only reasonable interpretation is yours and Doug's.

 

Sorry for the mixup. I was thinking "mythical creature carrying musical instrument" theme is cool but too narrow (don't want the game to pause), so I broaden it to include "humans carrying musical instrument".

Next time I'll be more specific. Just one theme. No more and/or.

 

I learned something today. Garuda is associated with a conch shell. I'm less sure that I see one on that coin so I'll need to look for a more clear specimen. I do see a shadow of something that could be a conch so that would make the post perfectly legal. Sorry for doubting it.

 

Oops, sorry for all the confusion!

 

Chola Dynasty of South India / Sri Lanka
Rajaraja I | 985-1014 CE
AE Stater | 3.59 g | 18mm
So-called Octopus Man
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Next: A similarly abstract human depiction

 

This dude is pretty fun and abstract:

Next up: Celtic abstract