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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 6556821, member: 87809&quot;]I really hope that Frank stays - it is a pleasure participating at his auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine arrived with the invoice on Saturday <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p>The first one is a really small coin, not larger than my pinky nail.. and I have small hands. </p><p><br /></p><p>I just hope my two are not the ones IMP Shogun was bidding on<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie18" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p>Will show now the first one, a little later the second one. Just want to see if someone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":grumpy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> curses me:</p><p><br /></p><p>Æ 12, Ionia, Teos, 210-190 BC</p><p>1.839 g, 10.5 x 11 mm</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1460; Kinns 142</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Griffin seated on haunches right, left paw raised.</p><p>Rev.: THIΩN (“of the people of Teos”), lyre; leg of animal to left; all within square linear frame.</p><p>quoting from: Griffins by Peter Lewis at <a href="https://cccrh.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/2018-11-griffins-web.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cccrh.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/2018-11-griffins-web.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://cccrh.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/2018-11-griffins-web.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Being a fiercely independent beast, the griffin was symbolic of these proudly independent Greek cities, but such a symbol might have been perceived by the Romans as defiance. So, it is not surprising that the griffin disappeared and the Roman eagle became the dominant symbol on coins of the Roman Empire. The griffin reappears during the Middle Ages, not on coins but in heraldry. In the feudal societies of Europe, the idea of a powerful guardian appealed to the nobles in their castles, and griffins appear on their flags and as the badges of cities.</p><p><br /></p><p>The people of Europe in the Middle Ages were very religious and began to look at griffins in the light of their Christian faith. Some saw them as evil with their sharp beaks and powerful claws and thought they represented the persecutors of Christians, but most looked beyond these features and realized that essentially a griffin was the combination of two animals: an eagle and a lion. For them the significance of this was the duality that was seen in Jesus Christ. The lion represented Christ as a king, while the eagle represented his resurrection and ascension to heaven. Some saw the duality as Christ being both human and divine. In the iconography of the Bible a winged lion (the back part of a griffin) symbolizes the Gospel of Mark while an eagle (the front part of a griffin) symbolizes the more spiritual Gospel of John.</p><p><br /></p><p>Griffins appear as Christian symbols in stone panels in the cathedral at Aquileia in Italy. So, unless you have evil intent in your heart and are about to steal something guarded by a griffin, you should not be afraid of it. On the contrary the griffin will be good for you: it might even take you to Paradise&quot;</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1263222[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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