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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3068729, member: 57495&quot;]Neato wolf coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one that&#039;s a little different, showing a cult statue of Apollo Lykeios (Apollo the Wolf-God) holding up two wolves by their forelegs.&nbsp; Looks like they&#039;re doing a little dance!&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]770894[/ATTACH]<b>HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA</b></p><p>AE29. 13.29g, 29.4mm. CILICIA, Tarsus, AD 249-251. RPC 1368. O: ΑΝΝΙΑΝ (sic) ΑΙΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑΝ ϹƐ, draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders. R: Τ - ΑΡϹΟV ΜΗ – ΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ around, Α /Μ / Κ - Γ / Β in field, Cult statue of Apollo Lykeios standing left on omphalos, head right, holding wolf by forelegs in each hand.</p><p>Notes: <i>The empress&#039;s name misspelled ANNIAN on this obverse die, but eventually corrected to EPENNIAN as other examples struck from the same die show. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>My favorite wolf and twins...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]770896[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE As. 9.33g, 27.6mm. Rome mint, AD 140-143, RIC 734a. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; boat in exergue, between S C. </p><p><br /></p><p>And a Greek wolf, courtesy of Argos. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]770898[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ARGOLIS, Argos</b></p><p>Rare. AE Dichalkon. 3.51g, 17.2mm. ARGOLIS, Argos, circa late 3rd - early 2nd century BC.&nbsp; SNG Cop 67; BCD Peloponnesos 1128.&nbsp; O: Laureate head of Apollo to left.&nbsp; R: Wolf standing at bay to left; above, A. [/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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