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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3346006, member: 56859"]Here's a coin showing a member of the ape family that isn't a <i>homo sapiens</i>. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any Roman coins depicting apes-chimps-baboons except for some ape-gods of Egypt shown on some provincial rarities.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ape/chimp/baboon/monkey </b>(monkeys and apes are in different taxonomic superfamilies but I'm lumping them together for this list):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1224ab3120ba448fadc224f033302aa3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MACEDONIA, uncertain</b></p><p>c. 500 BCE</p><p>AR trihemitetartemorion (trihemiobol), 5 mm, 0.26 gm</p><p>Obv: monkey squatting left</p><p>Rev: round shield or pellet within incuse square</p><p>Ref: "Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian Coins, Part II", Nomismatika Khronika (1998, Tzamalis), 67</p><p><br /></p><p>Another of the same type:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_e6d427d86f964184b5ddea492ddc90d2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Already posted but this coin is relatively new and I haven't had the chance to show it off as much as the rest... <b>elephants</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> :</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajandrachmelephantquaddattar-rt-jpg.867405/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT. Alexandria. Trajan</b></p><p>AE drachm, 32.3 mm, 19.8 gm</p><p>Regnal year 14 (110/11 CE)</p><p>Obv: AYT TPAIANC EBΓEPM∆AKIK; laureate bust right, with aegis on left shoulder</p><p>Rev: Trajan, laureate, wearing a toga and holding an eagle-tipped sceptre and branch, standing in an elephant quadriga right; LIΔ above.</p><p>Ref: Emmett 462.14; Dattari-Savio Pl. 31, 766 (<i>this coin</i>); RPC 4510.3 (<i>this coin</i>)</p><p><i>ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>The updated list of animals shown in this thread (animals shown are in bold because bold carries over with copy/paste and underlining does not, so it will be easier for the next person to copy and paste the list):</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Wild boar</b> *** <b>Bulls</b> *** <b>Bears</b> *** <b>Stags</b> *** <b>Dogs</b> *** <b>Wolves</b> *** <b>Goats</b>*** Antelopes *** <b>Buffaloes</b> *** <b>Snakes</b> *** Camels *** <b>Donkeys/Jackass </b>*** Hyena *** Giraffes ***<b> Lions</b> *** <b>Tigers</b> *** Leopards *** Cheetahs *** <b>Panthers/Jaguars</b> *** <b>Elephants</b> *** <b>Crocodiles </b>*** <b>Chimpanzees/Apes/Baboons/Monkeys</b> *** <b>Hippopotamus</b> *** <b>Rhinoceros</b> *** <b>Ostrich</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I know many people have camels and antelopes. A few members will have a donkey (coins of Mende). I'm not sure that the feline family, on ancient coins, is distinguishable beyond lion, tiger, and "other large feline". There are a few types of Greek and Eastern ancient coins which have a feline described as a leopard but I don't know the basis for that distinction-- there is nothing specifically leopardish about the animals on those coins, at least not on the examples I surveyed. Cheetahs are not specifically depicted on any ancient coins I've found, nor are hyenas or giraffes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Edited: apparently donkeys and asses are the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=99177]@Marsman[/USER] (and other members who are newer than the thread below) might be interested in this old and lengthy thread:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3346006, member: 56859"]Here's a coin showing a member of the ape family that isn't a [I]homo sapiens[/I]. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any Roman coins depicting apes-chimps-baboons except for some ape-gods of Egypt shown on some provincial rarities. [B]Ape/chimp/baboon/monkey [/B](monkeys and apes are in different taxonomic superfamilies but I'm lumping them together for this list): [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1224ab3120ba448fadc224f033302aa3.jpg[/IMG] [B]MACEDONIA, uncertain[/B] c. 500 BCE AR trihemitetartemorion (trihemiobol), 5 mm, 0.26 gm Obv: monkey squatting left Rev: round shield or pellet within incuse square Ref: "Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian Coins, Part II", Nomismatika Khronika (1998, Tzamalis), 67 Another of the same type: [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_e6d427d86f964184b5ddea492ddc90d2.jpg[/IMG] Already posted but this coin is relatively new and I haven't had the chance to show it off as much as the rest... [B]elephants[/B] :) : [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajandrachmelephantquaddattar-rt-jpg.867405/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT. Alexandria. Trajan[/B] AE drachm, 32.3 mm, 19.8 gm Regnal year 14 (110/11 CE) Obv: AYT TPAIANC EBΓEPM∆AKIK; laureate bust right, with aegis on left shoulder Rev: Trajan, laureate, wearing a toga and holding an eagle-tipped sceptre and branch, standing in an elephant quadriga right; LIΔ above. Ref: Emmett 462.14; Dattari-Savio Pl. 31, 766 ([I]this coin[/I]); RPC 4510.3 ([I]this coin[/I]) [I]ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923) [/I] The updated list of animals shown in this thread (animals shown are in bold because bold carries over with copy/paste and underlining does not, so it will be easier for the next person to copy and paste the list): [B]Wild boar[/B] *** [B]Bulls[/B] *** [B]Bears[/B] *** [B]Stags[/B] *** [B]Dogs[/B] *** [B]Wolves[/B] *** [B]Goats[/B]*** Antelopes *** [B]Buffaloes[/B] *** [B]Snakes[/B] *** Camels *** [B]Donkeys/Jackass [/B]*** Hyena *** Giraffes ***[B] Lions[/B] *** [B]Tigers[/B] *** Leopards *** Cheetahs *** [B]Panthers/Jaguars[/B] *** [B]Elephants[/B] *** [B]Crocodiles [/B]*** [B]Chimpanzees/Apes/Baboons/Monkeys[/B] *** [B]Hippopotamus[/B] *** [B]Rhinoceros[/B] *** [B]Ostrich[/B] I know many people have camels and antelopes. A few members will have a donkey (coins of Mende). I'm not sure that the feline family, on ancient coins, is distinguishable beyond lion, tiger, and "other large feline". There are a few types of Greek and Eastern ancient coins which have a feline described as a leopard but I don't know the basis for that distinction-- there is nothing specifically leopardish about the animals on those coins, at least not on the examples I surveyed. Cheetahs are not specifically depicted on any ancient coins I've found, nor are hyenas or giraffes. Edited: apparently donkeys and asses are the same thing. [USER=99177]@Marsman[/USER] (and other members who are newer than the thread below) might be interested in this old and lengthy thread: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/[/url][/QUOTE]
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