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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Bucklan, post: 2431041, member: 76544&quot;]<b>Here’s a selection of different Leo lion type coins from my collection.&nbsp; I’m not sure why but the lion crouching left variety is always a cartoonish characterization of a lion while the others are more realistic. By far the toughest to find are the ones with the lion facing right.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]505140[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><b>One of the things I’ve noticed in animal portrayals on ancient coins (both Greek and Roman) is that many times they are shown “looking back”.&nbsp; I’ve always wondered if there is some reasoning for doing this. Anybody have any ideas?</b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>Please post any other ancients with animals in this “looking back” posture.</b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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