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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3808460, member: 75937&quot;]Speaking of creatures placed in the heavens as constellations, here are a few others that come to mind. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Nemean lion was placed by Hera in the heavens as the constellation Leo after it was killed by Herakles.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015936[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 17.5 mm, 4.33 g, 2 h.</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 193-211.</p><p>Obv: IOVΛIA ΔO-[MNA CEB], bare-headed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: [MAPKI]ANOΠOΛITΩN, Herakles standing right, wrestling the Nemean lion.</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 606; Varbanov 673; Moushmov 419; SNG Copenhagen --; SNG Budapest --.</p><p><br /></p><p>The constellation Capricorn is, of course, a capricorn.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/supera-parium-jpg.853425/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cornelia Supera, wife of Aemelian, Augusta, 253 CE.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 20.5mm, 3.78 g.</p><p>Mysia, Parium, AD 253.</p><p>Obv: G CORN SUPERA, diademed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: C. G. I. H. P., Capricorn right, cornucopiae on back; globe between legs (Sear describes as a star, but this appears to be a globe).</p><p>Refs: SGI 4408 (var.); SNG Von Aulock 7448.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pegasus appropriately appears near Perseus, Andromeda, and Cetus as a constellation.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/caligula-corith-pegasus-jpg.833893/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p>Caligula, AD 37-41.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g.</p><p>Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri, AD 37-38.</p><p>Obv: C CAESAR AVGVSTV, bare head right.</p><p>Rev: M BELLIO PROCVLO IIVIR / COR, Pegasus flying right.</p><p>Refs: RPC I 1173; Amandry (1988) XVII; BCD Corinth 405-6.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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