Pegasus or Griffin?

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  1. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I have a few Griffins (Gryffons):

    Thrace Pantikapaion 4th C BC, AE 20 Pan head - Griffin forepart BMC 869.jpg
    Thrace Pantikapaion 4th C BC, AE 20 Pan head - Griffin forepart BMC 869

    RR L Papius serratus 79 BCE Juno Sospita goat skin JUG Griffon Sear 311 Craw 384-1.jpg
    RR L Papius serratus 79 BCE Juno Sospita goat skin JUG Griffon Sear 311 Craw 384/1

    Sicily Kainon AE Tetras 20mm 6.7g Griffon - Horse Prancing SNG COP 133.JPG
    Sicily Kainon AE Tetras 20mm 6.7g Griffin - Horse Prancing SNG COP 133
     
    Alegandron, May 4, 2017
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Why "Teos" comes to my mind when I see griffins.

    This was the first Archaic piece with an incuse-punch reverse I ever owned (maybe 3-4 years ago).

    I never did figure out what was going on within those punches.

    "Intriguing mystery shapes", they were.

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