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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 4277364, member: 56859&quot;]My first lion:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_960%2525252Ch_480%2525252Cal_c%2525252Clg_1%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_5b7e78c17a564e72a673e3b2199314dc.jpg%252526hash%25253D32f8a79eb574b278345afb1fd3211bea%2526hash%253Dcb4d6b5cadb4ab4ec48809bfc624698c%26hash%3D1c54d3522d549fd6d8ef6bbf2aada594&amp;hash=28f916b7b2da38c194f8a4e1a818a0f5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LUCANIA, Velia</b></p><p>305-290 BCE</p><p>AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at left, A</p><p>Rev: YEΛHTΩN; lion standing on exergual line; above dolphin between I and Φ</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS 1375-6</p><p><br /></p><p>Oldest lion:</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_041d10500f374fe4a016ff487e04df4d.jpg_srb_p_1000_488_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes</b></p><p>630-564 BCE</p><p>Electrum trite, 4.8 gm, 13.4 mm. Sardes mint.</p><p>Obv: head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead</p><p>Rev: two incuse square punches</p><p>Ref: Weidauer Group XV, 64; BMC 2</p><p><br /></p><p>Smallest lion:</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_8a4184af6d4e4930bf30d77d1bcf4fb3.jpg_srb_p_800_447_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CARIA, Mylasa</b></p><p>450-400 BCE</p><p>AR hemiobol, 7 x 9 mm, 0.5 gm</p><p>Obv: facing forepart of lion</p><p>Rev: scorpion within incuse square</p><p>Ref: SNG von Aulock 7803; Klein 429 (Milet)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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