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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2451674, member: 44132&quot;]For those of you that remember, Steve has had a thing for goats in the past (even to his detriment over on CCF).&nbsp; This captivation with goats must be infectious.&nbsp; A couple days ago I posted a coin with rampant goats reverse.&nbsp; Now here is another coin featuring a goat which I got from JA a couple months ago.&nbsp; This one is on a rather small flan at 10mm, but the detail is superb.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]512222[/ATTACH]</p><p>AEOLIS, AIGAI</p><p>AE 10 </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Head and neck of a goat, AIΓAE behind</p><p>Struck at Aigai, 300-200BC</p><p>.9g, 10mm</p><p>SNG von Aulock 1593; SNG Copenhagen 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Aigai, was an ancient Greek, later Roman, city and bishopric in Aeolis. Aegae is mentioned by both Herodotus and Strabo as being a member of the Aeolian dodecapolis. It was also an important sanctuary of Apollo. Aigai had its brightest period under the Attalid dynasty, which ruled from nearby Pergamon in the 3rd and 2nd century BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The remains of the city are located near the modern village of Yuntdağı Köseler, Turkey, and at a rather high altitude almost on top of Mount Gün (Dağı).</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins from Aeolis or any with goats.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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