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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientnut, post: 2671002, member: 73212&quot;]I will post two examples of a bird seen less often on ancient coins - a heron, and one of them is flying, Doug!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]594736[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kamarina, Sicily, AR tetradrachm, 425-405 BC, 26 mm, 17.40 g, 12h. OBV: Athena, wearing chiton and crested helmet with feather, driving galloping quadriga left, holding reins in both hands; above, Nike flying right and placing open wreath on Athena&#039;s head; in exergue, <b>heron flying left</b> / REV: KAMAPINA-ION (retrograde), bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion&#039;s skin headdress.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]594737[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Selinus, Sicily, AR didrachm, c 460-440 BC, 24 mm, 8.37 g, 9h. OBV: Σ-Ε-ΛΙ-NO-TI-ON; Herakles, naked, to right, raising left leg and pressing knee against Cretan bull and grasping its horn with left hand, brandishing club in right hand / REV: HYΨ-AΣ; river-god Hypsas, nude, standing left, holding branch and patera, pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines; to right, <b>heron walking right</b>; above, celery leaf.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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