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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3438982, member: 56859&quot;]Very nice!&nbsp; Are there any ancient coins showing a kriosphinx or hierakosphinx?</p><p><br /></p><p>My sphinxes (alt. plural:&nbsp; <i>sphinges</i>, but that sounds so weird <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcusaureliussphinxobol-rt-jpg.738207/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar</b></p><p>AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria.</p><p>Year 15 (CE 151/2)</p><p>Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head</p><p>Rev: Sphinx reclining right; LIE (date) above in left field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&amp;stype=quick&amp;q=15684&amp;rno=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/15684/?search&amp;stype=quick&amp;q=15684&amp;rno=1" rel="nofollow">RPC IV online 15684</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apisphinxobol-e1782-20-unlistedyear-rt-jpg.790997/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 20, CE 156/7</p><p>AE obol, 18 mm, 4.36 gm</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: sphinx crouched/reclining left; L K above</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1782.20 (unlisted reverse for year 20); unlisted in Geissen and Dattari[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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