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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3002469, member: 56859"]The "<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/just-for-fun-totally-looks-like-thread.238718/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/just-for-fun-totally-looks-like-thread.238718/">Totally Looks Like</a>" thread has been fun over the last several years. Seeing [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER]'s new COL NEM croc with teeth pointing the wrong way reminded me of the numerous unrealistically engraved animals and objects on ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the realm of ancient coin elephants alone we could probably take this thread to page twenty <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your most bafflingly bad animals, portraits, and objects <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To get it started, here's an elephant which was clearly engraved by Caesar's five year old granddaughter. No neck; backwards ears, straight legs, and... globular toes?? This isn't even the worst elephant offender by any means. There are some Roman Republican elephants that are awesomely awful.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743132[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julius Caesar. 49-48 BCE</b></p><p>AR denarius</p><p>Struck by the military mint traveling with Caesar.</p><p>Obv: elephant standing right, trampling on serpent; CAESAR in exergue</p><p>Rev: simpulum, sprinkler, axe, and priest's hat.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 443/1; Sydenham 1006[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3002469, member: 56859"]The "[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/just-for-fun-totally-looks-like-thread.238718/']Totally Looks Like[/URL]" thread has been fun over the last several years. Seeing [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER]'s new COL NEM croc with teeth pointing the wrong way reminded me of the numerous unrealistically engraved animals and objects on ancient coins. In the realm of ancient coin elephants alone we could probably take this thread to page twenty :D. Post your most bafflingly bad animals, portraits, and objects :) To get it started, here's an elephant which was clearly engraved by Caesar's five year old granddaughter. No neck; backwards ears, straight legs, and... globular toes?? This isn't even the worst elephant offender by any means. There are some Roman Republican elephants that are awesomely awful. [ATTACH=full]743132[/ATTACH] [B]Julius Caesar. 49-48 BCE[/B] AR denarius Struck by the military mint traveling with Caesar. Obv: elephant standing right, trampling on serpent; CAESAR in exergue Rev: simpulum, sprinkler, axe, and priest's hat. Ref: Crawford 443/1; Sydenham 1006[/QUOTE]
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