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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3720605, member: 56859"]It's hard to beat some of the ancient nonclassical coins when it comes to funky headgear (although Sallent's Republican is pretty wacky).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a Nezak huns drachm like one already shown by Ed:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nezakhunmed-jpg.308422/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nezak Huns, Anonymous Napki Malik coinage </b></p><p>AR Drachm, 25 mm, 2.45 gm</p><p>Sixth Century AD</p><p>Obv: Bust right wearing headdress surmounted by bull's skull</p><p>Rev: Crude fire-altar with attendants</p><p>Ref: Göbl Hunnen Em 198.12. (I have no idea if this reference is right or even if the overall attribution is correct <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite, although not very weird compared to many of the coins in this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>BRUTTIUM, the Brettii</b></p><p>216-214 BCE</p><p>Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g</p><p>Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing crab headdress</p><p>Rev: crab; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below</p><p>Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3720605, member: 56859"]It's hard to beat some of the ancient nonclassical coins when it comes to funky headgear (although Sallent's Republican is pretty wacky). Here's a Nezak huns drachm like one already shown by Ed: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nezakhunmed-jpg.308422/[/IMG] [B]Nezak Huns, Anonymous Napki Malik coinage [/B] AR Drachm, 25 mm, 2.45 gm Sixth Century AD Obv: Bust right wearing headdress surmounted by bull's skull Rev: Crude fire-altar with attendants Ref: Göbl Hunnen Em 198.12. (I have no idea if this reference is right or even if the overall attribution is correct :oops:) My favorite, although not very weird compared to many of the coins in this thread: [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_625,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_ab60fd00616e4a02a0a6a1c59cb8ae34.jpg[/IMG] [B]BRUTTIUM, the Brettii[/B] 216-214 BCE Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g Obv: head of Amphitrite left, wearing crab headdress Rev: crab; torch above, BPET-TIΩN above and below Ref: Pfeiler p. 33, 4a; Scheu, Bronze 51; HN Italy 1944; SNG ANS 123–4; SNG Lloyd –; McClean 1579[/QUOTE]
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