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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3040823, member: 56859"]How about an Easter bunny? <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/sicilymessanalitrahareshell-med-jpg.310083/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Messana </b></p><p>420-413 BC</p><p>AR litra, 13 mm, 0.6 gm</p><p>Obv: Hare springing right; shell below</p><p>Rev: MEΣ within wreath</p><p>Ref: Caltabiano 569; SNG ANS 349</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, Byzantine coins have no shortage of Christ depictions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one with a funny overstrike:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jcoverstrikehjblg-jpg.288523/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Romanus IV Diogenes, 1068-1071</b></p><p>AE Follis</p><p>10.57 g</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obv: IC-XC over NI-KA to left and right of bust of Christ facing, dotted cross behind head, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands</p><p>Rev: C-R P-Δ in the four angles of a cross with globe and two dots at each extremity, X in the centre. Ref: Sear 1866, DO-8</p><p><br /></p><p>Totally looks like...</p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_5cab3a51f19c42e182bf8eeebcd93be4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3040823, member: 56859"]How about an Easter bunny? :D [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/sicilymessanalitrahareshell-med-jpg.310083/[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Messana [/B] 420-413 BC AR litra, 13 mm, 0.6 gm Obv: Hare springing right; shell below Rev: MEΣ within wreath Ref: Caltabiano 569; SNG ANS 349 Of course, Byzantine coins have no shortage of Christ depictions. Here's one with a funny overstrike: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/jcoverstrikehjblg-jpg.288523/[/IMG] [B]Romanus IV Diogenes, 1068-1071[/B] AE Follis 10.57 g Constantinople Obv: IC-XC over NI-KA to left and right of bust of Christ facing, dotted cross behind head, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands Rev: C-R P-Δ in the four angles of a cross with globe and two dots at each extremity, X in the centre. Ref: Sear 1866, DO-8 Totally looks like... [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_5cab3a51f19c42e182bf8eeebcd93be4.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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