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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 7647717, member: 57495&quot;]Incredibly jealous of your catch, [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>The figure on the obverse of my Hippostratos square unit bears a passing resemblance to your anguipede monster, but it&#039;s apparently merely a triton.&nbsp; The mystery here may be why a marine deity would feature on the coinage of a landlocked kingdom. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314920[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hippostratos. </b></p><p>AE Square Octuple Unit. 19.36g, 28.5 x 27.2mm. Uncertain mint in eastern Gandhara or the western Punjab, circa 65-55 BC. Bopearachchi 12A. HGC 12, 456. O: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ – ΙΠΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ, Triton facing, holding dolphin in his right hand and rudder in his left. R: &#039;Maharajasa tratarasa Hipusratasa&#039; (in Karoshti), Tyche standing front, head to left, holding lotus flower in her right hand and palm frond in her left; to left, monogram.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for anguipedes, how about two in a temple pediment? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314921[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TITUS</b></p><p>AR Cistophorus. 10.77g, 26.5mm. Rome mint (for circulation in Asia), AD 80-81. RIC II.1 515; RPC II 860. O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; laureate head right. R:&nbsp; Tetrastyle Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, enclosing figures of Juno, Jupiter seated, and Minerva; in pediment, two anguiped giants holding large facing bust placed on a base, atop pediment, facing quadriga in center between facing bigas at corners; CAPIT across field, RESTIT in exergue. </p><p><i>Ex Stein A. Evensen Collection; ex Harry N. Sneh (“Sierra”) Collection (CNG 88, 14 September 2011), lot 1298; ex CNG E-Auction 125 (26 October 2005), lot 222</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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