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Bedrock of the Community
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Very cool coin, HondoB!  Errers and Varietys.
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This beauty arrived in only 2 days! I left my big UV light at my mate's house so had to use a tiny one designed to detect counterfeit bills. The effects were not stunning, so I need to retake with the big light. Austria 3 Euros 2026 - Hippocamp   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Where's the hippo in that animal?
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That's a pretty modern hippocamp HondoB. In Greek the word hippo means horse. In mythology hippocampus means horse of the sea. Hippopotamus means horse of the river. In biology the human brain's hippocampus is a seahorse shaped structure for learning and memory. If you don't mind me posting these, I have two ancient hippocamp coins from Syracuse Sicily, 4th - 3rd century BC, obverse Athena with helmet, reverse hippocamp. One is 18mm, the other 16mm.   Edited by livingwater
07/26/2026 09:20 am
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Excellent hippocamps, livingwater! I will add to your etymology - Hippocampus is the genus of seahorses. Here's a hippocamp from Gallienus' (260 - 268 CE) "zoo" series:  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pretty nice coin Hondo - would that be a Sea-Horse?
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Thank you, livingwater and Dearborn! Quote:
would that be a Sea-Horse? I called them "mer-horses" before learning their name - from NumisRob, I believe. Here's a pair pulling Britannia's "chariot" from 2023: UK 2 Pounds 2023: Britannia Proof   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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very nice coins all |
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Looking good! |
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I thought that I had exhausted my holdings of hippocamps, but then remembered the East Caribbean States 50 Cents:  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I thought that I had exhausted my holdings of hippocamps, but then remembered the East Caribbean States 50 Cents: Fantastic! |
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this coin has a hippocamp on the shield...one of three known for this series  Constantine I A.D. 318-19 18mm 2.4gm IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG; high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm inscribed with hippocamp. VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding wreath inscribed VOT PR on altar. in ex. [B]SIS RIC VII Siscia 56 |
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this coin has a hippocamp on the shield...one of three known for this series Excellent example! |
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Very nice, Victor!
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