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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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That is a nice coin Jay and a good price, congrats.
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United States
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United States
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Beautiful coin - I had to look up "Hippocampus" - very interesting.
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 to the CCF, JennyCents! You could call it a mer-horse, I suppose, but Hippocampus sounds cooler and is the actual name. They were well represented on ancient coins, such as Greek and Roman. More recently they've been featured on several from the United Kingdom. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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United States
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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
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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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