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I've always liked this lion design. Me too! Here is a Praggroschen from the Austrian City State of Bohemia that features a lion rampant. It was minted between 1310 and 1346 AD.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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The obv of this Pfennig has both a lion and a wolf on the obv and two lions and an eagle on the rev. It was minted in Nuernberg for the Holy Roman Empire between 1210 and 1225 AD.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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This topic is doing really well. Good work, everyone.  |
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Here's my lion coin. Thrace,Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm 400-350 B.C.   |
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I think Ethiopia's depiction of a lion is by far my favourite. Ethiopia 50 Santeem EE2000/AD2008  |
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Here is a lion jumping over a crescent moon. This bracteate pfennig was minted between 1267 and 1277 AD by the German City State of Brunswick-Luenenberg.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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