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When I purchased this coin, it was being sold as:- Roman Coin Anon. AD 1-2 WINGED PEGASUS REV:WINGED CADEAUS (AE QUADRANS) AE16 mm., 2.4 gm. I haven't been able to find out anything about it. Can anyone help here please?    
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Looks like this ^^  I was thinking it looked like a winged cap and wondered where Pegusus came into it (since that's a particular favourite design of mine) but just goes to show how one letter can change the meaning of something. Edited by DavidUK
08/26/2015 03:44 am
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Oops, didnt see David's post.....yup that one letter  Edited by Biancasdad
08/26/2015 03:49 am
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That one letter not only in Petasus/Pegasus but also in Caduceus/cadeaus! No wonder I couldn't get a match.
Thanks, you guys. Great help. Thanks, again.
(I am off to look up exactly what they are.)
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Who knew that a Petasus was a sun hat, worn by ancient Greeks before S.P.50 came along?
(Nothing to do with winged horses.)
And the Caduceus is a staff carried by Hermes, that bears a great similarity to the staff (emblem) that indicates a Doctor of Medicine?
As I live and learn.
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08/26/2015 05:00 am
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Cool coin TC  Reminds me of my childhood reading Asterix the Gaul, he had something similar to the flying cap on his head. |
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And the Caduceus is a staff carried by Hermes, that bears a great similarity to the staff (emblem) that indicates a Doctor of Medicine? The medical staff, the Staff of Asklepios/Asclepius, is only supposed to have one snake. The US military during WWI decided to adopt the two-snaked Caduceus staff as a symbol for their medical corps, hence the modern confusion. I know some medical professionals who are also ancient history buffs, who are quite passionate about this issue. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Thanks, T.B.
@ Sap, I appreciate the 'heads up'. I know nothing about this, I just recall, during my 20 year stint with the Emergency Services, the 'badge' on the cars that belong to Doctors (of Medicine) looking something like it. You never stop learning.
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