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Here's a few creatures in my collection. I am not rich. I cannot afford coins that cost thousands of dollars, ancient or modern. It's still been an enjoyable hobby buying the lower end of the market. 1. Cales, Campania, Apollo/man headed bull, 20mm, 6.75 grams 2. Chios, Shinx/amphora, 31mm, 9.5 grams 3. Neaoplis, Macedon, AR hemidrachm, Macedon, Gorgon/Nymph, 13mm, 1.6 grams 4. Nicomedia, Bithynia, Dionysos/centaur, 21mm, 6.17 grams 5. Syracuse, Sicily, Athena/Hippocamp, 18mm, 6.01 grams 6. Corinth, AR stater, Pegasus/Athena, 20mm, 7.68 grams 7. Crete, Knossos, Europa on bull/labyinth lair of the Minotaur, 21mm, 5.34 grams.        |
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Outstanding set of coins. The centaur on the Bithynia AE (Prusias II?) is especially impressive.
Thanks for sharing.
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 I don't have any ancients yet, but if one collects medievals you inevitably pick up some basilisks (Milan), griffons (Pomerania) and Dragons (Mansfeld, Ferrara and other places with St. George as their patron)  Edited by tdziemia
12/04/2021 10:20 am
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Thanks all for responding. Yes the centaur is from Prusias II era.
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I agree that you got some great coins here. My fave is the Hemidrachm with Medusa's face.
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Great coins and especially what a great collection topic, I hope you find success in that endeavour!
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Lovely varied collection! Here's a Griffin.. Ionia, Phokaia, c. 350-300 BC. Æ (15mm, 4.36g, 11h). Phokleon, magistrate. Obverse..Head of Hermes facing left wearing a Petasos hat tied at the back. Reverse..Forepart of a griffin springing left. ΦΩKAEΩN (PHOKAEON), name of the magistrate below. SNG Copenhagen 1039ff (magistrate); BMC 101.  |
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I'm partial to the Pegasus...
Very nice group, livingwater!
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There's nothing wrong with not spending big money on your coins. Especially when you have perfectly good examples of the creatures. I agree, Mythical Creatures is a great idea for a collection. I can only muster a tiny Pegasus... Cartheginian Sicily, 330-320BC Bronze, 15mm, 2.5g. Palm tree. Pegasus flying left (CNS III, 16). |
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I hope this doesn't spoil the ancient mood by going a millenium and a half forward, but here is another griffon, on a 1501 Duchy of Pomerania coin. The griffon was the symbol of the ruling medieval dynasty here, and showed up on their coins at least as early as the late 13th century.   |
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No spoiling at all, the more the better. Here's my best griffin with lion, Assos,Troas AR Obol.  |
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Since this is turning into a griffon thread - with lovely contributions from everyone! - I don't want to keep my ancient griffon(-like) coin away from you: Gaul, Carnutes or Eburovices tribe, 40-30 BC? Bronze, 2.98 g, 15.5 mm.  While catalogs do describe this coin as showing a griffon, it is really a hybrid between a griffon (which has the body of a lion) and a winged pegasus horse. But I like it anyway.  Edited by erafjel
12/05/2021 08:49 am
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Here's a few creatures in my collection. I am not rich. I cannot afford coins that cost thousands of dollars, ancient or modern. It's still been an enjoyable hobby buying the lower end of the market. A very nice group of mythical beasts, @livingwater. These are not easy to find, especially at the lower end of the market. I really like the Apollo/man headed bull and the Dionysos/centaur coins. I also enjoy the animal themed coins, mythical or otherwise, and buy at the budget end of the hobby too. Though my coins may not be in the best of condition the history behind them is exactly the same, and the research can be very interesting. Thanks for sharing. |
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