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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 11:04 pm The story and the image of the Griffin has been around for a long time. A Griffin has the body and claws of a Lion, king of beasts on the earth and the head, wings and breast of an Eagle, masters of the sky. On these two examples it was used at Abdera 400-346 BC and again by Gallenius 253-268 AD. There were many ancient Greek coins minted with the Griffin and it appears on a few Roman coins, as the myth continued. I'm collecting a few. The image of the Griffin is still quite powerful and popular today. I hope enjoy these. Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 11:33 pm Very nice coins I must say. And I like the idea of a collection of Griffin coins. I need to specialize like this. As it is, I see a coin I like and, if I can afford it, I buy it. No rhyme or reason behind it. I do have a denarius collection of the First 12 Caesars minus just one. Caligula!! I keep looking but the ones I find are out of my price range - for now anyway. Again, I like your coins. They are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with us. Regards, JW Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 11:41 pm Nice start to a Griffin collection. I like the idea of collecting a mythological animal. I have been collecting Roman and Greek coins of Pegasus. I have 12 now, most of the Greek examples are quite pricy. The roman ones are more affordable especially the later bronzes. Good luck with your collection. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2897 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 07:13 am @jwharper That's good going getting a denarius from nearly all the first 12 Emperors. Both Caligula and Claudius are the difficult ones so you're half way there - congrats. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 09:03 am jwharper........ If you were to organize with a theme in mind, I'll bet you would find several within your fine collection. I think Roman Standards would make a very interesting theme. Spider5689.......... I'd love to see some of your Pegasus coins. I thought about a set like that as well. I haven't brushed up on it lately but Pegasus is very cool. IMO Thanks all for your remarks. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 5:30 pm I started a small Griffin collection myself. I have some information about your Abdera coin. It used to be part of my collection before I sadly had to part with it. I still have a few Griffins myself:- Some Greeks. An Abdera drachm:- A Teos drachm:- And Republicans:- L Papius Denarius Serratus I think that it is a great theme. Regards, Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 7:18 pm maridvnvm I'm sorry you had to let the little Abdera go. Although I'm very happy to have it. It's a small world. You have some very nice griffin coins. I've picked a few more recently, but they are a step or two down in caliber from your coins. Indeed it is a good theme. I need to find a reference for the abdera coins (and other Greeks)... they minted a lot of Griffins. There seem to be a number of variations on the Abdera coin I got from your collection and the one you show above(incused square). I saw one similar today that had reference to a magistrate, I believe, but like I say I don't know yet where to find detailed info about them. Thanks for your reply. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 10/01/2011 10:27 pm Cool coins! Report this Post to the Staff
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