XL ENIGMA NUMISMATICO DELLA SFINGE

[King John]

[eracle62]

Una moneta con lo struzzo greca..

[King John]

4 ore fa, eracle62 dice:

Una moneta con lo struzzo greca..

Sì sì...

[Martin_Zilli]

https://m.ebay.com/itm/ELAGABALUS-218AD-RARE-Hadrianopolis-in-Thrace-Ancient-Roman-Coin-Ostrich-i47835-/351324011341?_mwBanner=1

[King John]

Altro esemplare (meglio conservato e correttamente attribuito a Gordiano III e non ad Eliogabalo) della moneta segnalata da @Martin_Zilli

Roman Provincial Coins
THRACE. Hadrianopolis. Gordian III (238-244). Ae. Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Ostrich advancing right. Varbanov 3833 var. (obv. legend). Condition: Very fine. Weight: 2.71 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

[King John]

Ma io alludevo ad una moneta greca....... 

[King John]

Translation for @paparoupa: there is a Greek coin depicting an ostrich?

Modificato 9 Aprile, 2018 da King John

[paparoupa]

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1943503

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?idg=3577642

For sure there were no ostriches alive in that region. Could it be the extinct arabian ostrich? Then why is not appearing in coins from syria as well? Maybe someone visited africa and saw one live? We will never know...

[King John]

17 minuti fa, paparoupa dice:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1943503

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?idg=3577642

For sure there were no ostriches alive in that region. Could it be the extinct arabian ostrich? Then why is not appearing in coins from syria as well? Maybe someone visited africa and saw one live? We will never know...

And who knows?

[King John]

Your prize: another sphinx virtual coin.

[King John]

a @Martin_Zilli per l'impegno...