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Figure III-2-chi-039. Chimaera, monstrous hybrid creature, composed of the parts of a lion and a goat, and with a tail terminating with snake's head.

Item: Material: Denomination
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Mint: Issuer/Authority: Historical Period,
Date:
Collection:
A. Bronze 19 mm coin
(reverse)
Corinth,
Corinthia
Antoninus Pius
(r. 138-161 AD)
Roman Imperial,
138-161 AD
Private
B. Bronze 6.6 gm coin
(reverse)
Corinth,
Corinthia
Antoninus Pius
(r. 138-161 AD)
Roman Imperial,
138-161 AD
American Numismatic Society, New York
C. Bronze 13 mm coin
(reverse)
Uncertain,
Lycia
Uncertain Late Hellenistic,
100-31 BC
Private
D. Bronze 7.2 gm coin
(reverse)
Corinth,
Corinthia
Antoninus Pius
(r. 138-161 AD)
Roman Imperial,
138-161 AD
Private
E. Bronze Dupondius
(reverse)
Corinth,
Corinthia
Hadrian
(r. 117-138 AD)
Roman Imperial,
117-138 AD
Private
F. Bronze 5.2 gm coin
(reverse)
Corinth,
Corinthia
Lucius Verus
(r. 161-169 AD)
Roman Imperial,
161-169 AD
American Numismatic Society, New York

Source-Image(s): American Numismatic Society, MANTIS (www.numismatics.org; © American Numismatic Society): B (1944.100.38567), F (1975.17.3); Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): A (VAuctions, Auction 266, 7 July 2011, Lot 152), C (London Ancient Coins, Auction 42, 1 April 2015, Lot 171), D (Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 105, 26 November 2001, Lot 681), E (Numismatik Naumann, Auction 43, 1 May 2016, Lot 596). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page.

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