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Tanuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:36 AM
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Ancient octopus coin?
Someone who just donated to DU posted a picture in the Grovelbot's big board of what appears to be an ancient coin depicting an octupus. I thought it was really cool and wanted to know more about it, so if the poster (or anyone else who might know about it) could fill the rest of us in, I would be much obliged!
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:40 AM
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1. Greek, possibly Macedonian or Thracian from the look of it.
Edited on Thu Aug-19-10 10:41 AM by YOY
n.t.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:42 AM
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2. These might help:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/euboia/eretria/i.html

http://www.snible.org/coins/hn/euboea.html
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Tanuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:02 AM
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6. Very helpful and interesting links--thank you! n/t
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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:44 AM
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3. That's no octopus. That's The Kraken!
Mighty cool! Thanks for pointing it out.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:45 AM
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4. It's an ancient imagining of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
In the old days, it didn't need wings to fly.
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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 10:47 AM
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5. Ah! Pieces of eight.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:06 AM
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7. Cthulhu isn't amused. nt
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proteus_lives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:19 AM
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9. The Dread Lord Cthulhu doesn't even notice the worship of humans.
He will devour us all.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:23 AM
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11. Actually the Lord Cthulhu thinks we're twinkies. nt
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:07 AM
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8. I liked it too.
It could be Greek.
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slampoet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 11:21 AM
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10. I don't know but the coin just picked France Over Portugal.
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metapunditedgy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 12:04 PM
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12. Clearly depicts the FSM, 500 years BC. Fascinating. n/t
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