Al Kowsky Posted February 10 · Member Share Posted February 10 (edited) Today marks the 1st day of the Dragon Year for 2024 ☺️. The Asian animal zodiac is composed of 12 different animals that are teamed with 5 different elements, this year's element is wood. Pictured below is a wood dish, 4 in. diameter, c. 1900, with a Chinese dragon carved in cinnabar lacquer from my collection. If website members have coins or art objects with dragons feel welcome to post them 😉. Happy Year of the Dragon to everyone. Edited February 10 by Al Kowsky correction 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted February 10 · Supporter Share Posted February 10 Hope it is a good year for all. I have a gold sovereign with the dragon 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 10 · Supporter Share Posted February 10 Good idea for a thread! I'm looking forward to seeing the dragon coins others will show: Freiburg im Breisgau (?), civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1250 AD. Obv: dragon ("Lindwurm") r. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.37g. Ref: Berger 2432–3; Slg. Wüthrich 54; Wielandt, Breisgau 44. County of Mansfeld-Eisleben, Johann Georg III, AR ⅓ Taler, 1669 AD, Eisleben mint. Obv: (anchor) IOHAN. GEORG. COM. IN. MANSFELT. NOB ; 1/3; St. George on horseback r., slaying dragon with lance; on horse’s saddle, arms of Mansfeld-Eisleben. Rev: (anchor) DOM. IN. H. S. ET. S. FORTITER. ET. CONSTANTER; 16-69; crowned coat of arms of Mansfeld-Eisleben; AB-K for moneyer Anton Bernhard Koburger. 32.5mm, 9.12g. Ref: Tornau 493; KM #118. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted February 10 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 10 (edited) China, 50 cents, Kirin Province, 1899. K 388 13.12 grams China, Sinkiang Province, Tael (Sar), No Date (1905). Y 7 35.39 grams Annam (Vietnam), Minh Mang, half tael (5 tien), 1820-41. Ex Louis Teller. Davenport-113; km 188. 19.4 grams Annam, Minh Mang, piastre, year 15 (1834). Ex World-Wide Coins of California. SCH-183 27.4 grams Japan, trade dollar 1877 Meij,i year 10. Rarest date Davenport 275 27.19 grams Edited February 10 by robinjojo 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parthicus Posted February 10 · Member Share Posted February 10 Happy New Year! There's a dragon on this 1 yen from Japan dated Meiji 16 (1883): And dragons on these Chinese 20 cash coins from the first decade of the 20th century (I'm too lazy to figure out the exact dates right now): 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted February 10 · Member Author Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, robinjojo said: China, 50 cents, Kirin Province, 1899. K 388 13.12 grams China, Sinkiang Province, Tael (Sar), No Date (1905). Y 7 35.39 grams Annam (Vietnam), Minh Mang, half tael (5 tien), 1820-41. Ex Louis Teller. Davenport-113; km 188. 19.4 grams Annam, Minh Mang, piastre, year 15 (1834). Ex World-Wide Coins of California. SCH-183 27.4 grams Japan, trade dollar 1877 Meij,i year 10. Rarest date Davenport 275 27.19 grams Wonderful group of Asian dragons 🤩! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted February 10 · Supporter Share Posted February 10 Here's a little Roman Dragon .... happy new year... 11 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted February 10 · Member Author Share Posted February 10 Pictured below are some artifacts I sold in the past. Chinese bronze amulet, Ming Dynasty (16th cen.), 2.4 in. dia. One side depicts the 8 tri-grams, & the other side depicts the 12 zodiac animals. Chinese gilded bronze incense burner, 4 views, Qing Dynasty (18th cen.), 8.5 in. dia. The top of the burner depicts two dragons among clouds chasing the pearl of wisdom. Ming Dynasty (16th cen.) white jade belt plaque depicting a dragon surrounded by auspicious objects, 3.5 in. long. Chinese white jade belt hook, 2 views, Qing Dynasty (18th cen.), 6.5 in. long. The curved hook is a dragon head, & on the arc of the hook are two Ch'i (cat-like) dragons. This belt hook sold for $12,000.00 at auction 🤨. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ewomack Posted February 11 · Supporter Share Posted February 11 Some of my favorite coins have dragons on them. Great way to bring in the New Year! 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted February 11 · Member Author Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, ewomack said: Some of my favorite coins have dragons on them. Great way to bring in the New Year! Wonderful group of Japanese type coins 🤩! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientOne Posted February 11 · Member Share Posted February 11 How about a real dragon tooth? 4" Spinosaurus Tooth Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur which lived in what is now North Africa, from the lower Albian to Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 106 to 93.5 million years ago. This genus was first known from Egyptian remains discovered in the 1910s and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer. These original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional skull material has come to light in recent years. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the described fossils. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species, S. maroccanus, has been recovered from Morocco. Spinosaurus is often postulated as a piscivore, and work using oxygen isotope ratios in tooth enamel suggests that it was semiaquatic, living both on land and in water like a modern crocodilian. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted February 11 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 11 Here's a late addition. This small figurine is part of a group of jadeite figurines that appeared on eBay around 2004-05. As far as I can determine they were produced in the 1990s. Dragon-Turtle jadeite figurine, circa 1990s. 98.1 grams 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrefn Posted February 12 · Supporter Share Posted February 12 “Dragons are the final test of heroes.” J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted February 12 · Member Author Share Posted February 12 17 hours ago, AncientOne said: How about a real dragon tooth? 4" Spinosaurus Tooth Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur which lived in what is now North Africa, from the lower Albian to Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 106 to 93.5 million years ago. This genus was first known from Egyptian remains discovered in the 1910s and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer. These original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional skull material has come to light in recent years. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the described fossils. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species, S. maroccanus, has been recovered from Morocco. Spinosaurus is often postulated as a piscivore, and work using oxygen isotope ratios in tooth enamel suggests that it was semiaquatic, living both on land and in water like a modern crocodilian. That creature sure looks like a dragon 🤔. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted February 12 · Member Author Share Posted February 12 15 hours ago, robinjojo said: Here's a late addition. This small figurine is part of a group of jadeite figurines that appeared on eBay around 2004-05. As far as I can determine they were produced in the 1990s. Dragon-Turtle jadeite figurine, circa 1990s. 98.1 grams That's a finely carved jadeite tortoise 🤩! In Chinese mythology it is believed when a tortoise becomes 1,000 years old it will turn into a dragon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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