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Aesop's Fables Mardi Gras doubloon

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Title

Aesop's Fables Mardi Gras doubloon

Description

1974 Aesop's Fables Mardi Gras doubloon. Argus. Emperor Romulus. Jefferson Parish, LA. 1973. $3 from The Witch Lady, Metairie, LA, through Ebay, March, '99. Second copy for $2 from Jonathan Singer, Bronx, NY, through Ebay, Oct., '99.

What does one do with a coin that has different dates on its front and back? On the front, there are a stork with a tall vase, a grasshopper playing a violin, a Greek temple facade, a building column, and a written scroll. The back seems to feature Argus and the peacock.

Source

$3 from The Witch Lady, Metairie, LA, through Ebay, March, '99. Second copy for $2 from Jonathan Singer, Bronx, NY, through Ebay, Oct., '99.

Date

Collection

Carlson Fable Collection

Citation

“Aesop's Fables Mardi Gras doubloon,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed December 16, 2024, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/824.

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