Abstract :
The griffin, as in its portrayal in the art of Egypt, Mesopotamia or Syria, has the same description and meaning from the beginning for thousands of years. It s relationship with Malakbel, the Syrian Sun God and the Egyptian Sun god, it s relation with the cult of Helios in India and also in Hellas with Apollon, further protecting its symbolic content with some variations and modifications for thousands of years, exposes the creature we re concerned with. The griffin on the coins at the beginning of the earliest period is used as a type, as well as an accompanying symbol for a type. The cities of Asia Minor consistently employed the griffon for nearly nine centuries, including during the Roman Period. In this article typographical evaluations of pictorial depictions of griffins on Asia Minor coins between the VI. century B.C. to the III. century A.D. are made. It is noticeable that over a long time period pictorial depictions of griffins divided into two as a bird or as a lion. Evaluation based upon their posture and movement also has made clear that there are nine different types of griffins.
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Griffin , iconography , typology , numismatics , Greek coins
