Ancient octopus coin?

[Tanuki]

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!

[YOY]

1. Greek, possibly Macedonian or Thracian from the look of it.

n.t.

[Posteritatis]

2. These might help:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/euboia/eretria/i.html

http://www.snible.org/coins/hn/euboea.html

[Tanuki]

6. Very helpful and interesting links--thank you! n/t

[Matariki]

3. That's no octopus. That's The Kraken!

Mighty cool! Thanks for pointing it out.

[Brickbat]

4. It's an ancient imagining of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

In the old days, it didn't need wings to fly.

[pintobean]

5. Ah! Pieces of eight.

[Javaman]

7. Cthulhu isn't amused. nt

[proteus_lives]

9. The Dread Lord Cthulhu doesn't even notice the worship of humans.

He will devour us all.

[Javaman]

11. Actually the Lord Cthulhu thinks we're twinkies. nt

[Renew Deal]

8. I liked it too.

It could be Greek.

[slampoet]

10. I don't know but the coin just picked France Over Portugal.

[metapunditedgy]

12. Clearly depicts the FSM, 500 years BC. Fascinating. n/t