The ancient so revered crustaceans that they put them on their money! According to the caption:
Coin from the city of Priapos, Mysia, (today Karabiga; Turkey) 1st century B. C.
The page I found this on includes a lengthy discussion of the origin of “lobster” and “crayfish.”
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How did lobster mean two different species?
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