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Gods or gods encarnate? Roman Patrons? I am with you JW.
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Ireland
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Wouldn't deified emperors be deities?  |
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 United States
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  AE Antoninianus Gallienus GALLIENVS AVG MINERVA AVG VIIC dot RIC I ANTIOCH 617   AE Tetradrachm Carinus AK MAKAPINOC CEB LB, year 2 ALEXANDRA MINT EMMETT 4001 Athena holding Victory Edited by echizento
10/06/2012 1:47 pm
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here's mine, recycled posts....   Licinius I IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG ALE Alexandria RIC VII Alexandria 18 and this constantine I that I believe is unlisted....   |
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It was cool seeing everyone's architectural entries--including the altars.  #1: Here's my favorite deity on a coin--Artemis--the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin-sister of Apollo.  Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AE24 Litra. Period 4, circa 295 BC. SWTEIRA, head of Artemis right, in triple-pendant earring & necklace, quiver over shoulder. Reverse, Winged thunderbolt, AGAQOKLEOS above, BASILEOS below 9.58 gr Edited by DVCollector
10/06/2012 3:26 pm
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United States
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#2 Poseidon--Greek god of sea and earthquakes. Apparently, the Greeks correctly associated earthquakes and Tsunamis.  Syracuse Sicily, Hieron II 275-215 BC, AE18, 5.74g Head of Poseidon left Ornamental trident, dolphin to each side "IER-WNOS" below Calciati 194 Edited by DVCollector
10/06/2012 3:09 pm
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Blast you DVC!-now I have put poesidon back in the flip.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 --can't there be more than just one Poseidon coin? Post yours too! |
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Yes, Ed, that is exactly what I meant. Your coin is a real beauty!
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I'm going to go with Jupiter and Genius. Philip II (A.D. 247-249) AR Antoninianus, A.D. 245-246 (as Caesar), Rome, 23.0mm, 3.77g, 0°, RIC IV 213. Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: IOVI CONSERVAT. Jupiter standing left, thunderbolt in right, scepter in left.  Maximian (A.D. 286-305) Silvered Follis AE1, A.D. 296, Aquileia, 27.1mm, 8.94g, 180°, RIC VI 23b. Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Genius standing left holding paterain right, cornucopia in left; AQP in ex  |
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=> awesome looking coins, fellas ...  |
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I havent been able to enter the past couple of competitionds, but I'm endeavouring to enter this one! Heres my entry, still cleaning, and the more dirt that comes off, the less patina there is. My claim to fame for this is that I am entering 1 coin with 2 deities - from two religions! First one, the hand of god is crowning Eudoxia (which I add, is 122 on Steves list!). Thats the Abrahamic god. Second, the reverse is Victory with a Chi Ro. Victory is a pagan deitym shown here with a christian symbol. Id just like to add about the significance of having the Abrahamic god on a coin, because it doesn't happen. Jesus is seen later, but graven images of that god is very much banned. Even if it is just his hand!   SALVS REIPUBLICAE Hand of God crowning EUDOXIA. Victory with Chi Ro. |
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=> Lookin' good, BenByfield!!
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#1 Achilles and Thetis  Head of Achilles; reverse Thetis, Mother of Achilles, seated on Hippocamp Thessaly, Larissa Cremaste 16mm, 5.8g #2 Persephone  Head of Persephone right; reverse tripod, trident monogram Kyzikos, Mysia 18mm, 4.9g |
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Dionysos, also known as Bacchus, son of Zeus and Greek god of vegetation and fruits of the trees and particularly wine. In portraits his head is crowned with grape vine leaves.  Silver. 31 mm. 15.49 grams. Struck in Maroneia, Thrace, after Macedonia became of Roman province in 148 BC. Head of young Dionysos Dionysos, naked standing left holding grapes and two narthex wands (like Harry Potter), chlamys around left arm. "Dionysos, Father" MAPONITON (in Greek) minted in Maroneia, Thrace. Dionysos was worshipped with great enthusiasm by followers. I think I saw some of them at a college football game yesterday.  |
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