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Pillar of the Community
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In the spirit of Guess the Emperor, we turn our attention to the Gods,Goddesses and Deities of times long ago. For the ancient coin collector the ability to recognize the Gods is crucial. Many of the Gods are beautifully depicted on ancient coinage. I could think of no better opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Gods and their many forms. Rules: 1)Have fun. 2)Use whatever coin you like. (Preferably one with enough photographic detail) 3)Try and use native name and God. Reveal the coin but not the name of the god as the first clue of ID. 4)The first person to guess the god correctly selects the next God to be shown. If the person declines he or she may pass the honor to another person. Enjoy`  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great idea...and I have no idea on this one. :)
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Nope...  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Certainly looks 'Eastern'. What he has over his shoulder I am clueless. I will 'guess' Syria/Assyria and the only deity I can think of would be Baal. But that seems a stretch.
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Pillar of the Community
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here's got a hammer, how about hephaestus?
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Pillar of the Community
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Our First Winner!  FR!! Your are correct and gave the correct name well done. Persia, Satrap of Caria Halicarnassus Mint AR Tetradrachm 23.6 mm x 13.63 g Gov. Maussollos 377-353 BC Obverse: 3/4 facing head of Apollo Reverse: Ba'al Standing Right with Labrandus (Double Headed Axe) MAYSSOLLOY REF: SNGCop 590  Edited by Ancientnoob
06/04/2013 10:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Cheese and crackers now I need to dig something up ...... I am actually all pooped out from listing all my trash on the big bay (no ancients ..... next week) You gonna have to wait till morning and I will find something ..... somewhere ..... I think !
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This is going to be a fun an interesting thread. I'm going to sit back until I see some Roman Gods I may know.
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Pillar of the Community
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This does look like fun, but I'm going to have to just watch for now since I know nothing about these-- but I look forward to learning and to buying some of my own. This will give me a good preview of what's out there, so thanks!
Can anyone point me to a site which lists the various gods and deities found on ancient coins?
Edited by ThisIsFun
06/05/2013 05:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
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There are so many great coin books in Dutch, German and French (Dang Europeans), some have not been reprinted in English.
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Pillar of the Community
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FR where are you? I am getting anxious.
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Ed, that's a very interesting and useful site. It translates into English.
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I will hijack the thread and ask you to try this one...  |
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Posted 06/04/2013 9:11 pm
all to learn Dutch...
