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Well ...... While I hesitate to venture another 'guess'
there is only one strong possibility left.
Thetis the mother of Achilles.
" Was it so hard, Achilles,
So very hard to die?
Thou knowest, and I know not;
So much the happier am I. "
Patrick Shaw-Stewart
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FR you are right. Thetis, daughter of Nereus and one of the fifty Nereids. ( chrsmat71 nearly had it. ). It was at her wedding, attended by many deities, that the golden apple was tossed and was to be awarded only to 'the fairest' of the goddesses, which set in motion the events that led to the Trojan War.  THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste. 302-286 BC. AE 17mm, 5.7g. Obv. Head of Achilles left Rev. LA-RI, Thetis seated left on hippocamp, holding shield of Achilles with AX (=Achilles) monogram. Sear 2134 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetishttp://www.theoi.com/Pontios/NereisThetis.html |
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Very interesting specimen.
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I don't have many to chose from really While I disposed of most of my silver years ago I always hung onto this one. This one 'should' be simple enough .....  "Wiley's Dictionary" spec·i·men /ˈspese™me™n/ Noun An Italian astronaut. |
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Mars from a RSC Cornelia 50 denarius?
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Well now that wasn't so hard now was it ! Yes yes a rather dashing and 'suave' looking Mars looking back over his shoulder. Must have been Rome's disco period ...   Sear #254 Republican Denarius 88BC Cn Cornelius Lentulus |
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Try this one.  |
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L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus, denarius Obv:â€" Draped and veiled bust of Vesta left; Kylix behind Rev:â€" Togate male standing facing, dropping tablet inscribed V into a cista; LONGIN III V behind Minted in Rome 60 B.C. Reference:â€" Sydenham 935, Crawford 413/1, RSC I Cassia 10 Weight 3.68g. 19.67mm. 180 degrees.  |
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Any one willing to step up to the plate is encouraged to do so.
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