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Pillar of the Community
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Off to bed. If nobody has it tomorrow (my tomorrow) I will leave a clue. Hic!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hic? Is that a clue? Is that a thyrsus on his left shoulder? Is it Dionysus/Bacchus?
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Pillar of the Community
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You are correct TIF it is Dionysos.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a beautiful and interesting coin. From Thrace? That's also Dionysus on the obverse. Not sure if I've seen this coin with Dionysus on the reverse-- saw a few with Herakles on the reverse recently. What looked like the tip of a thyrsus at the left side of his neck (reverse depiction) must just be a bit of moved metal. With Anoob in mind, here's the next one:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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It's not shiva...  ... I have the coin so I will refrain... For the time being. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Anoob, you have this one? I didn't remember that... it's an interesting coin :) Didn't find many examples online and this one is not a great example. I was (still am) unfamiliar with this goddess.
This coin is from an eastern empire. Seen while browsing an e-tailer's site.
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Pillar of the Community
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What happened all these guys on the forum and no one guesses the Gods....
Jeeze TIF you should give'em another clue...
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Pillar of the Community
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Nope... but Chris-- you *know* this coin, I promise that you do. You identified the obverse on another thread. Not this exact coin but one just like it.
This coin appears in the Guess the Emperors thread.
It's a Kushan coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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how about nanaia...is it a kushan coin?
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, it is Kushan (see a few posts up) and you got it.. Nanaia. From http://www.ancientimports.com/cgi-b....pl?id=21381 Quote:
Kushan Kings Kanishka Æ Unit / Nanaia
Attribution: MACW 3087
Date: 130-158 AD
Obverse: King standing facing, head left, beside altar, holding trident
Reverse: The goddess Nanaia standing right
Size: 25.89 mm
Weight: 16.48 grams
Rarity: 5 Not as nice as the one Nate posted in GTE. |
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Pillar of the Community
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well, I'm running out of coins! I guess i'll just have to buy some more hu?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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yup, that's it! kingdom of chalkis coin...discori reverse...i already used them.  |
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