My New Purchase: A Litra From Syracuse

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ancient67 Valued Member France 336 Posts	Posted Yesterday 2:48 pm Hi all, Here is my last purchase I wanted to share with you. A nice litra from 466-405 BC. 11 mm, 0,69 gr. The head of Arethusa/ an octopus. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 200152 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:04 pm A nice purchase! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 336 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:45 pm Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 19519 Posts	Posted Today 7H 3M ago Lovely coin - thanks for posting! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Empty_Pockets Valued Member United States 294 Posts	Posted Today 1H 23M ago Nice coin. Congrats. But my question is, why the octopus? Were they some sort of deity? Joanne Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 5022 Posts	Posted Today 1H 0M ago What a great little coin, love that octopus! Looks like Arethusa has a cool dolphin swimming around her head too. Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 336 Posts	Posted Today 20M ago Yes, there is a small dolphin under Arethusa's portrait. Arethusa is the deity of a spring that you can still see today in Syracuse, and the fountain is a few metres away from the sea. It is a kind of small miracle! As for the octopus, it is a very common symbol in Greek thought. The Stoics, for instance, compare the soul (or rather, the hegemonic principle of the soul) to an octopus located at the centre of the body, whose tentacles extend in the limbs. For more symbolic interpretations See Denyse Berend, "Histoires de poulpes" : https://it.numista.com/L111892 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 200152 Posts	Posted Today 19M ago Thank you for the clarification. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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