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A tough one guys! I was a God worshiped by many different people, I had many different names, but in this personification I have a special title. The orgins of my story predate the Greeks, I was first loved by the Minoans on Crete many thousands of years ago. I always assured that those who worshiped me where well fed, but never spent time in a kitchen. Here I appear in a land far for Greece. I was abducted once, and lived in another world. People throughout antiquity worshiped me in many ways, the Carthaginians even sacrificed there children or animals (in a 3:1 ratio) to insure my love...but here I am NOT Tanit! I have one of the largest cult followings and these people gave me a special name title! Who am I? Where is my coin from? What is my Title! AE 18mm c. 200-100 BC 
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Valued Member
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Mysia, Kyzicos with Kore on obverse
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Baal-Hamon?
EDIT: I believe hes the carthaginians equivalent of Saturn/Cronos.
Edited by Ben 11/22/2012 09:59 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Dionysos got it - the goddess , the location and the coin but not the title!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Uhhh, when I did greek mythology at school we had Persephone 'Queen of Hades'?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Quote: ...but not the title! Korean  (  ) or Despoina 
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Pillar of the Community
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Still holding out- kore= persephone= tanit .... In this case she is the "savior" ... Come on Batman ! .... Good guess Ben take it with the title if you can find it!
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Valued Member
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Ahhh, Kore Soteira (she had many titles  ).
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I spend too much time in front of my computer looking/researching coins  More... that's fun 
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Agreed.... I will look for more not so well known personifications.... Really glad you like it.
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