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Bedrock of the Community
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Oxos--nice shot!  |
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DAY #24 => COIN #7
Dionysian Tetradrachm of Maroneia, ThraceMinted in the Greek city of Maroneia in Thrace Struck 168-148 B.C. 31 mm 16 grams Obverse - Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead. Reverse - Ī"IONĪ„Ī£OY Ī£Ī©Ī¤Ī- Ī”ĪĪ£ MĪ'PĪ©NITĪ©Ī, Dionysus, naked, standing left, holding grapes and two narthex wards; two monogram in field, to left and right. Reference: Sear 1635 Ex -- Forest City Coins, London, Ontario, Proprietor -- Mr. Keith Greenham -- purchased in the 1980s    => yes, for peace-of-mind I ended-up sending this coin away to David Sear to authenticate=> please continue to add your excellent comments (great job, friends)
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oxos => gorgeous shot of Fisgard Lighthouse!!
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Ummm, maybe you can read this one? (sorry, but I still don't have my home computer and my camera up-n-running yet) NOTE => David Sear does mention that the coin has been cleaned and pollished and that it has a bit of surface corrosion (but I still think that this coin "rocks!")
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04/24/2012 08:34 am
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I've been reading this thread and it's been fairly interesting. You must be loaded in order to get all these coins. lol
How long have you been collecting ancient coins?
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I bet you have some pretty cool images of lighthouses then echizento? This is a coin forum and not a photo one, but I love lighthouses and have taken pictures of most of the northern lighthouses in Washington and most of them along the coast of Oregon. I wanted to go as far as California, but haven't gotten there yet. Thanks for the thumbs up guys! I wonder if there is any lighthouse reverses on any Romans or Greeks?  As usual Steve your new coin ROCKS, polished or not! I think all of us are quite envious of your collection. I know I am  . Keep um' coming! |
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Very beautiful obverse . Oxos, I do have along with some interesting stories. |
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Gil-galad wrote =>Quote:
You must be loaded in order to get all these coins. ... ummmm yes, I think I'd had a few glasses of wine when I ordered most of these coins!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Steve, you got a lot of good info on this coin from David Sear--glad to hear it checks out! Did he have anything to say about the Athens owl tetradrachm--does he conform what Dr. Prokopov said? |
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... ummmm yes, I think I'd had a few glasses of wine when I ordered most of these coins!! YES!! You must have! lol |
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Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. Quote:
He is a major, popular figure of Greek mythology and religion, and is included in some lists of the twelve Olympians. His festivals were the driving force behind the development of Greek theatre. Quote:
The earliest cult images of Dionysus show a mature male, bearded and robed. He holds a fennel staff, tipped with a pine-cone and known as a thyrsus. Later images show him as a beardless, sensuous, naked or half-naked androgynous youth: the literature describes him as womanly or "man-womanish".   => ummmm, huh? ... geeesh, if I was Dionysus I'd be pretty upset at my Public Relations manager for changing my image!!Edited by stevex6
04/24/2012 12:42 pm
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DVC => you'll just have to wait for that Owl-coin to "have its day" |
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Steve--yeah, I can wait on that one--good to hear everything is authentic! |
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=> ummmm, huh? ... geeesh, if I was Dionysus I'd be pretty upset at my Pubic Relations manager for changing my image!! Me fix. |
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"Pubic" Relations ...... ahahahaha, good one!!
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