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You have some nice coins, but this one may be my favorite. I love the reverse and the "chunky - musclebound" horse.
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 Steve, that's a fantastic coin! The horse on your coin is especially impressive--it's built like a draft horse. I tried to find the significance of the rider holding the palm--does anyone know? Interesting info on Zeus--probably every lightning strike had some religious significance to Greeks.  |
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04/28/2012 6:12 pm
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what is that supposed to be between the horses legs?
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what is that supposed to be between the horses legs?  I just couldn't help myself. |
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juzzyb => Reverse: Youth on horse, holding palm; club belowI wasn't sure what the club underneath the horse represented either? ... so I went searching and found that there seems to be an amazing number of different "items" appearing below the horse on other Philip II coins!! The list that I compiled contained the following different item appearing below the horse: club crescent stern AN tripod thunderbolt grasshopper kantharos grapes greek letters shield trident wreath diademed kausia aplustre aphlaston dolphin grain ear gorgoneion head branch bucranium => kinda wild, eh? ... man, it must have been almost like collecting the "USA State Quarters" for the greek coin collectors!! I'm not sure what the different items represented? (maybe something along the lines of different mints, or perhaps each year a different item was used? ... but I'm obviously merely guessing) DVC => not sure what the rider holding the palm represents?
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The palm tree was a sacred sign of Apollo in Ancient Greece because he had been born under one in Delos Quote:
In ancient Mesopotamia, the date palm may have represented fertility in humans |
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I'm with JW... the horse reverse is solid! But to tell you the truth, I love the way Zeus fills the entire coin with his bust. Again, Steve another nice Greek. I'm just learning about Romans and Biblicals, so these coins are Greek to me. ha, ha!  Keep um' coming. Learning everyday.  |
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DAY #29 => COIN #2
Corinthian Style Stater of AKARNANIA with Bucranium AKARNANIA, Anaktorion. Circa 350-300 BC 21 mm 8.08 grams Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; KΛE above, monogram below, monogram and filleted bucranium behind. Reverse: Pegasos flying left Ref: Pegasi 71; BCD Akarnania 86 Ex -- Forest City Coins, London, Ontario,-- Proprietor -- Mr. Keith Greenham -purchased in the 1980s   => well, we're down to my last two coins!!
=> please hang-in there and continue to add your coin comments and add-in any Greek tales and/or knowledge that you think is interesting (thanks a lot!!)
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04/29/2012 07:27 am
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Athena is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Quote:
The Greek philosopher, Plato (429--347 BC), identified her with the Libyan deity Neith, the war goddess and huntress deity of the Egyptians. Quote:
She led battles as the disciplined, strategic side of war, in contrast to her brother Ares, the patron of violence, bloodlust and slaughter--"the raw force of war". Quote:
Though Athena is a goddess of war strategy, she disliked fighting without purpose and preferred to use wisdom to settle predicaments. The goddess only encouraged fighting for a reasonable cause or to resolve conflict. Quote:
Athena is also a shrewd companion of heroes and is the goddess of heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patron of Athens. The Athenians founded the Parthenon on the Acropolis of her namesake city, Athens (Athena Parthenos), in her honour.  
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04/29/2012 08:18 am
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Pegasus is a winged divine horse, usually depicted as white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Quote:
Greco-Roman poets write about his ascent to heaven after his birth and his obeisance to Zeus, king of the gods, who instructed him to bring lightning and thunder from Olympus. Quote:
According to legend, everywhere the winged horse struck his hoof to the earth, an inspiring spring burst forth. Quote:
He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon. Pegasus allows the hero to ride him to defeat a monster, the Chimera, before realizing many other exploits. His rider, however, falls off his back trying to reach Mount Olympus. Quote:
Zeus transformed him into the constellation Pegasus and placed him up in the sky.  
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04/29/2012 08:48 am
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I just couldn't help myself. Oh wow, lol I like that last picture of Athena in the second-to-last post, with her in the clouds with the owl. Might make it my desktop picture. |
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... yah, I thought you guys might like that shot of Athena  Edited by stevex6
04/29/2012 1:56 pm
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Beautiful coin. I also like the picture.
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