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Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 10:04 am Not aware of any ancients with a ball on the coin... does anyone know of the first coin issued with a ball of any sort depicted on the coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 10:22 am not sure if they are the 1st, but pretty early on. http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=476108 http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=624308 http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=476101 Report this Post to the Staff
Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 10:44 am Helpful... thanks. Used this information to search internet and can't find any for sale. Found a few in prices realized at prior actions. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 12:39 pm These descriptions sound like something I might have dreamed up listing on ebay after a long day. Somehow I think they may be ''misinterpretations" of something else. The fact that the 'player' is female might give a clue. Pomegranates were a universal symbol of motherhood and fertility. I suspect that what looks like a ball may be something more symbolic. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 1:14 pm Could also be a globe, they were also depicted often on Roman coins. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 1:16 pm I think though that a globe (ie the world) would be more firmly planted in hand rather than 'bounced'. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 1:50 pm Maybe I missed something but I didn't see where Windycity said it was being bounced. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 3:02 pm No he didn't. But the desciption on the example #3 does! If there were a 'hoop' to one side I might believe it but I think there is an explanation (somehow) that doesn't involve rubber plantations or dribbling a basketball. Maybe a yoyo ! Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 3:20 pm The example shown looks like a Greek advertisement for the "Fushigi" ball. Only 20 drachma .... plus shipping ! Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/28/2013 4:27 pm I suppose some sellers try reference coins from establish references made some time ago, for example the above pictured coin is ref. SNG ANS 813. Where SNG came up with the description I do not know. David Sear also describes a similar coin to this as Nike playing with a ball in his Ancient Greek Coins, Europe book. Historis Numorum describes the Larissa coins as Nike tossing balls...fig 63 http://www.snible.org/coins/hn/bruttium.html Perhaps the image is referring to the Olympic games. Report this Post to the Staff
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