Didrachm From Campania , Italy, Nola

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antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 10:36 am I was lucky to win this nice coin from a well known German collection for my Western Greek section.It is a coin from Nola , a city near to Naples . Nola struck only coins from 400 to 250 BC . It was an Oscan city , became under Etruscan domination , then Samnite and finally in 313 BC Roman . The coinage is modelled on that of Neapolis but begins later .I suppose Nola was under the influence of Neapolis , wich was Greek and Samnite , but I have to check it . Augustus died in august 14 in this city . albert Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 11:23 am Pretty coin; I especially like the obverse! Those man-headed hulls always freak me out, though. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 11:40 am Nice looking addition, I like it :-) Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 1:51 pm Very nice coin, I like the design of the bull with a human head. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 4:06 pm Quote: Those man-headed bulls always freak me out, though. I've been at a zoo recently, and I was really surprised (and almost freaked out) at how much did the (American) bison look like human-faced bulls. Now I'm wondering if the Greeks who originally came up with the imagery based it on European bison... they don't look quite as uncannily similar to man-headed bulls as American bison do, but it can still be fairly similar. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 5:19 pm Lovely example. Not an easy find. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
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