Lycian 1/3 Stater, Perikles With Mini Helios

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/10/2017 12:57 am After some deliberation, I think this will be the one that I keep for my collection. Lycian Dynasts Perikles c. 380-360 BC AR 1/3 stater Facing lion scall Lycian Triskeles, PE-R-EKLE in Lycian around, facing bust of Helios Perikles is one of the more common of the Lycian dynasts, and is generally held to be the last. Literature on his life is generally sparse or poorly understood, but he probably participated in the 366-360 Satrapal Revolt against the Achaemenid empire, and was either killed or driven into exile. His Greek name and addition of Greek gods to his coins indicate some level of affinity toward the Greek world, rather than his Persian overlords. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/10/2017 05:46 am Nice example. I have always found the prop reverse interesting, I wounded if they knew that if they attached these to their ships they would have a means of proportion? Thousands of years before they were actually used. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 12/10/2017 07:39 am Ron, didn't the triskeles symbol start as three legs, all bent at the knee? If so, then it seems to me that there was a bit of a connection between this symbol and movement--not maritime propulsion, but movement nonetheless. Nice coin! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/11/2017 11:26 am I'm not sure if the Triskeles originally had any significant connotation; it seems to be a very ancient symbol, and like the swastika, was probably "invented" many times in many parts of the world. Interesting point about the propeller, Ron, although I don't think the science behind propulsion had developed to that point yet. Archimedes lived about a century after these coins, and he demonstrated that a spiral shape can be used to move water, although his application was to bring water up more efficiently. It's an interesting thought at any rate, since the Antikythera mechanism tells us that the Greeks had developed gear technology, and so theoretically could have developed a hand crank to spin an underwater propellor; something that wouldn't actually be performed until the American Revolution. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/11/2017 4:41 pm Another from Perikles, this time with Hermes and a slightly different arrangment of the name Report this Post to the Staff
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