My Last Acquisition : A Stater From Thourioi

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ancient67 Valued Member France 331 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 1:32 pm Hello folks, I just want to share with you this new acquisition. I like very much staters and distaters from Thourioi. The portrait of Athena is often beautiful, with all the dtails on the athenian helmet and especially the Skylla.The helmet is often in poor condition, but I found recently this one on whic all the deatils are still there. Report this Post to the Staff

jpbone Pillar of the Community United States 1959 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 1:42 pm I don't know anything about these coins except that I really like this one and I want one. Assuming it is authentic. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 1:56 pm Just stunning! These classical pieces are pieces of art. Superb selection Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 2:30 pm Incredible. I can see why you'd want to share today with the forum. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 2:51 pm Beautiful coin, this must have set up back a lot. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 5:57 pm That is a gorgeous 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
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 6:34 pm Absolutely WOW. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 9:17 pm Outstanding. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 04:55 am Mouthwatering. Those Greeks were the masters of aesthetic refinement, they understood beauty and this is the result. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 06:50 am Well centered pleasing to the eye. Very nice style, a piece of miniature art. Those edge cracks suggest authentic to me. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 11:52 am A beautiful coin , that is all I can say .For me , coins of Magna Graecia are the most beautiful ancient coins . Do you have an exact date ? I think the coin dates from 400/350 . The colony of Sybaris , vanquished by the Crotoniates , changed his name from Sybaris to Thurium-Thurioi in Greek . For two centuries from about 440 , the mint of Thurium was one of the most productive and influential in South Italy . The basic dzsigs on most of the silver coins were obverse the hea of Athene with an Attic helmet , sometimes decorated with Scylla , reverse a bull at first walking , later often more animated . Herodote went to Italy by the founding of Thourioi , after the destruction of Sybaris in 510 BC . The name of the city comes from the name of a well , namad Thouria . Here , the emperor Augustus is born in 63 BC . Report this Post to the Staff
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