Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<http://photos.csd.net/eumenesi.html> mouse over the image to view the reverse, click on the image for a enlargement The coin is 30 mm diameter, 17 gm mass, struck about 250 BC Eumenes I portrait on the obverse, Athena on the reverse. Athena is wearing a Corinthian helmet, holding a spear, and a shield with a Medusa head whose view will turn one to stone. There is a bow behind her, just in case. The sphinx is on the rear of Athena's throne, facing the inscription, and sets the scale of the design, as it has the body of a lion, and was no small house pet, and not friendly. The inscription ??????????, of Philaetarius, refers to Eumenes's father's brother, founder of the Attalid dynasty. comments, etc welcome. John