Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The coin is in excellent condition for its age, and your photo of it is beautifully done. Hellenistic and Roman history have long fascinated me. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 12/15/12 7:37 PM, "John Nebel" <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: ><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 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information