Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Politican, same as always :-) Any coins with chariots and goddess though? :-) On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:28 PM, John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > Tarek, > > Seleucus got the worse part of that deal in 305 BC! > > You are quite correct on the lighting, a half-silvered mirror to > effectively create axial illumination. > > For many years I photographed coins for the American Numismatic > Association; they use those photos as stock and publish as the need arises, > surprisingly frequently. This coin is my own, the ANA's interests are > mainly US and mine are ancient. > > Best, > > John > > I forgot to mention the anchor - Apollo gave Seleucus' mother a ring with > an anchor insignia after fathering him. The anchor reminds us of his > divine > parentage. > > > > > > Tarek Charara wrote: > >> Nice coin and nice picture! Is that your collection? It looks like your >> picture is through a 45? glass with the lighting at 90?, correct? >> >> >> All the best from the south of France! >> >> Tarek >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Tarek Charara >> <http://www.tarekcharara.com> >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> Le 26 avr. 10 ? 20:21, John Nebel a ?crit : >> >> http://www.ancientmoney.org/greek_kingdoms/seleucusi_quadriga_tet.html >>> >>> Seleucus I, one of the diadochi, lost a battle with the Indian >>> Chandragupta in 305 BC. He ceded considerable territory in exchange for >>> 500 >>> war elephants, probably the oldest or sickest of Chandragupta's many >>> thousands. >>> >>> A good politician, Seleucus commemorated his loss as a victory and issued >>> coinage to let his empire know. >>> >>> John >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]