Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gorgeous object, indeed. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Aug 14, 2013, at 3:09 AM, John Nebel wrote: > Late to the party, I'd been debating posting this image of motion, but > here goes... > > <http://photos.csd.net/euainetos_tetradrachm.html> > > The die engraver, Euainetos, is regarded as one of the greatest in the > ancient world. This particular coin is a masterpiece, and Euainetos was > clearly proud of it as Nike flying overhead with a wreath with which to > crown the victor, is holding a tablet with ????? on it, his name. Dies > were rarely signed, and never in this manner. > > The reverse depicts Apollo and the name of the town ????????? (Katane), > the crab on the obverse and crayfish on the reverse likely symbolize the > Amenanus, the underground river running into and surfacing within Katane. > > The knotted rope and bell resemble, to my eye at least, the pattern on > Apollo's omphalos in Delphi. > <http://omphalos150.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/omphalos-at-delphi/> > > Comments, criticisms welcome. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information