Ancients => Giddy-Up => A sweet Tyche and a good ol' Horsehead

Hmmmm? ... Aphrodite and Tyche seem to be the ladies adorning these coins from Cilicia, eh?

 

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Seriously, no one knows my coin's connection huh? Ok, here is the pics again and the attribution:



Dionysopolis - Moesia Inferior / Thrace


Modern Balcic / Balchik on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria


Gordian III, Caesar April-June, 238 AD; Augustus 238-244 AD.


AE Pentassarion


SIZE - 28 mm


WEIGHT -11,80 grams


AVT K M ANTWNIOC GORDIANOCAUG, confronted busts from Gordian III & Serapis


DIONUCOPOLEITWN, Agathodaemon Serpent coiled right


Value mark E in left field.


Any guesses now?

 

Cilicia and Pirates => Arrrrrr, ya scurvy dawgs!! (I thought this was fairly interesting)

 

"Please tell us more about the Cilician Pirates, stevex6"

... well, okay ... here is what happened next:

 

medoraman .... sorry, I got nuthin'

:dismay:

 

Agathodaemon

From Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathodaemon

He is Tyche's husband. Don't hear a lot about him, huh?

 

medoraman => super-cool trivia tidbit!! (I'm mad that I didn't figure it out) ... I was chasing different tangents (nowhere close to what you were askin' for ... my bad)

... again => very cool ... and you're correct => you don't hear much about poor ol' Agathodaemon (apparently, not unlike stevex6, he did "not" wear the pants in the relationship?!!)

 

Excellent coins, you guys are to much. Great history lesson and overall thread!

 

Don't worry steve I would never let you stand alone....:thumb:

Time of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 379-373 BC
AR 22mm x 9.75g
Asia Minor,Greek Persia, Kilikia (Cilicia)
City of Tarsus (Tarsos)
Obv. 3/4 Facing Head of Arethusa
Rev. Bust of ARES / MARS right,wearing Attic Helmet.

Reference: Sear-5640 BMC29

 

Thanks Noober!! ... smooth lookin' coin!!

 

Great Coin Steve!!
:thumb::thumb::thumb:


Nice Coins All!