I just discovered this great thread. The free horse on this coin [IMG] seems to go with this song: [MEDIA] It has been in my top three since the...
I can't remember where I read it, but it was suggested that perhaps it had to do with the celator being right- or left-handed. Interesting...
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Tarentum again with 3 different animals: D is for DOLPHIN P is for PRAWN B is for BIRD (on reverse, with wings tied together) [IMG]
I'll see what other unusual animals I can find, but, as in my earlier thread, here are three octopi: One from Akragas (on the reverse): [IMG] Two...
[IMG] Tarentum, Calabria, AR stater, c 480-470 BC, 18 mm, 8.04 g. OBV: TARAΣ (retrograde); Nude Phalanthos riding dolphin right; scallop shell...
And the common types, but still BIG: Athens [IMG] Alexander III [IMG]
After lying low for awhile, I couldn't resist throwing a few of mine on the pile: Katane [IMG] Messana [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Maroneia [IMG]
Doug, I'm reluctant to broach a subject that is always problematic and controversial, but that Faustina sestertius has me suspecting it might be a...
Legacy: Here's another search listing of Tarentum nomoi. Keep scrolling down and you'll see hundreds of them! Register at this site and you can...
Tarentum nomoi do seem to be very popular these days. Perhaps it is the multitude of varieties. Maybe it's because everyone wants a guy riding a...
You may remember the thread with this octopus coin of Tarentum:...
I'm finished: V was my last letter...
Velia, Lucania: [IMG] Ex: Dr. Athos D. Moretti Collection. Ex: Conte Alessandro Magnaguti collection, Santamaria, Rome, October 14, 1949, Lot 229.
And "T" is for: Thurium, Lucania: [IMG] and Tarsos, Cilicia: [IMG]
Well, let's see: S is for Segesta, Sicily: [IMG] Selinos, Sicily: [IMG] Side, Phoenicia: [IMG] And especially Syracuse, Sicily: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I missed "S" while out of town, so didn't post my Side (Phoenicia), Segesta, Selinus, and 5 Syracuse pieces. I'll have to post my "T"s soon or...
Rhodes is indeed the major city on the island of the same name:...
I started a thread with this coin and I've always liked the way this dolphin rider is dragging an octopus along for the ride: [IMG] And here's...
Great article and research, TIF!
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