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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 5125919, member: 99456"]"Better one sparrow in thy hand than a thousand on the wing"</p><p>- <a href="http://www.learnassyrian.com/assyrianlibrary/assyrianbooks/History%20-%20100AD%20-%201800AD/The%20Proverbs%20of%20Ahikar%20the%20Wise.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.learnassyrian.com/assyrianlibrary/assyrianbooks/History%20-%20100AD%20-%201800AD/The%20Proverbs%20of%20Ahikar%20the%20Wise.pdf" rel="nofollow">Proverbs of Ahikar the Wise,</a> 6th Century Assyria, #51</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202816[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="2">Noodle snacks, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" rel="nofollow">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domestic_Goose.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domestic_Goose.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wikimedia Commons</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>My latest coin appears to be a rare variety in weight, 1.11g, and with a ring to the left of the goose. I'm not usually a fan of tiny coins, but the goose on this one and the sturdy nugget of a flan drew me in for a bid. I find the fine, even crystallization pattern attractive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202324[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Macedon, Eion</b>, c. 480-470 BC, AR Diobol or Triobol?, 1.11g, 9mm</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Goose standing right, head left; small ring to upper left</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Incuse square</p><p><b>Ref: </b>AMNG III/2, –; SNG ANS 271 corr. (ring not noted)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a closeup of the surface:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202325[/ATTACH]</p><p>Eion captured from the Persians by Cimon, Athenian general, for the Delian League not long before this coin was minted. Eion later would be strategically important in the Pellopenisian war between Sparta and Athens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here the location of <b>Eion</b> in Macedonia, on a map of "<i>The Athenian Empire at its height (about 450 BC)</i>" from the <a href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html#G" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html#G" rel="nofollow">collection of historical maps</a> available online at the University of Texas at Austin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202814[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="2">The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>To add to the bird theme - here's a Roman republican coin from more than three centuries later, 102 BC.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202806[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>C. Fabius C.f. Q.n. Hadrianus</b>, 102 BC, AR denarius, Rome</p><p><b>Obv:</b> EX A PV, Turreted and veiled bust of Cybele right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Victory driving galloping biga right, E below horses, bird before, C FABI C F in exergue</p><p><b>Size:</b> 19.6mm, 3.96 grams</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 322/1b; Fabia 14; Sydenham 590</p><p><a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck" rel="nofollow"><b>Notes</b> on this coin</a> and the ill-fated C. Fabius Hadrianus.</p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, additional information, references, comments, and corrections are always appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Share coins with birds or anything else that you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 5125919, member: 99456"]"Better one sparrow in thy hand than a thousand on the wing" - [URL='http://www.learnassyrian.com/assyrianlibrary/assyrianbooks/History%20-%20100AD%20-%201800AD/The%20Proverbs%20of%20Ahikar%20the%20Wise.pdf']Proverbs of Ahikar the Wise,[/URL] 6th Century Assyria, #51 [ATTACH=full]1202816[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2]Noodle snacks, [URL='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0']CC BY-SA 3.0[/URL], via [URL='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domestic_Goose.jpg']Wikimedia Commons[/URL][/SIZE] My latest coin appears to be a rare variety in weight, 1.11g, and with a ring to the left of the goose. I'm not usually a fan of tiny coins, but the goose on this one and the sturdy nugget of a flan drew me in for a bid. I find the fine, even crystallization pattern attractive. [ATTACH=full]1202324[/ATTACH] [B]Macedon, Eion[/B], c. 480-470 BC, AR Diobol or Triobol?, 1.11g, 9mm [B]Obv: [/B]Goose standing right, head left; small ring to upper left [B]Rev: [/B]Incuse square [B]Ref: [/B]AMNG III/2, –; SNG ANS 271 corr. (ring not noted) Here's a closeup of the surface: [ATTACH=full]1202325[/ATTACH] Eion captured from the Persians by Cimon, Athenian general, for the Delian League not long before this coin was minted. Eion later would be strategically important in the Pellopenisian war between Sparta and Athens. Here the location of [B]Eion[/B] in Macedonia, on a map of "[I]The Athenian Empire at its height (about 450 BC)[/I]" from the [URL='https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html#G']collection of historical maps[/URL] available online at the University of Texas at Austin. [ATTACH=full]1202814[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2]The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923. [/SIZE] To add to the bird theme - here's a Roman republican coin from more than three centuries later, 102 BC. [ATTACH=full]1202806[/ATTACH] [B]C. Fabius C.f. Q.n. Hadrianus[/B], 102 BC, AR denarius, Rome [B]Obv:[/B] EX A PV, Turreted and veiled bust of Cybele right [B]Rev:[/B] Victory driving galloping biga right, E below horses, bird before, C FABI C F in exergue [B]Size:[/B] 19.6mm, 3.96 grams [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford 322/1b; Fabia 14; Sydenham 590 [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/birds-and-bad-luck'][B]Notes[/B] on this coin[/URL] and the ill-fated C. Fabius Hadrianus. As usual, additional information, references, comments, and corrections are always appreciated. [B]Share coins with birds or anything else that you find interesting or entertaining.[/B][/QUOTE]
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