A Cartoon, Ovid, and Tomis

This discussion prompted me to search B.V. Head’s Historia Numorum. He states that the city goddess is “standing over” Pontos and that Pontos has a crab shell on his head. I presume he implied “with the dead claws still attached.” Makes sense, unless one speculates that the claws are growing out of Pontos’ head.

 

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Great coins, all.
A plus for the ones with confronting busts - just bought my first one from Marcianopolis. Would have preferred a Tomis one, but I won't complain

Also got a Tomis pseudo-autonomous. I feel I overpaid a little, but I always wanted a Tomis coin and as far as I know, these are not common.


Moesia, Tomis Æ21. 21 mm, 4,95 g. Pseudo-autonomous issue, late 1st century AD. Laureate head of Zeus right / [TOMEI]-TѠN outwards around eagle facing right on thunderbolt, head reverted. RPC II, 411; AMNG I.2, 2509.