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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 4279359, member: 83845"]Looks like Apollo is a near consensus so far (with a strong endorsement of Bucephalus for the mighty reverse steed <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ).</p><p><br /></p><p>Did Apollo have any special significance in relation to horses? Perhaps the obverse and reverse don’t necessarily need to be directly associated?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can understand why Apollo is a popular choice... all beardless and ready for a night on the town. Though in the reference book for the coins of Alexander III and Philip Arrhideus Price makes the argument against Apollo on the grounds that the head is stylistically different than contemporaneous depictions of Apollo on other Macedonian issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was interesting studying the different theories. One could spend a career studying the details of these humble little coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 4279359, member: 83845"]Looks like Apollo is a near consensus so far (with a strong endorsement of Bucephalus for the mighty reverse steed :) ). Did Apollo have any special significance in relation to horses? Perhaps the obverse and reverse don’t necessarily need to be directly associated? I can understand why Apollo is a popular choice... all beardless and ready for a night on the town. Though in the reference book for the coins of Alexander III and Philip Arrhideus Price makes the argument against Apollo on the grounds that the head is stylistically different than contemporaneous depictions of Apollo on other Macedonian issues. It was interesting studying the different theories. One could spend a career studying the details of these humble little coins.[/QUOTE]
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