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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3747728, member: 32619"]I missed it too...I was in the hospital when it was originally posted. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's been my opinion that the horseman motif was just popular and I've never given it much thought. I suspect there is some mythic or heroic attachment to the horseman that may be lost to us (at least unknown to me!) and that could help explain it's enduring popularity. I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that people kept well made coins instead of spending them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have no Greek coins with a horseman such as your two. These are the types of horsemen I have in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-31-lysimachus-horseman.3461/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Lysimachus, Kingdom of Thrace, BC 323-305</p><p>AE, 5g, 17mm; 5h; BC 317-305</p><p>Obv.: laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>Rev.: ΦΙΛΙ[ΠΠΟΥ]; horseman riding right; ΛΥ beneath horse left, lion forepart right (protome of lion)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-93-hiero-ii-horseman.3909/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Hiero II, 270-215 BC</p><p>Æ27, 18.4g, 6h; Sicily, Syracuse, circa 230-218/5 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Diademed head of Hiero left, beardless.</p><p>Rev.: Horseman prancing right, holding couched spear, Σ // ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't think I would be posting one of my newest coins twice in one day, but I assume the coin below was inspired by Greek coinage:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-207-bolskan-horseman.13010/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>SPAIN, Bolskan (Osca). Circa 150-100 BC.</p><p>AR Denarius, 18mm, 3.7 gm, 2h.</p><p><i>Obv</i>.: Male head right; Iberian 'bon' behind.</p><p><i>Rev</i>.: Horseman holding spear right, Iberian 'bolskan' below.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3747728, member: 32619"]I missed it too...I was in the hospital when it was originally posted. It's been my opinion that the horseman motif was just popular and I've never given it much thought. I suspect there is some mythic or heroic attachment to the horseman that may be lost to us (at least unknown to me!) and that could help explain it's enduring popularity. I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that people kept well made coins instead of spending them. ;) I have no Greek coins with a horseman such as your two. These are the types of horsemen I have in my collection: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-31-lysimachus-horseman.3461/full[/IMG] Lysimachus, Kingdom of Thrace, BC 323-305 AE, 5g, 17mm; 5h; BC 317-305 Obv.: laureate head of Apollo right Rev.: ΦΙΛΙ[ΠΠΟΥ]; horseman riding right; ΛΥ beneath horse left, lion forepart right (protome of lion) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-93-hiero-ii-horseman.3909/full[/IMG] Hiero II, 270-215 BC Æ27, 18.4g, 6h; Sicily, Syracuse, circa 230-218/5 BC. Obv.: Diademed head of Hiero left, beardless. Rev.: Horseman prancing right, holding couched spear, Σ // ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ I didn't think I would be posting one of my newest coins twice in one day, but I assume the coin below was inspired by Greek coinage: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-207-bolskan-horseman.13010/full[/IMG] SPAIN, Bolskan (Osca). Circa 150-100 BC. AR Denarius, 18mm, 3.7 gm, 2h. [I]Obv[/I].: Male head right; Iberian 'bon' behind. [I]Rev[/I].: Horseman holding spear right, Iberian 'bolskan' below.[/QUOTE]
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