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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2642801, member: 56859"]I'm having a lot of luck with provincials in European auctions, but don't tell anyone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think that's the most likely scenario. He plucked the last notes with a great flourish.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pose is also similar to some modern bodybuilder poses. Maybe bodybuilder poses were influenced by Greek and Roman statues and coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe the question I should ask is "On ancient Greek and Roman coins, are any gods other than Apollo shown in this pose?"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice ones, Bing! All have that unmistakable Apollo hairstyle.</p><p><br /></p><p>More Apollos:</p><p><br /></p><p>Slender as a pre-teen girl; roll & locks hairstyle; examining his bow:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_aa8f475d6a1f49019b1ed222fe03def2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_497%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_aa8f475d6a1f49019b1ed222fe03def2.jpg&hash=b7fe7c5e8e15bf6db7c12ca8b575e393" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson</b></p><p>struck 227-225 BCE, Amphipolis mint?</p><p>AR tetradrachm, 32 mm, 17.1 gm</p><p>Obv: wreathed head of Poseidon right</p><p>Rev: Apollo seated left on prow left, holding bow; monogram below.</p><p>Ref: Panagopoulou 50–3 var. (unlisted dies); EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933; SNG Alpha Bank 1046; SNG Ashmolean 3266</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking wilder than usual:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phokistriobol-rt-jpg.546814/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOKIS, Federal Coinage</b></p><p>c. 357-354 BCE, under strategos Philomelos</p><p>AR triobol, 15 mm, 2.76 gm, 12 h</p><p>Obv: facing head of bull</p><p>Rev: laureate head of Apollo right; branch to left; φ below, Ω right</p><p>Ref: Williams – (O–/R193 [unlisted obv. die]); BCD Lokris 463.2 (this coin); HGC 4, 1046</p><p><i>From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 463.2</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Facing portrait but you can still see the trademark hairstyle:</p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/grynionmussel-rt-jpg.496246/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b>AEOLIS, Grynion (alt. spellings: Gryneion, Gyrnion, Grynium, others)</b></p><p>4th century BC</p><p>Æ 17 mm, 3.7 gm</p><p>Obi: laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left</p><p>Rev: ΓΥΡΝΗΙΩΝ; mussel shell</p><p>Ref: SNG Ashmolean 1445-6; SNG Copenhagen 202-4</p><p><br /></p><p>A generic depiction from the Neronian "ramen noodle" era of Alexandrian style:</p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_28ad1301dda144a398dbec33bc190353.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero</b></p><p>year 13, CE 66/7</p><p>tetradrachm</p><p>Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEP; radiate head right</p><p>Rev: Laureate bust of Apollo right; AYTOKPA; LIΓ</p><p>Ref: Emmett 110.13, R1, Milne 248[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2642801, member: 56859"]I'm having a lot of luck with provincials in European auctions, but don't tell anyone ;) I think that's the most likely scenario. He plucked the last notes with a great flourish. The pose is also similar to some modern bodybuilder poses. Maybe bodybuilder poses were influenced by Greek and Roman statues and coins? Maybe the question I should ask is "On ancient Greek and Roman coins, are any gods other than Apollo shown in this pose?" Nice ones, Bing! All have that unmistakable Apollo hairstyle. More Apollos: Slender as a pre-teen girl; roll & locks hairstyle; examining his bow: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_aa8f475d6a1f49019b1ed222fe03def2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_497%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_aa8f475d6a1f49019b1ed222fe03def2.jpg&hash=b7fe7c5e8e15bf6db7c12ca8b575e393[/IMG] [B]KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson[/B] struck 227-225 BCE, Amphipolis mint? AR tetradrachm, 32 mm, 17.1 gm Obv: wreathed head of Poseidon right Rev: Apollo seated left on prow left, holding bow; monogram below. Ref: Panagopoulou 50–3 var. (unlisted dies); EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933; SNG Alpha Bank 1046; SNG Ashmolean 3266 Looking wilder than usual: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phokistriobol-rt-jpg.546814/[/IMG] [B]PHOKIS, Federal Coinage[/B] c. 357-354 BCE, under strategos Philomelos AR triobol, 15 mm, 2.76 gm, 12 h Obv: facing head of bull Rev: laureate head of Apollo right; branch to left; φ below, Ω right Ref: Williams – (O–/R193 [unlisted obv. die]); BCD Lokris 463.2 (this coin); HGC 4, 1046 [I]From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 463.2 [/I] Facing portrait but you can still see the trademark hairstyle: [I][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/grynionmussel-rt-jpg.496246/[/IMG] [/I] [B]AEOLIS, Grynion (alt. spellings: Gryneion, Gyrnion, Grynium, others)[/B] 4th century BC Æ 17 mm, 3.7 gm Obi: laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left Rev: ΓΥΡΝΗΙΩΝ; mussel shell Ref: SNG Ashmolean 1445-6; SNG Copenhagen 202-4 A generic depiction from the Neronian "ramen noodle" era of Alexandrian style: [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_28ad1301dda144a398dbec33bc190353.jpg[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero[/B] year 13, CE 66/7 tetradrachm Obv: NEPΩKΛAYKAIΣΣEBΓEP; radiate head right Rev: Laureate bust of Apollo right; AYTOKPA; LIΓ Ref: Emmett 110.13, R1, Milne 248[/QUOTE]
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