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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lane Walker, post: 4055354, member: 92357&quot;]To obtain a proper sense of what Thymbra was like I gather one has to study the era of Troy since Thymbra seems so influenced by it&#039;s much larger and older neighbor? I&#039;m fascinated by the little coins from Thymbra and their solemn depiction of Zeus Ammon. Any interesting tidbits out there would be a most welcomed addition to the attribution of this little coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zeus in many of these coins is wearing some sort of helmet or headdress. Does anyone know what this is from other attributions or references?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I would imagine that the Zeus Ammon influence to Thymbra came much in it&#039;s history. My knowledge of Ammon is that it&#039;s largely Egyptian-centric thus the concept of Zeus-Ammon wasn&#039;t necessary until a combination figure of both Egyptian and Greek cultures was desired/required, (enter BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞAN∆POY stage left)</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Courier New">Troas, Thymbra / AE, 15mm, 4.8 gm / 400-300 BC </font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Obv: head of Zeus Ammon left, bearded </font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Rev: 8 pointed star, pellet in center, ΘY between rays </font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Ref: BMC Troas, pg 89:3, plate 16:12 (pg 358) </font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Lin: from a lot of the Dr. Hartmann collection which was sold at the Dorotheum Auction house in Vienna /Austia some years ago</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/g8bemg4nspe41.png?width=1024&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=a3b43ee551aa12a9ceec369c4b20d5957a4b339c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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