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<p>[QUOTE="eparch, post: 7808319, member: 89211"]Sandan continued to be depicted for several centuries after that.</p><p>There are Severan examples, but mine is Hadrian :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1341123[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA. Tarsus. Hadrian (117-138). Tridrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡΑ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ΝΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ.</p><p>Laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: ΤΑΡϹΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ.</p><p>Sandan, holding bipennis and wreath, standing right on horned lion right.</p><p><br /></p><p>RPC III 3268; SNG BN -; Prieur 769</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG had this to say about a similar coin</p><p><br /></p><p>"The cult of Sandan, or Sandas, is a remnant of the 17th century BC Hittite occupation of Cilicia. In his Luwian form he was Teshub, the god of mountain storms. Within the Hittite sanctuary at Yazilikaya he is depicted as a bearded god with conical headdress, holding a club and plant, probably related to the Mesopotamian Tree of Life. Like the rest of the Hittite High Gods, Teshub's feet never touch earth; he either rides the back of mythological beasts, is borne on the shoulders of lesser gods, or strides above the mountain tops. The mountain tops recall the lofty Hittite homeland, as does the high-peaked cap, and the pyramidal shape of Sandan's altar. While Sandan's cult in Tarsos became assimilated with that of Herakles, in his origins as a nature god he is more closely attuned to the Greek king of the gods, Zeus. This depiction of Sandan appears some 2000 years after his first appearance in mythology, yet the similarities to the Hittite original are striking."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="eparch, post: 7808319, member: 89211"]Sandan continued to be depicted for several centuries after that. There are Severan examples, but mine is Hadrian : [ATTACH=full]1341123[/ATTACH] CILICIA. Tarsus. Hadrian (117-138). Tridrachm. Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡΑ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ΝΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ. Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ΤΑΡϹΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ. Sandan, holding bipennis and wreath, standing right on horned lion right. RPC III 3268; SNG BN -; Prieur 769 CNG had this to say about a similar coin "The cult of Sandan, or Sandas, is a remnant of the 17th century BC Hittite occupation of Cilicia. In his Luwian form he was Teshub, the god of mountain storms. Within the Hittite sanctuary at Yazilikaya he is depicted as a bearded god with conical headdress, holding a club and plant, probably related to the Mesopotamian Tree of Life. Like the rest of the Hittite High Gods, Teshub's feet never touch earth; he either rides the back of mythological beasts, is borne on the shoulders of lesser gods, or strides above the mountain tops. The mountain tops recall the lofty Hittite homeland, as does the high-peaked cap, and the pyramidal shape of Sandan's altar. While Sandan's cult in Tarsos became assimilated with that of Herakles, in his origins as a nature god he is more closely attuned to the Greek king of the gods, Zeus. This depiction of Sandan appears some 2000 years after his first appearance in mythology, yet the similarities to the Hittite original are striking."[/QUOTE]
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