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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1876782, member: 19463&quot;]We were asked for two so I&#039;ll show the twins Apollo and Artemis (AKA, in Latin, Diana).&nbsp; Apollo, who is unusual among the gods in that he has the same name in Greek and in Latin, is on many more coins than his sister.&nbsp; Apollo also comes in many varieties including my personal favorite Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard slayer).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On this Sauroktonos of Septimius from Nikopolis, Apollo plans to throw a dart at the lizard&nbsp; climbing up the branch.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]317450[/ATTACH] </p><p>On the Geta also of Nikopolis, he prepares to grab the lizard with his hand.&nbsp; In both cases Apollo stabilizes the branch with the other hand and poses with his legs crossed.&nbsp; The type copies a statue by Praxiteles.&nbsp; Both of my coins made the Google page:</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sauroktonos&amp;espv=210&amp;es_sm=122&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=sMsTU-uwGYmZ0QG814GICQ&amp;ved=0CKYBEIke&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=709" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sauroktonos&amp;espv=210&amp;es_sm=122&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=sMsTU-uwGYmZ0QG814GICQ&amp;ved=0CKYBEIke&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=709" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=sauroktonos&amp;espv=210&amp;es_sm=122&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=sMsTU-uwGYmZ0QG814GICQ&amp;ved=0CKYBEIke&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=709</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317451[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Gordian III is from Hadrianopolis but is another pose.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]317452[/ATTACH] </p><p>This Commodus as has yet another pose...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]317455[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>...as does this Septimius of the Alexandria mint.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]317460[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the last appearance of Apollo is on this Anonymous Pagan issue c.311 AD.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]317453[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have many coins with Artemis.&nbsp; This Diadumenian of Nikopolis shows the huntress with hound.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]317465[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This Laodicea denarius of Julia Domna shows Diana as the bringer of light.&nbsp; In addition to her torch, she wears the moon on her shoulders. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]317471[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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