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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4303824, member: 85693&quot;]Apollo Smintheus!&nbsp; Huh.&nbsp; Just got an mis-described AE from eBay and while digging into it, found the reverse shows Apollo Smintheus - Apollo the Mouse Killer.&nbsp; Who says Greek mythology lacks a sense of humor? </p><p><br /></p><p>While researching it, I came across this great thread, and learned a lot (thanks, Jochen1).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my new one - Apollo with a very tiny bow, no doubt to shoot tiny arrows at the mice of Troas.&nbsp; Apollo must&#039;ve been a good shot:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1095051[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The bow:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1095052[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Caracalla&nbsp; Æ 23</b></p><p><b>Alexandria, Troas&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>(c. 214-215 A.D.)</b></p><p>[IMP] M AVR ANTONINVS PI[VS?], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. / COL ALEX AVG, statue of Apollo Smintheus standing right on plinth, holding patera &amp; bow; lighted tripod-altar right. </p><p>(8.67 grams / 23 x 22 mm ) </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:&nbsp; </b></p><p>Cf. Bellinger A293;</p><p>Cf. SNG Cop 136;</p><p>Cf. SNG von Aulock 1472.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Agora Auction No. 73,</p><p>Lot 138 March 27, 2018[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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