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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4552900, member: 57495"]Nice example! This type does actually have an interesting historical background. They began to be struck under Anaxilas, the tyrant of Rhegion, who had conquered Zankle on Sicily and renamed it Messana. The mule biga advertises his Olympic win in 480 BC. The hare is possibly a reference to the tradition that states he was the one who had introduced the animal to Sicily during a time of food shortage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s my wittle wabbit from Whegion. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/bruttium-rhegion-ar-litra-rabbit-rec-ex-clain-3982-jpg.1086507/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><b>BRUTTIUM, Rhegion</b></p><p>AR Litra. 0.57g, 9.2mm. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion, circa 480-462 BC. Anaxilas, tyrant. SNG Cop 1926; HGC 1, 1649 (R1); Sear Greek 497 (as obol). O: Hare leaping right. R: REC (retrograde). </p><p><i>Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 4552900, member: 57495"]Nice example! This type does actually have an interesting historical background. They began to be struck under Anaxilas, the tyrant of Rhegion, who had conquered Zankle on Sicily and renamed it Messana. The mule biga advertises his Olympic win in 480 BC. The hare is possibly a reference to the tradition that states he was the one who had introduced the animal to Sicily during a time of food shortage. Here’s my wittle wabbit from Whegion. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/bruttium-rhegion-ar-litra-rabbit-rec-ex-clain-3982-jpg.1086507/[/IMG][B]BRUTTIUM, Rhegion[/B] AR Litra. 0.57g, 9.2mm. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion, circa 480-462 BC. Anaxilas, tyrant. SNG Cop 1926; HGC 1, 1649 (R1); Sear Greek 497 (as obol). O: Hare leaping right. R: REC (retrograde). [I]Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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