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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David@PCC, post: 3154347, member: 80556&quot;]Thanks to the <strike>9</strike> 10 people that voted. The answer is</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]808728[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>JK <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of the coin depicts Artemis with bow and quiver over shoulder. Due to the wear and central dimple, it gives the illusion of depicting an animal which fooled many including me at first. I&#039;ll use TIF&#039;s and Doug&#039;s images to illustrate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]808742[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]808743[/ATTACH]</p><p>Between her crown looking like ears and rolled hair looking like a muzzle, what really made the effect was the dimple (from plan prep) gave the illusion of an eye. Seems time and burial made for a neat trick on this coin which was minted under Demetrios I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Congratulations to [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] for being the first to answer correctly. I can offer as a prize um.... this virtual cow (that some thought was on the coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) to be offered to the gods.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]808736[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]808737[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for playing![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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