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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3202602, member: 82322"]I drag this one out every Halloween for this thread. The mummy of Artemis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]829178[/ATTACH] </p><p>Anemorion/Anemurium, Valerian, 253-268 AD (dated ЄΤΓ, year 3), AE29, 11.87g</p><p>Obv: ΑΥ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΝ; laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: ЄΤΓ ΑΝΕ ΝΟΥΡΙΕΩΝ; Mummy shaped cult statue of Artemis facing holding branches, at her feet, stag</p><p>ex Harlan J Berk, 43rd buy or bid sale, May 1986, lot 365</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure if I have shown this next item before. There is some disagreement as to what is depicted.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]829181[/ATTACH] </p><p>ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN. HUSÂM AD-DÎN YÛLUQ-ARSLÂN 580-597 AH (1184-1201 AD). Copper dirham.</p><p>Obv: The seated Turk (representing the planet Mars) with sword behind his head and holding the head of ghoul (the star Algol?) in his left hand.</p><p>Rev: names of the caliph, the Ayyûbids al-Afdal 'Alî and az-Zâhir Ghâzî, sons of Saladin, and the Artuqid.</p><p>Ref: Spengler/Sayles 36.3; Album, Checklist 1829.4.</p><p>ex-Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, auction 382, April 2005, lot 849</p><p><br /></p><p>This last one I haven't shown before because it is difficult to photograph and it isn't great in hand either. Extremely tiny! It depicts a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_man" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_man" rel="nofollow">scorpion-man</a> on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]829179[/ATTACH] </p><p>Samaria, 400-333 BC?, 0.19g 7mm</p><p>Obv: Winged bull jumping r., head reverted.</p><p>Rev. Winged and bearded ”Scorpion Man” r.</p><p>Ref: Meshorer-Qedar 11.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3202602, member: 82322"]I drag this one out every Halloween for this thread. The mummy of Artemis: [ATTACH=full]829178[/ATTACH] Anemorion/Anemurium, Valerian, 253-268 AD (dated ЄΤΓ, year 3), AE29, 11.87g Obv: ΑΥ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΝ; laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right Rev: ЄΤΓ ΑΝΕ ΝΟΥΡΙΕΩΝ; Mummy shaped cult statue of Artemis facing holding branches, at her feet, stag ex Harlan J Berk, 43rd buy or bid sale, May 1986, lot 365 Not sure if I have shown this next item before. There is some disagreement as to what is depicted. [ATTACH=full]829181[/ATTACH] ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN. HUSÂM AD-DÎN YÛLUQ-ARSLÂN 580-597 AH (1184-1201 AD). Copper dirham. Obv: The seated Turk (representing the planet Mars) with sword behind his head and holding the head of ghoul (the star Algol?) in his left hand. Rev: names of the caliph, the Ayyûbids al-Afdal 'Alî and az-Zâhir Ghâzî, sons of Saladin, and the Artuqid. Ref: Spengler/Sayles 36.3; Album, Checklist 1829.4. ex-Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, auction 382, April 2005, lot 849 This last one I haven't shown before because it is difficult to photograph and it isn't great in hand either. Extremely tiny! It depicts a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_man']scorpion-man[/URL] on the reverse. [ATTACH=full]829179[/ATTACH] Samaria, 400-333 BC?, 0.19g 7mm Obv: Winged bull jumping r., head reverted. Rev. Winged and bearded ”Scorpion Man” r. Ref: Meshorer-Qedar 11.[/QUOTE]
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