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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8182005, member: 91461"]Fun article RC!</p><p>This winged thunderbolt always looks to my eyes like a half winged thunderbolt and half insect. I just don't get the artists intent, other than making room for the shields. I'm sure it's symbolic for something. Probably something lost to the ages:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430546[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sicily, Katane </p><p><br /></p><p>AR Litra. Circa 415/3-404 BC. Head of Silenos to left, wearing ivy wreath / ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ Winged thunderbolt between two shields. Boehringer, Kataneische LI 6-7. Rizzo pl. XIV, 18 var. SNG ANS 1266. 0.71g, 10mm, 6h[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8182005, member: 91461"]Fun article RC! This winged thunderbolt always looks to my eyes like a half winged thunderbolt and half insect. I just don't get the artists intent, other than making room for the shields. I'm sure it's symbolic for something. Probably something lost to the ages: [ATTACH=full]1430546[/ATTACH] Sicily, Katane AR Litra. Circa 415/3-404 BC. Head of Silenos to left, wearing ivy wreath / ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ Winged thunderbolt between two shields. Boehringer, Kataneische LI 6-7. Rizzo pl. XIV, 18 var. SNG ANS 1266. 0.71g, 10mm, 6h[/QUOTE]
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