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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2820164, member: 82322&quot;]<b>Kronos</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]661990[/ATTACH] </p><p>Cilicia, Tarsos. Valerian I (253–260 AD). 18.1g, 31mm</p><p>Obverse: AY KAI P L OVAL[ERIAN]ON SE P P; Valerian radiate, draped and cuirassed right.</p><p>Reverse: TARSOY MHTROPOL[EW] A M K G B; Kronos walking left, crowned, harpa in right hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>This full-figure pose is not typical for Kronos.&nbsp; The identification of the reverse figure is by to Imhoof-Blumer.&nbsp; He cited Stephen of Byzantium and coins of Mallos and Flavopolis as evidence that Kronos was worshipped in Cilicia.&nbsp; In <i>The Golden Bough</i> Sir James Frazer suggests Kronos on coins of nearby Mallos are a Greek replacement for the Phoenician harvest god El.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen images of five specimens of this extremely rare type. This example is second-best. The best is the specimen Imhoof-Blumer published and is in the Athens collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I acquired this coin for my Perseus collection, believing it to be a depiction of an elderly Perseus as the city founder.&nbsp; The harpa really threw me off!&nbsp; I know the harpa is associated with Kronos and Saturn but at Tarsos I expected to see only Perseus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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