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<p>[QUOTE="Steven Michael Gardner, post: 3163614, member: 97508"]This silver coin made in the ancient Greece, Thasos mint (Thracia) dated 168-148 b.c. always amazes me to think about the individuals who may actually held it in their hands throughout the passage time before the birth of Christ..</p><p><br /></p><p>First view[ATTACH=full]812722[/ATTACH] </p><p>of this coin, I thought to myself, this is a very handsome woman,</p><p>however my bubble popped when the myth of Dionysos was laid bare, as the story goes, Dionysos is a Son of Zeus, and was carried and birthed by his dad, everything in the immortal realm is possible I suppose? This feminine looking god was known as the bad boy of Mt. Olympus, the "god of wine, merriment, & drunken misdeeds..</p><p>I am not a coin expert, so if those of you that are, can examine this one, fill me in on its minuet details, such a inscriptions on back, quality of image (coin in general)</p><p>presumed $ value and of course anything that may be of interest I would love to be</p><p>educated...! Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steven Michael Gardner, post: 3163614, member: 97508"]This silver coin made in the ancient Greece, Thasos mint (Thracia) dated 168-148 b.c. always amazes me to think about the individuals who may actually held it in their hands throughout the passage time before the birth of Christ.. First view[ATTACH=full]812722[/ATTACH] of this coin, I thought to myself, this is a very handsome woman, however my bubble popped when the myth of Dionysos was laid bare, as the story goes, Dionysos is a Son of Zeus, and was carried and birthed by his dad, everything in the immortal realm is possible I suppose? This feminine looking god was known as the bad boy of Mt. Olympus, the "god of wine, merriment, & drunken misdeeds.. I am not a coin expert, so if those of you that are, can examine this one, fill me in on its minuet details, such a inscriptions on back, quality of image (coin in general) presumed $ value and of course anything that may be of interest I would love to be educated...! Thanks[/QUOTE]
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