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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2750358, member: 32619"]^Whoa!</p><p><br /></p><p>My humble additions:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-171-arpi-boar.6094/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Arpi, APULIA</p><p>Æ22, 6.6g, 6h; c. 325-275 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus left; thunderbolt to right</p><p>Rev.: Boar standing right; above, spearhead right</p><p>In Ex.: APΠANΩN </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe mine to be the Calydonian boar. How is one boar determined to be the other? I suppose having Hercules on the obverse sort of sways which boar it is. I'm not much of an expert on Greek mythology.</p><p><br /></p><p>My other boar:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-94-kyzikos-lion.3910/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Kyzikos, Mysia AR Tritatemorion, 9X12mm, 0.58g; 480-450 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish facing upward.</p><p>Rev.: Roaring lion.</p><p><i>From the collection of Dr. Sidney Mygind</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Anyone know which boar is on the above coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2750358, member: 32619"]^Whoa! My humble additions: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-171-arpi-boar.6094/full[/IMG] Arpi, APULIA Æ22, 6.6g, 6h; c. 325-275 BC. Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus left; thunderbolt to right Rev.: Boar standing right; above, spearhead right In Ex.: APΠANΩN I believe mine to be the Calydonian boar. How is one boar determined to be the other? I suppose having Hercules on the obverse sort of sways which boar it is. I'm not much of an expert on Greek mythology. My other boar: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-94-kyzikos-lion.3910/full[/IMG] Kyzikos, Mysia AR Tritatemorion, 9X12mm, 0.58g; 480-450 BC. Obv.: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish facing upward. Rev.: Roaring lion. [I]From the collection of Dr. Sidney Mygind [/I] Anyone know which boar is on the above coin?[/QUOTE]
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