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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3568903, member: 82322&quot;]I believe this coin depicts Europa and the bull.&nbsp; I am the only person who thinks this; every other catalog calls the figure Aphrodite or &quot;goddess&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]949912[/ATTACH] </p><p>Cilicia, Soloi AE25 9.32g, 300-66 BC</p><p>Obv: Winged gorgon head facing, snake ties below chin, two snakes facing at top of head, within irregular aegis with border, within circle of beads</p><p>Rev: Aphrodite or Europa riding a bull right; &quot;SOLEWN&quot; below, monogram above; owl before standing right</p><p>Ref: Lindgren 1597</p><p>ex Coloseum Coin Exchange, auction 121, August 2002, lot 201 </p><p><br /></p><p>Why do I believe this coin depicts Europa and not Aphrodite?&nbsp; The identification of the horse rider as Aphrodite was by Imhoof-Blumer.&nbsp; He merely calls her “Goddess” but believes the coin depicts the same goddess as <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5555986" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5555986" rel="nofollow">Cypriot coins of King Stasioikos</a> that are identified today as Aphrodite, or Astarte, or sometimes Europa.&nbsp; Imhoof-Blumer was certain this type does not depict Europa.&nbsp; He doesn’t mention traditionally turreted goddesses Cybele and Tyche.&nbsp; Nor does he mention mention Athena, the goddess usually associated with owls.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s worth noting that the Stasioikos coin Imhoof-Blumer was certain doesn’t depict Europa is described as depicting Europa on the web site for the Bank of Cyprus.&nbsp; [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] &#039;s modern Cypriot coin copied the design of the Stasioikos coin to celebrate Cyprus’ entry into the European union.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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