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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3615165, member: 56859"]The latrine article was fun and funny! What do you make of the Ganymede mosaic? At a glance I'd expect the scene to be Zeus and Ganymede but in that mosaic, "Ganymede" sure looks like he has breasts and female hips. Hmm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a well-worn drachm showing Tyche in a temple:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-3-tycheintemple-jpg.626368/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>AE drachm, regnal year 5 (CE 141/2)</p><p>Obv: laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: Tyche standing left in distyle temple, holding cornucopia and rudder; L-E</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio pl. 161 #8509 (this coin); Emmett 1688.5, R5</p><p><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago</i></p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1853-1923)</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3615165, member: 56859"]The latrine article was fun and funny! What do you make of the Ganymede mosaic? At a glance I'd expect the scene to be Zeus and Ganymede but in that mosaic, "Ganymede" sure looks like he has breasts and female hips. Hmm. Here's a well-worn drachm showing Tyche in a temple: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-3-tycheintemple-jpg.626368/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] AE drachm, regnal year 5 (CE 141/2) Obv: laureate bust right Rev: Tyche standing left in distyle temple, holding cornucopia and rudder; L-E Ref: Dattari-Savio pl. 161 #8509 (this coin); Emmett 1688.5, R5 [I]Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago Ex Dattari Collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1853-1923)[/I] [I][/I][/QUOTE]
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