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<p>[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3881168, member: 87271"]Cheers, thanks guys! I too am quite happy with this acquisition <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Here’s to more Greek excursions! [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER], well-travelled maybe, but still incredibly appealing examples! Love the rendition of the snake on your second example. Seems like an actually threatening snake rather than the underfed piece of string that the eagle is holding on my example!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], WOW! That too is an absolute stunner! Incredibly pleasant toning and that bull on the reverse is an interesting choice; Euboea was of course famous for its cattle, even its name having derived from that fact! Anyhow, this type has been added to my want list <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, during my stay on Evia, we of course also visited the site of Eretria! While some of the major ancient cities on the island (such as Chalkis and Karystos) have since been incorporated into modern-day cities, Eretria was only rediscovered in the 1890’s and has seen extensive excavations since! Nowadays these ruins are open to visitors, although it is far from a touristic attraction; a metre-high fence separates the site, but the gates are almost always open, nobody being there to guard the entrance. While we were there, our only company were three archaeologist busy with sieving. We were the only visitors that day. Sadly this lack of visitors also means that the site is not maintained that well. Only a fraction of the site has been excavated and without the heavy number of plaques you would normally see on an archaeological site this big, it truly feels desolate. You get some true ‘Indiana Jones’ vibes from walking around there trying to figure out what everything is. A fantastic experience (somewhat different from the rows of tourists in for example Pompeii), altough I wish they would maintain it a bit better. A couple of images to give an impression:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025196[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025195[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025197[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025198[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025199[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The last image shows the section of the site that a handful of archaeologists were still working on. That area had once been a Gymnasium, while slightly to the left of the image, the archaeologists identified the ‘industrial quarter’. It seems quite possible your drachm might have been struck in one of those buildings![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3881168, member: 87271"]Cheers, thanks guys! I too am quite happy with this acquisition ;). Here’s to more Greek excursions! [USER=77077]@Theodosius[/USER], well-travelled maybe, but still incredibly appealing examples! Love the rendition of the snake on your second example. Seems like an actually threatening snake rather than the underfed piece of string that the eagle is holding on my example! [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], WOW! That too is an absolute stunner! Incredibly pleasant toning and that bull on the reverse is an interesting choice; Euboea was of course famous for its cattle, even its name having derived from that fact! Anyhow, this type has been added to my want list ;) By the way, during my stay on Evia, we of course also visited the site of Eretria! While some of the major ancient cities on the island (such as Chalkis and Karystos) have since been incorporated into modern-day cities, Eretria was only rediscovered in the 1890’s and has seen extensive excavations since! Nowadays these ruins are open to visitors, although it is far from a touristic attraction; a metre-high fence separates the site, but the gates are almost always open, nobody being there to guard the entrance. While we were there, our only company were three archaeologist busy with sieving. We were the only visitors that day. Sadly this lack of visitors also means that the site is not maintained that well. Only a fraction of the site has been excavated and without the heavy number of plaques you would normally see on an archaeological site this big, it truly feels desolate. You get some true ‘Indiana Jones’ vibes from walking around there trying to figure out what everything is. A fantastic experience (somewhat different from the rows of tourists in for example Pompeii), altough I wish they would maintain it a bit better. A couple of images to give an impression: [ATTACH=full]1025196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025195[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025197[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025199[/ATTACH] The last image shows the section of the site that a handful of archaeologists were still working on. That area had once been a Gymnasium, while slightly to the left of the image, the archaeologists identified the ‘industrial quarter’. It seems quite possible your drachm might have been struck in one of those buildings![/QUOTE]
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