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<p>[QUOTE="shanxi, post: 7954452, member: 101607"][ATTACH=full]1378690[/ATTACH]</p><p>This coin is <b>ugly</b>, but beside of being extremely rare it shows a similar rare depiction of Artemis with Callisto. The <b>history</b> of Callisto is interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" rel="nofollow">Greek mythology</a> Callisto was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph" rel="nofollow">nymph</a>, or the daughter of King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)" rel="nofollow">Lycaon</a>; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis" rel="nofollow">Artemis</a> who attracted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" rel="nofollow">Zeus</a>. According to some writers, Zeus transformed himself into the figure of Artemis to lure Callisto and seduce her. She became pregnant and when this was eventually discovered, she was expelled from Artemis's group, after which a furious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera" rel="nofollow">Hera</a>, the wife of Zeus, transformed her into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears_in_antiquity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears_in_antiquity" rel="nofollow">bear</a>. Later, just as she was about to be killed by her son when he was hunting, she was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasterismi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasterismi" rel="nofollow">set among the stars</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major" rel="nofollow">Ursa Major</a> ("the Great Bear"). She was the bear-mother of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(ancient_region)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(ancient_region)" rel="nofollow">Arcadians</a>, through her son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcas" rel="nofollow">Arcas</a> by Zeus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Arkadia. Orchomenos. Septimius Severus AD 193-211.</p><p>Diassarion (2 Assaria) Æ</p><p>Rev: Artemis expels Callisto: Artemis standing facing left, her head to right, holding bow with her right hand and extending her left to Callisto right, who holds a bow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: Callisto or Artemis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="shanxi, post: 7954452, member: 101607"][ATTACH=full]1378690[/ATTACH] This coin is [B]ugly[/B], but beside of being extremely rare it shows a similar rare depiction of Artemis with Callisto. The [B]history[/B] of Callisto is interesting. From Wikipedia: In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology']Greek mythology[/URL] Callisto was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph']nymph[/URL], or the daughter of King [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)']Lycaon[/URL]; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis']Artemis[/URL] who attracted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus']Zeus[/URL]. According to some writers, Zeus transformed himself into the figure of Artemis to lure Callisto and seduce her. She became pregnant and when this was eventually discovered, she was expelled from Artemis's group, after which a furious [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera']Hera[/URL], the wife of Zeus, transformed her into a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears_in_antiquity']bear[/URL]. Later, just as she was about to be killed by her son when he was hunting, she was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasterismi']set among the stars[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major']Ursa Major[/URL] ("the Great Bear"). She was the bear-mother of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(ancient_region)']Arcadians[/URL], through her son [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcas']Arcas[/URL] by Zeus. Arkadia. Orchomenos. Septimius Severus AD 193-211. Diassarion (2 Assaria) Æ Rev: Artemis expels Callisto: Artemis standing facing left, her head to right, holding bow with her right hand and extending her left to Callisto right, who holds a bow. Next: Callisto or Artemis[/QUOTE]
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