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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8464817, member: 26430"]Lest we go dark,"96 hour rule" (!) ... How about a Gorgoneion from ... is it Olbia or Parion now?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499741[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><b>Greek (Archaic). Mysia, Parion (Parium) [or Black Sea Region, Olbia?] AR Drachm </b>(3.80g, 14mm), c. 500-450 BCE.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>OBV</b>: Facing head of Gorgoneion, high forehead with bumps atop (horns?), open cavernous mouth with protruding tongue, large ears, and bulging eyes.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>REV</b>: Irregular incuse pattern within square.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>REF</b>: SNG BNF (Paris) 1352; see also 1351, 1343 (obv). Cf. SNG Cop 256; Asyut 612; Rosen 525</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>PROV</b>: Ex-Savoca 28th Blue (26 Jan 2020), Lot #2006 (part).</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>NOTES</b>: <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/pOVb33y" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/gallery/pOVb33y" rel="nofollow">Coin-in-hand video</a>.</font></p><blockquote><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">Many catalogers and most references (especially prior to publication of SNG Bibliothèque Nationale de France, vol. 5, Mysia) fail to distinguish between this variety (SNG BN 1351–52), which is rarer and considerably more artistic and desirable than the cruder, flatter style (SNG BN 1344–50). This type is also appreciably heavier, usually 3.75-4.0g as opposed to 3.2-3.4g or less. Sear (1979, Greek Coins, vol II: 3917, 3918), identified the heavier (c. 4gm) as a 3/4 Drachm and the smaller (c 2.6gm) as a Hemidrachm. Both are typically dated to the late sixth or early fifth centuries but should be viewed as separate types. The description above includes mention of larger mouth, eyes, and ears, along with high forehead and what appear to be bumps or horns (depicted better in this example than on almost any published in recent years) in place of hair. Though both are often described simply as “Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue,” the cruder style should be distinguished by mention of long nose, narrower mouth, closer ears, and/or lower hairline with curly hair.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>See also</b>: <a href="http://rg.ancients.info/medusa/parion.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rg.ancients.info/medusa/parion.html" rel="nofollow">http://rg.ancients.info/medusa/parion.html</a> = “Parion Hemidrachms” and Ed Snible’s “<a href="http://snible.org/coins/parion.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://snible.org/coins/parion.html" rel="nofollow">The Gorgons of Parion</a>” page.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">I forget whether those mention the recent reattribution to Olbia. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>On Olbia vs. Parion, see also:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/355452/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/355452/">CT Thread 355452 (22 Feb 2020) by John Anthony</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3526764" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3526764">CT Post 3526764 (17 May 2019) by Ed Snible</a> (apparently not prev. pub.)</font></font></p></blockquote><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="6"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="6"><b>NEXT: <i>GORGON - GORGONEION - MEDUSA</i></b> (including as a decoration)</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8464817, member: 26430"]Lest we go dark,"96 hour rule" (!) ... How about a Gorgoneion from ... is it Olbia or Parion now? [ATTACH=full]1499741[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][B]Greek (Archaic). Mysia, Parion (Parium) [or Black Sea Region, Olbia?] AR Drachm [/B](3.80g, 14mm), c. 500-450 BCE. [B]OBV[/B]: Facing head of Gorgoneion, high forehead with bumps atop (horns?), open cavernous mouth with protruding tongue, large ears, and bulging eyes. [B]REV[/B]: Irregular incuse pattern within square. [B]REF[/B]: SNG BNF (Paris) 1352; see also 1351, 1343 (obv). Cf. SNG Cop 256; Asyut 612; Rosen 525 [B]PROV[/B]: Ex-Savoca 28th Blue (26 Jan 2020), Lot #2006 (part). [B]NOTES[/B]: [URL='https://imgur.com/gallery/pOVb33y']Coin-in-hand video[/URL].[/SIZE] [INDENT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=4]Many catalogers and most references (especially prior to publication of SNG Bibliothèque Nationale de France, vol. 5, Mysia) fail to distinguish between this variety (SNG BN 1351–52), which is rarer and considerably more artistic and desirable than the cruder, flatter style (SNG BN 1344–50). This type is also appreciably heavier, usually 3.75-4.0g as opposed to 3.2-3.4g or less. Sear (1979, Greek Coins, vol II: 3917, 3918), identified the heavier (c. 4gm) as a 3/4 Drachm and the smaller (c 2.6gm) as a Hemidrachm. Both are typically dated to the late sixth or early fifth centuries but should be viewed as separate types. The description above includes mention of larger mouth, eyes, and ears, along with high forehead and what appear to be bumps or horns (depicted better in this example than on almost any published in recent years) in place of hair. Though both are often described simply as “Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue,” the cruder style should be distinguished by mention of long nose, narrower mouth, closer ears, and/or lower hairline with curly hair. [B]See also[/B]: [URL]http://rg.ancients.info/medusa/parion.html[/URL] = “Parion Hemidrachms” and Ed Snible’s “[URL='http://snible.org/coins/parion.html']The Gorgons of Parion[/URL]” page. I forget whether those mention the recent reattribution to Olbia. [B]On Olbia vs. Parion, see also:[/B] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/355452/']CT Thread 355452 (22 Feb 2020) by John Anthony[/URL] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/posts/3526764']CT Post 3526764 (17 May 2019) by Ed Snible[/URL] (apparently not prev. pub.)[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=6] [B]NEXT: [I]GORGON - GORGONEION - MEDUSA[/I][/B] (including as a decoration)[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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