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<p>[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 4018535, member: 74834"]What a great coin with beautiful style, a real work of art!</p><p>You say 'leaded bronze coins', do you mean consisting of lead and bronze? How does that work out, is it greyish?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin type of Troas with texts in Latin script, in a lively style that I always loved. See also <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/">this thread</a>. The reverse shows a horse commonly described as 'grazing' but our priceless member [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/#post-3945540" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/#post-3945540">wrote in the same thread</a> that this mythological horse is not just feeding, it's discovering something, like water or a well - or a place that's suitable for founding a town. Once you know this, it is clear from the picture, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1056699[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Valerian (253-260), Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IMP LICI VALERIAN. Rev. Horse t.r. COL AVG TRO. 20 mm, 4.26 gr. Bellinger A436.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1056705[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE19 Gallienus, Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Horse t.r. COL AVG / TRO. 18 mm, 3.44 gr.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 4018535, member: 74834"]What a great coin with beautiful style, a real work of art! You say 'leaded bronze coins', do you mean consisting of lead and bronze? How does that work out, is it greyish? Here is a coin type of Troas with texts in Latin script, in a lively style that I always loved. See also [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/']this thread[/URL]. The reverse shows a horse commonly described as 'grazing' but our priceless member [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-horse-of-erichthonius-on-coins-of-alexandria-troas.351717/#post-3945540']wrote in the same thread[/URL] that this mythological horse is not just feeding, it's discovering something, like water or a well - or a place that's suitable for founding a town. Once you know this, it is clear from the picture, too. [ATTACH=full]1056699[/ATTACH] AE Valerian (253-260), Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IMP LICI VALERIAN. Rev. Horse t.r. COL AVG TRO. 20 mm, 4.26 gr. Bellinger A436. [ATTACH=full]1056705[/ATTACH] AE19 Gallienus, Alexandria Troas. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Horse t.r. COL AVG / TRO. 18 mm, 3.44 gr.[/QUOTE]
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