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<p>[QUOTE="7Calbrey, post: 3522182, member: 38412"]Superb. Fantasy, Myth and of course History through the minds of ancient people. </p><p>The following coin was struck after a mosaic which still exists in the national museum. There are also photos of this mosaic.</p><p>The coin depicts Zeus who was disguised in the shape of a bull to abduct Europa, sister of Kadmos, the great Phoenician. The legend or myth tells that the abduction took place on the shore of Sidon-Phoenicia. And indeed the following coin was struck in Sidon, as we can read in exergue of this coin which was struck under Elagabalus.</p><p>Here's the coin from my old folders. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]935275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]935276[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="7Calbrey, post: 3522182, member: 38412"]Superb. Fantasy, Myth and of course History through the minds of ancient people. The following coin was struck after a mosaic which still exists in the national museum. There are also photos of this mosaic. The coin depicts Zeus who was disguised in the shape of a bull to abduct Europa, sister of Kadmos, the great Phoenician. The legend or myth tells that the abduction took place on the shore of Sidon-Phoenicia. And indeed the following coin was struck in Sidon, as we can read in exergue of this coin which was struck under Elagabalus. Here's the coin from my old folders. [ATTACH=full]935275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]935276[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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