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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4890488, member: 99456"][USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] - I always enjoy your write-ups and learn something new from them. A few notes:</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Roman tradition, the Sybilline books came from the <b>Sibyl of Cumae</b> who got them from <b>Erythrae</b>, and they came there from <b><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo" rel="nofollow">Gergis</a></b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The old town of Gergis was believed by some to have been the birthplace of the Sibyl, whence coins found there have the image of the prophetess impressed upon them."</p><p>- William Smith, <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo" rel="nofollow">Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=10:chapter=12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=10:chapter=12" rel="nofollow">Pausanias tells</a> of the Sibyl named Herophile who lived in Samos and known to the inhabitants of Marpessus, a village near Gergis. This "Trojan Sibyl" is the source of the books that eventually made their way to Rome.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1180224[/ATTACH]</p><p>Troas, Gergis, circa 350-300 BC, Æ (12mm, 1.72g, 6h)</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Head of Sibyl <b><span style="color: #006600">Herophile</span></b> facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendant necklace</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Sphinx seated right, ΓEP downwards to right</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Corpus Num <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=24374" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=24374" rel="nofollow">24374</a>; Traite des Monnaies <a href="https://archive.org/details/traitdesmonnaie00morggoog/page/n365/mode/2up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/traitdesmonnaie00morggoog/page/n365/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">Plate CLXVI.14</a></p><p><b>Notes: </b><a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/sibylline-books" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/sibylline-books" rel="nofollow">more in this blog entry</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4890488, member: 99456"][USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] - I always enjoy your write-ups and learn something new from them. A few notes: According to Roman tradition, the Sybilline books came from the [B]Sibyl of Cumae[/B] who got them from [B]Erythrae[/B], and they came there from [B][URL='http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo']Gergis[/URL][/B]. "The old town of Gergis was believed by some to have been the birthplace of the Sibyl, whence coins found there have the image of the prophetess impressed upon them." - William Smith, [URL='http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DG%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Dgergis-geo']Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography[/URL] [URL='http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=10:chapter=12']Pausanias tells[/URL] of the Sibyl named Herophile who lived in Samos and known to the inhabitants of Marpessus, a village near Gergis. This "Trojan Sibyl" is the source of the books that eventually made their way to Rome. [ATTACH=full]1180224[/ATTACH] Troas, Gergis, circa 350-300 BC, Æ (12mm, 1.72g, 6h) [B]Obv: [/B]Head of Sibyl [B][COLOR=#006600]Herophile[/COLOR][/B] facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendant necklace [B]Rev: [/B]Sphinx seated right, ΓEP downwards to right [B]Ref:[/B] Corpus Num [URL='https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins?id=24374']24374[/URL]; Traite des Monnaies [URL='https://archive.org/details/traitdesmonnaie00morggoog/page/n365/mode/2up']Plate CLXVI.14[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B][URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/sibylline-books']more in this blog entry[/URL][/QUOTE]
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