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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2376216, member: 57495&quot;]I have another worn offering for the board today, a tetrobol from 5th century BC Skione in Macedonia with a single eye peering out of the reverse.&nbsp; It was an impulse purchase from a recent auction, which I won at the opening bid.&nbsp; I suppose no one else had their <b>eye</b> on it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":cyclops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>The apotropaic eye has been used since ancient times as a talisman to ward off curses and misfortunes, and given recent events here on the ancients forum, here&#039;s to hoping it will do the same for us.&nbsp; I also like to think it symbolic of our benevolent moderators keeping their eye on things and smiting judiciously where necessary.&nbsp; Nice work with that last troll, mods.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway... anyone else have a coin to share with a facial feature or body part as the main device <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486540[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MACEDONIA, Skione</b></p><p>Circa 480-450 BC</p><p>AR Tetrobol</p><p>2.28g, 13mm</p><p>SNG ANS 708-9 var. (ethnic)</p><p>O: Head of the hero, Protesilaos, right.</p><p>R: Apotropaic eye within incuse square.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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