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<p>[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 3240925, member: 99412"]<b><b>Stunning ‘sensual’ queen fresco discovered in Pompeii</b></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/stunning-sensual-queen-fresco-discovered-in-pompeii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/stunning-sensual-queen-fresco-discovered-in-pompeii" rel="nofollow">https://www.foxnews.com/science/stunning-sensual-queen-fresco-discovered-in-pompeii</a></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><a href="http://akropoliscoins.com/SevAlexNicomediaLeda.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://akropoliscoins.com/SevAlexNicomediaLeda.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.akropoliscoins.com/SevAlexNicomediaLeda_small.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Bithynia, Nikomedia. Æ (19mm,3.28 gm, 2h). Obv: M AVP CEV AΛEXANΔΡOC AVΓ, radiate draped bust right. Rev NIKOMIΔ-EΩN DIC NEΩ(KORΩN in exergue), Leda standing facing, head right and holding drapery, which Zeus, in the guise of a swan, seizes her robe in an attempt to disrobe and rape her...and finally succeeds. Leda subsequently gave birth to Polydeukes (and Helen?). SNG Copenhagen__-; SNG von Aulock__-; BMC Pontus, etc.__-; Waddington, Rec. Gen. I 3, 557, 316, pl. 96, 22; Mionnet Supp. V pg. 206, 1220. Notwithstanding the absence from many major references, I have seen about six examples in sales over the last four years.</p><p>The only Roman Provincial coin depicting this scene.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 3240925, member: 99412"][B][B]Stunning ‘sensual’ queen fresco discovered in Pompeii[/B] [url]https://www.foxnews.com/science/stunning-sensual-queen-fresco-discovered-in-pompeii[/url] [URL='http://akropoliscoins.com/SevAlexNicomediaLeda.jpg'][IMG]http://www.akropoliscoins.com/SevAlexNicomediaLeda_small.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/B] Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Bithynia, Nikomedia. Æ (19mm,3.28 gm, 2h). Obv: M AVP CEV AΛEXANΔΡOC AVΓ, radiate draped bust right. Rev NIKOMIΔ-EΩN DIC NEΩ(KORΩN in exergue), Leda standing facing, head right and holding drapery, which Zeus, in the guise of a swan, seizes her robe in an attempt to disrobe and rape her...and finally succeeds. Leda subsequently gave birth to Polydeukes (and Helen?). SNG Copenhagen__-; SNG von Aulock__-; BMC Pontus, etc.__-; Waddington, Rec. Gen. I 3, 557, 316, pl. 96, 22; Mionnet Supp. V pg. 206, 1220. Notwithstanding the absence from many major references, I have seen about six examples in sales over the last four years. The only Roman Provincial coin depicting this scene. [B][/B][/QUOTE]
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