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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3373710, member: 82322"]Somewhere I read that Marsyas' bag was made out of his own skin. I am not sure if that is an ancient story or a modern attempt to shock.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]894907[/ATTACH] </p><p>Phoenicia, Berytus (modern Beirut), "Imperial Times", 1.36g, AE12</p><p>Obv: CO-L; Marsyas</p><p>Rev: BER; Prow</p><p>BMC 27</p><p><br /></p><p>These inscriptions show Beirut was a Roman COLony at the time of issue. They are in Latin, not Greek.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3373710, member: 82322"]Somewhere I read that Marsyas' bag was made out of his own skin. I am not sure if that is an ancient story or a modern attempt to shock. [ATTACH=full]894907[/ATTACH] Phoenicia, Berytus (modern Beirut), "Imperial Times", 1.36g, AE12 Obv: CO-L; Marsyas Rev: BER; Prow BMC 27 These inscriptions show Beirut was a Roman COLony at the time of issue. They are in Latin, not Greek.[/QUOTE]
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