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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4073662, member: 106483&quot;]From my NewStyle studies I quickly noted the battle between the Thompson high chronology and the Lewis Low chronology, which essentially was predicated on the coins which seemed to have a political symbology and/or names of well known people on the coins.</p><p>With Thompson in NSCCA she discounted these coins and their implications whilst Lewis etc said that was rubbish! The low chronology has easily won out.</p><p>The coins with political symbols are said to be Pegasos, Gorgon Head, Roma and Roma and Nike and finally and definitively Star between 2 crescents.</p><p>By implication the magistrates Xenocles and Harmoxenos who minted the Roma coin also minted Coiled Snake and Dolphin &amp; Trident thus must be Roman supporters.</p><p>Aristion of the Pegasus issue is believed to be the same person killed by Sullan forces on the Acropolis who featured on the Pontic symboled Star between 2 crescents. Pegasos is believed to reference Mithradates-so is Gorgon Head.</p><p>Roma, Roma and Nike says all and one of the magistrates on Roma &amp; Nike is called Kleas which is the Greek form of the Roman name Quintus. A nice correspondence.</p><p>Griffin is the symbol of Teos and the famous magistrate featured on this issue is the thief of Teos, Apellikon- well known as a Mithradatic supporter, book thief and crap general.</p><p>And finally Star between 2 crescents not only having the Athenian version of 2 crescents ( why?) but the first magistrate is namked King Mithradates...QED!</p><p>Some coins are obverse die linked some are not so it is a game to try and slot them in to a tight chronology and keeps me occupied for ages and ages.</p><p>The poison king is um... sensationalist, Mithradates the great by Phillip Matysak is more down to earth.</p><p>Now some coins eh?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1063927[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1063928[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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