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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 4702229, member: 88401"][ATTACH=full]1154765[/ATTACH]</p><p>Miletos, Ionia, Late 6th - Early 5th Century B.C.E</p><p>GA89322. Silver 1/8 stater, SNG Kayhan 455 - 460; SNG Keckman 262; Klein 420; Trait‚ I 433, pl. XI, 10; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Mnchen -; SNG Tbingen -; BMC Ionia -, VF, etched surfaces, 1.541g, 10.0mm, 0o, Miletos (near Balat, Turkey) mint, lion head (mask?) facing, square pelleted linear border; reverse floral/stellar pattern with four points inside a double square lattice frame, all within an incuse square ; rare</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miletos was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River. Miletos, along with most of Anatolia, was taken from Persia by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Miletos' greatest wealth and splendor was reached during the Hellenistic era and Roman times. Its ruins are located near the modern town of Balat in Aydin Province, Turkey. The symbols found on coins of Miletos include the lion, a star, and Apollo. The star may represent the Sun in association with Apollo. `Miletus</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">I love the incredible math and mathematicians that came out of this area in those days. These matrices/grids hold profound mathematical info concerning the true shape of the creation.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 4702229, member: 88401"][ATTACH=full]1154765[/ATTACH] Miletos, Ionia, Late 6th - Early 5th Century B.C.E GA89322. Silver 1/8 stater, SNG Kayhan 455 - 460; SNG Keckman 262; Klein 420; Trait‚ I 433, pl. XI, 10; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Mnchen -; SNG Tbingen -; BMC Ionia -, VF, etched surfaces, 1.541g, 10.0mm, 0o, Miletos (near Balat, Turkey) mint, lion head (mask?) facing, square pelleted linear border; reverse floral/stellar pattern with four points inside a double square lattice frame, all within an incuse square ; rare Miletos was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River. Miletos, along with most of Anatolia, was taken from Persia by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Miletos' greatest wealth and splendor was reached during the Hellenistic era and Roman times. Its ruins are located near the modern town of Balat in Aydin Province, Turkey. The symbols found on coins of Miletos include the lion, a star, and Apollo. The star may represent the Sun in association with Apollo. `Miletus [COLOR=#ff0000]I love the incredible math and mathematicians that came out of this area in those days. These matrices/grids hold profound mathematical info concerning the true shape of the creation.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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