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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2669514, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;ve always thought Deimos was an odd deity to put on the coin - the personification of terror during war? Why doesn&#039;t he look terrified? Why is he paired with a palm branch? Palm branches were a sign of celebration and festivity in the ancient world. I don&#039;t fathom the meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great coins though. Here are two pre-Roman issues of Apameia...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]594058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b> <font size="3">Phrygia, Apameia </font></b></p><p><font size="3">AE23, 6.77g; c. 133-148 BC.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Bust of Athena right, wearing high-crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. </font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: AΠAMEΩN, eagle alighting on base with meander pattern, flanked by caps of the Dioskouroi, star above, magistrate’s name unclear.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reference: SNG München 110-2.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><b> Phrygia, Apameia </b></font></p><p><font size="3">AE15, 3.86g, 12h; c. 133-48 BC.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Turreted head of Artemis as Tyche right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: AΠAMEΩN; Marsyas walking right on meander pattern, playing aulos.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: SNG Cop 189. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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