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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 26329504, member: 57463"]We know the symbol from coins struck by cities on Sicily. However, I happened upon this from Wikipedia:</p><blockquote><p><font face="Book Antiqua">On a mirror from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscania" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscania" rel="nofollow">Tuscania</a> (E. S. 1. 76), Nethuns is represented talking to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%9Bil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%9Bil" rel="nofollow">Uśil</a> (the sun) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesan" rel="nofollow">Thesan</a> (the goddess of dawn). Nethuns is seated on the left, holding a double-ended trident in his right hand and with his left arm raised as if giving instructions. </font></p><p><font face="Book Antiqua"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)</a></font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Mike M.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 26329504, member: 57463"]We know the symbol from coins struck by cities on Sicily. However, I happened upon this from Wikipedia: [INDENT][FONT=Book Antiqua]On a mirror from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscania']Tuscania[/URL] (E. S. 1. 76), Nethuns is represented talking to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%9Bil']Uśil[/URL] (the sun) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesan']Thesan[/URL] (the goddess of dawn). Nethuns is seated on the left, holding a double-ended trident in his right hand and with his left arm raised as if giving instructions. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)[/URL][/FONT][/INDENT] Thoughts? Thanks, Mike M.[/QUOTE]
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