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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 7342320, member: 75525"]Interesting coin! I have not seen the a girl / two girls playing on a Roman Provincial or other Roman coin. There are a few statues with this image.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281229[/ATTACH] </p><p>Terracotta group of 'knucklebone' (astragalos) players, Hellenistic Greek, c330-c300 BC.</p><p>Terracotta group of 'knucklebone' (astragalos) players, Hellenistic Greek, c330-c300 BC. The two figures play a game similar to the modern game of 'jacks'. It involved throwing the 'knucklebones' up in the air and catching as many as possible on one hand as they fell. The 'knucklebones' were the anklebones of sheep or goats, or models made of ivory, bronze or terracotta. From the British Museum's collection. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281230[/ATTACH] </p><p>Exploring in the nearby Greco-Roman collection I found, instead of the cold faces of despots, the statue of a young girl playing knucklebones.</p><p><a href="https://www.rogersandall.com/hellenism-and-its-enemies/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rogersandall.com/hellenism-and-its-enemies/" rel="nofollow">Hellenism and its Enemies – Roger Sandall</a> </p><p>I have posted astragalos here often. One of my favorites is similar to yours, only much smaller.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281232[/ATTACH] </p><p>Cilicia, TARSOS (389-375 a.C.) AR Obol</p><p>Obv - Female kneeling left, tossing astralagoi.</p><p>Rev - Male head right.</p><p>0.63 gr</p><p>9.4 mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 7342320, member: 75525"]Interesting coin! I have not seen the a girl / two girls playing on a Roman Provincial or other Roman coin. There are a few statues with this image. [ATTACH=full]1281229[/ATTACH] Terracotta group of 'knucklebone' (astragalos) players, Hellenistic Greek, c330-c300 BC. Terracotta group of 'knucklebone' (astragalos) players, Hellenistic Greek, c330-c300 BC. The two figures play a game similar to the modern game of 'jacks'. It involved throwing the 'knucklebones' up in the air and catching as many as possible on one hand as they fell. The 'knucklebones' were the anklebones of sheep or goats, or models made of ivory, bronze or terracotta. From the British Museum's collection. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images) [ATTACH=full]1281230[/ATTACH] Exploring in the nearby Greco-Roman collection I found, instead of the cold faces of despots, the statue of a young girl playing knucklebones. [URL='https://www.rogersandall.com/hellenism-and-its-enemies/']Hellenism and its Enemies – Roger Sandall[/URL] I have posted astragalos here often. One of my favorites is similar to yours, only much smaller. [ATTACH=full]1281232[/ATTACH] Cilicia, TARSOS (389-375 a.C.) AR Obol Obv - Female kneeling left, tossing astralagoi. Rev - Male head right. 0.63 gr 9.4 mm[/QUOTE]
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