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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 5264678, member: 77077&quot;]I opened my Saturnalia present today and was really excited to see this rare and artistic Greek bronze coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1219986[/ATTACH] </p><p>Aeolis, Tisna</p><p>AE18,4th century BC, 3.2 gms</p><p>Obverse: Horned head of the river god Tisnaios left.</p><p>Reverse: TIΣ-NAIΩN either side of one handled cup.</p><p>References: SNG Cop 283</p><p>Secret Saturnalia, 2020</p><p>Very rare</p><p><br /></p><p>Tisna is one of several ancient cities known only through its surviving coins. The city name is clearly listed on this example. It is believed the city was located on the Tisna river.&nbsp; The horns on the god on the obverse indicate he is a river diety, which makes sense for a town located on a river.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a beautiful dark, shiny green patina, which made it hard to photograph using my normal camera set up.&nbsp; I ended up holding it and using a cell phone so I could capture the light reflecting off it at just the right angle to illustrate it well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Secret Saturn, you clearly figured out my collecting interests and selected a coin I will enjoy for many years! My wife was very impressed as well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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