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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3526925, member: 82322"]Correct. And the proof is the ΠΑΡΙ inscription, which must be Parion or the island of Paros. Pellerin's 1763 book established Parion from similarities with a bronze gorgon/eagle coin with ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ reverse inscription. (Paros has coins inscribed ΠΑΡΙ, but ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ wouldn't be grammatical for Paros).</p><p><br /></p><p>... but wait ...</p><p><br /></p><p>... gorgon/cow hemidrachms are often found in hoards with Lion/quarters hemidrachms from Chersonesos. Dimitar Draganov published a gorgon/cow muled with a lion/quarters hemidrachm from the Gorno Novo Selo hoard discovered in 1961. This establishes Parion and "Chersonsesos" are same mint (or possibly that a wandering engraver, forger or Celtic tribe was making both types). Thus the gorgon/cow was minted <b>for</b> Parion, but we can't be sure where.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3526925, member: 82322"]Correct. And the proof is the ΠΑΡΙ inscription, which must be Parion or the island of Paros. Pellerin's 1763 book established Parion from similarities with a bronze gorgon/eagle coin with ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ reverse inscription. (Paros has coins inscribed ΠΑΡΙ, but ΠΑΡΙΑΝΩΝ wouldn't be grammatical for Paros). ... but wait ... ... gorgon/cow hemidrachms are often found in hoards with Lion/quarters hemidrachms from Chersonesos. Dimitar Draganov published a gorgon/cow muled with a lion/quarters hemidrachm from the Gorno Novo Selo hoard discovered in 1961. This establishes Parion and "Chersonsesos" are same mint (or possibly that a wandering engraver, forger or Celtic tribe was making both types). Thus the gorgon/cow was minted [B]for[/B] Parion, but we can't be sure where.[/QUOTE]
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