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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2537474, member: 42773&quot;]Taurokathapsia was the the Creten sport in which a performer grasps the horns of a bull and somersaults over it - in other words, ancient rodeo. The Larissans minted various drachms celebrating the sport, such as this one (not my coin), during the 5th and 4th centuries BC...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543229[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Centuries later, the Thessalian League recapitulated the theme with these bronzes on which the rider is jumping off the horse onto the bull. From the BCD catalog...</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">The man has just jumped off his horse, which is galloping away in the background, and has put the band around the bull’s forehead... we can see one of his legs dangling in the air below the bull. His body is hidden by the bull’s body, but we can see his head and his arms, especially his right one.</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>These coins with glossy patinas are gorgeous in hand and maddeningly difficult to photograph, so I give you both true-color and oblique images...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543230[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This happens to be a BCD coin, with one of his circular tags and minuscule, fastidious handwriting, sold in a mixed lot by Kunker, then again at Triton XV...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is NOT your average mixed-lot coin though - as far as I can tell, the type is extremely rare. Anyway, post your taurokathapsia scenes! Or listen to the <i>Hoedown</i> from Aaron Coplands ballet <i>Rodeo</i>...</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]LsReWx9XdNs[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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