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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4223825, member: 110226&quot;]<i>&quot;She struck the room, tall and straight and sudden-white, a talon of lightning in the midnight sky.&nbsp; Her horse-hair helmet brushed the ceiling.&nbsp; Her mirror armor threw off sparks.&nbsp; The spear in her hand was long and thin, its keen edge limned in firelight.&nbsp; She was burning certainty, and before her all the shuffling and strained dross of the world must shrink away.&nbsp; Zeus&#039; bright and favorite child, Athena.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Thus entered an important figure in Madeline Miller&#039;s novel, <i>Circe</i>, a work that I highly recommend to anyone interested in Greek mythology and reading a wonderful tale of a goddess, daughter of Helios, who was banished forever to the island of Aiaia for practicing witchcraft.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have spent a good part of my life reading history and fiction, and this is reflected in my collection, which has grow over the years to a rather massive size.&nbsp; Over the past recent years my interests have returned to ancients, perhaps due to old age, but certainly to an abiding love for art in general and romanticism specifically.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a recent acquisition, from a recent auction.&nbsp; As many of you know, the ancients market has been flooded with Attica tetradrachms, primarily from the period of 454-404 BCE.&nbsp; The style and execution of Athena&#039;s profile have vary greatly.&nbsp; I find this example to be strongly expressive for a mass production tetradrachm.&nbsp; Indeed this could be Athena as she presented her before Circe, demanding the life of her infant son, Telegonus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope to have more images of other tetradrachms to share with you in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>What other faces are out there?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Period: 454-404 BCE</p><p>Weight: 17.23 grams</p><p>Grade: About EF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1081088[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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