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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2703550, member: 56859&quot;]I love these creepy coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_c2531bf482334eedb37350c8988118fd.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_960%2525252Ch_476%2525252Cal_c%2525252Clg_1%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_c2531bf482334eedb37350c8988118fd.jpg%252526hash%25253D6f88fb7063477b72db9df3f5e1641465%2526hash%253D576d25d12ab9fcd9bdc3ef63be169b7e%26hash%3Deb58ecdee9ec701d73db058872dcc9e7&amp;hash=f68c5642415d1c68762bd4451ca37a2f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MACEDON, under Roman rule</b></p><p>c. 166-165 BCE</p><p>AE, 20 x 22 mm, 9.5 gm</p><p>Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy wreath</p><p>Rev: MAKE ΔONΩN legend In two lines; D above; all within ivy wreath</p><p>Ref: SNG Copenhagen 1324</p><p><br /></p><p>A question I meant to ask in another recent thread about a coin featuring a mask:&nbsp; Why <i><b>mask</b></i>?&nbsp; Why are these not just <b>heads</b>?&nbsp; In a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pan-mask.293915/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pan-mask.293915/">recent thread showing some Roman Republican coins featuring the &quot;mask&quot; of Pan</a>, the only thing I could figure was that his neck was not engraved.&nbsp; Does that make it a mask rather than a head?&nbsp; Was there some tradition of people wearing masks of Silenus (and Pan) back in the day?</p><p><br /></p><p>My first Silenus &quot;mask&quot; (and first coin other than some uncleaned dregs) was this Corinth stater.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always wondered why it is described as a mask rather than facing head:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%257Emv2.jpg%26hash%3D1ca0643e4b9946ae6b3be1ff95f7ab1f&amp;hash=f7b7c3a7ca632b41aeb888fc2a0ea19a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>345-307 BCE</p><p>AR stater, 8.65 gm</p><p>Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below</p><p>Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; mask of Silenus behind</p><p>Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety.</p><p>from Heritage Auctions, June 2013</p><p><i>This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk&#039;s book, &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot;.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one that is unquestionably a mask-- it is being worn:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ionia-phokaia-elhekte-silenosmask-rt-jpg.486138/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IONIA, Phokaia</b></p><p>EL hekte, 11 mm, 2.5 gm</p><p>c. 478-387BCE</p><p>Obv: head of young male left, wearing Silenos mask on top of head; to right, small seal downward</p><p>Rev: quadripartite incuse square.</p><p>Ref: Bodenstedt Em. 70; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC 43</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ionia-phokaia-elhekte-rotated-tif-jpg.486139/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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