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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4985160, member: 91461"]Staggering coin... and write up!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Great stuff @Curtisimo<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Thanks so much for sharing. Just in awe...</p><p>Since, I've nothing in this area, though do have several reminders of what happened when we didn't worship the old gods<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie41" alt=":depressed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, here's some fun!</p><p>You better have offered your lambs bones to this little creeper so he would keep you healthy:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197695[/ATTACH]</p><p>Of course the god of health Asklepios would keep you in good health:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197726[/ATTACH]</p><p>Philetairus</p><p>Mysia (van Alfen type 2) Kingdom of Pergamon</p><p> 282-263 BC Bronze, with countermark: owl. Head of Athena with Attic Helmet / Serpent of Asclepius. SNG BN 1650 ff. 2.99 g .; Nice</p><p>Secret Saturlanlia gift</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197725[/ATTACH]</p><p>SICILY. Syracuse.</p><p>Ae (Late 2nd-early 1st century BC).</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Asklepios right.</p><p>Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN.</p><p>Staff entwined with serpent.</p><p>HGC 2, 1529.</p><p>Condition: Very fine.</p><p>Weight: 2.13 g.</p><p>Diameter: 13 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then, a very modern concept, but a great excuse to share a bunch of Macedonian shields, the caduceus.</p><p>"In <b>1902</b> the US Army Medical Corp adopted the caduceus as their symbol. The reason isn't clear as the American Medical Association, Royal Army Medical Corp and the French Military Service all would happily adopt the staff of Asclepius."</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197715[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197720[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4985160, member: 91461"]Staggering coin... and write up!:artist::cigar: Great stuff @Curtisimo:wideyed: Thanks so much for sharing. Just in awe... Since, I've nothing in this area, though do have several reminders of what happened when we didn't worship the old gods:depressed:, here's some fun! You better have offered your lambs bones to this little creeper so he would keep you healthy: [ATTACH=full]1197695[/ATTACH] Of course the god of health Asklepios would keep you in good health: [ATTACH=full]1197726[/ATTACH] Philetairus Mysia (van Alfen type 2) Kingdom of Pergamon 282-263 BC Bronze, with countermark: owl. Head of Athena with Attic Helmet / Serpent of Asclepius. SNG BN 1650 ff. 2.99 g .; Nice Secret Saturlanlia gift [ATTACH=full]1197725[/ATTACH] SICILY. Syracuse. Ae (Late 2nd-early 1st century BC). Obv: Laureate head of Asklepios right. Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN. Staff entwined with serpent. HGC 2, 1529. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 2.13 g. Diameter: 13 mm. And then, a very modern concept, but a great excuse to share a bunch of Macedonian shields, the caduceus. "In [B]1902[/B] the US Army Medical Corp adopted the caduceus as their symbol. The reason isn't clear as the American Medical Association, Royal Army Medical Corp and the French Military Service all would happily adopt the staff of Asclepius." [ATTACH=full]1197701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197715[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1197720[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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