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<p>[QUOTE="ancientone, post: 5415799, member: 71599"][USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER] Jamie Mcmenemy is a now on my playlist.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Melos in the Cycades islands where the Venus de Milo was excavated in 1820.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1234764[/ATTACH]<b> Achaea. Cyclades, Melos. Demos / Palladium AE24 </b> Obv: DHMOC / Bearded bust of Demos r. </p><p>Rev: ΜΗΛΙΩΝ / Statue of Pallas Athena(Palladium) standing facing head r., holding spear aloft in right hand, preparing to strike, circular shield on left arm. </p><p>24mm., 12.2g. </p><p>Time of Nerva.</p><p><br /></p><p>The island has a mining heritage that is as old as the Neolithic Period, when it was a source of obsidian for the entire Mediterranean. Pliny the Elder wrote that Milos provided more sulphur than anywhere in the ancient world, while it was also highly valued for its rich alum deposits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Theater overlooking the volcanic island of Melos.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1234791[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Catacombs dating from the 1st century AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1234943[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancientone, post: 5415799, member: 71599"][USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER] Jamie Mcmenemy is a now on my playlist. Melos in the Cycades islands where the Venus de Milo was excavated in 1820. [ATTACH=full]1234764[/ATTACH][B] Achaea. Cyclades, Melos. Demos / Palladium AE24 [/B] Obv: DHMOC / Bearded bust of Demos r. Rev: ΜΗΛΙΩΝ / Statue of Pallas Athena(Palladium) standing facing head r., holding spear aloft in right hand, preparing to strike, circular shield on left arm. 24mm., 12.2g. Time of Nerva. The island has a mining heritage that is as old as the Neolithic Period, when it was a source of obsidian for the entire Mediterranean. Pliny the Elder wrote that Milos provided more sulphur than anywhere in the ancient world, while it was also highly valued for its rich alum deposits. Theater overlooking the volcanic island of Melos. [ATTACH=full]1234791[/ATTACH] Catacombs dating from the 1st century AD [ATTACH=full]1234943[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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