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<p>[QUOTE="J. J., post: 6454731, member: 118499"]Oh please, you can do better than that! It's obvious that Trajan denarius depicts Trajan's Column and Titus sestertius depicts the Flavian Amphitheatre. They were coins issued by the guys who built those monuments. And what is the link between Domitian and the Giza Sphinx (erected 2,500 years before him)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sphinxes were portrayed in sculptures, hieroglyphs, jewellery, etc. It was a common and well known symbol. The features of the sphinx from the coin are standardized and not unique at all compared to the other images of reclining sphinxes. Perhaps the coin shows just a symbol, nothing more. There were many eagles and she-wolves in the Roman world, and many sphinxes in Egypt.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, maybe it is the Giza Sphinx on the coin. But I'm not a coin dealer who likes to attach catchy stories to the coins, so I can doubt and seek for some other points of view.</p><p><br /></p><p>And no, my comments are not trolling. I truly like your obol David Atherton. I just think that great coins are worth a discussion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J. J., post: 6454731, member: 118499"]Oh please, you can do better than that! It's obvious that Trajan denarius depicts Trajan's Column and Titus sestertius depicts the Flavian Amphitheatre. They were coins issued by the guys who built those monuments. And what is the link between Domitian and the Giza Sphinx (erected 2,500 years before him)? Sphinxes were portrayed in sculptures, hieroglyphs, jewellery, etc. It was a common and well known symbol. The features of the sphinx from the coin are standardized and not unique at all compared to the other images of reclining sphinxes. Perhaps the coin shows just a symbol, nothing more. There were many eagles and she-wolves in the Roman world, and many sphinxes in Egypt. And yes, maybe it is the Giza Sphinx on the coin. But I'm not a coin dealer who likes to attach catchy stories to the coins, so I can doubt and seek for some other points of view. And no, my comments are not trolling. I truly like your obol David Atherton. I just think that great coins are worth a discussion.[/QUOTE]
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