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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8175299, member: 85693&quot;]Thank you for the informative and interesting write-up, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER]&nbsp; As always, well done! </p><p><br /></p><p>No silver turtles in my collection, but I have a couple of tortoise-shell lyres.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a mystery - I thought I&#039;d be able to attribute it, but I&#039;ve never been able to figure it out (any help greatly appreciated) - Hermes and chelys:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428612[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1428613[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Unknown Greek&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 11</b></p><p><b>(c. ?)</b></p><p>Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos, winged kerykeion (caduceus) over shoulder /&nbsp; Greek inscription? around chelys (lyre made with tortoise shell)</p><p>(1.89 grams / 11 x 10 mm)</p><p>eBay May 2021 </p><p><br /></p><p>Another tiny one with a chelys but with Apollo.&nbsp; This one from Smyrna, I think, though again, I am uncertain:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1428619[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1428620[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ionia, Smyrna&nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 9</b></p><p><b>(c. 115-105 B.C.)</b></p><p>Laureate head of Apollo right / [ZΜ?]ΥΡ / [?]PT[?], lyre with turtle shell.</p><p>Milne, Autonomous 229;</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1179-80.</p><p>(Attribution uncertain; no match for the visible letters)</p><p>(0.67 grams / 9 mm)</p><p>eBay Jan. 2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Now on to the music - here is a Michael Levy YouTube video:&nbsp; &quot;What did the Tortoise Shell Lyre of Hermes Sound Like?&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]TObgud8A7_M[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Shred it, man![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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