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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6368110, member: 83845"]Thank you! Also nice Magnesia example. Thank you for sharing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very cool Hephaestus coin! I love that the scene may reference the shield of Achilles from the Iliad! Thanks for sharing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That’s a wonderful coin [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] ! I agree it would be super cool if it was Themistokles. The Θ-Ε only showing up on the one type is a real mystery and the biggest thing that keeps the theory firmly in the plausible category in my opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very well said Z and right in line with my own thinking. Even centuries after his death his reputation for ego was such that Plutarch said Themistocles was “carried away by his desire for reputation, and such an ambitious lover of great deeds.”</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it’s entirely plausible that the Athenian Odysseus is still playing tricks on us two and a half thousand years later. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great coin btw my friend![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6368110, member: 83845"]Thank you! Also nice Magnesia example. Thank you for sharing. Very cool Hephaestus coin! I love that the scene may reference the shield of Achilles from the Iliad! Thanks for sharing. That’s a wonderful coin [USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] ! I agree it would be super cool if it was Themistokles. The Θ-Ε only showing up on the one type is a real mystery and the biggest thing that keeps the theory firmly in the plausible category in my opinion. Very well said Z and right in line with my own thinking. Even centuries after his death his reputation for ego was such that Plutarch said Themistocles was “carried away by his desire for reputation, and such an ambitious lover of great deeds.” I think it’s entirely plausible that the Athenian Odysseus is still playing tricks on us two and a half thousand years later. :D Great coin btw my friend![/QUOTE]
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