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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6319497, member: 86498"]Demetrios I Poliorketes Ar Tetradrachm Amphipolis Mint 294-293 BC Obv Nike alighting atop prow left</p><p>Rv. Poseidon nude standing left brandishing trident. Newell 94 Hoover HGC 3 1012f 17.16 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1250409[/ATTACH]This coin calls attention to the naval success at the Battle of Salamis fought in 306 BC near the city of Salamis Cyprus. During this campaign Demetrios was beseiging the city of Salamis which was at that time a Ptolemaic possession. Ptolemy sent a relieving force consisting of something like 140 warships and 100 transports with some 8000 troops. Demetrios managed to destroy most of this relieving force sinking somethin 80 ships capturing another 40 as well as most of the transports. Both obverse and reverse of this coin pay homage to this event. What is most noteworthy about the obverse of this coin is its similarity to this monument[ATTACH=full]1250425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1250426[/ATTACH]Both pictures are mine taken during trips to the Louvre in 2014 and 2016. I am still not happy with either photo so I may have to go back (to go back to Paris what a sacrifice)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It seems likely that this coin would have some connection with this monument though what that connection is.... is really unknown.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Currently there are three battles contending for why this monument was commissioned. However none of them are anywhere near Samothrace. Oh well someday I must go back to further delve into the mysteries of the Victory of Samothrace. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 6319497, member: 86498"]Demetrios I Poliorketes Ar Tetradrachm Amphipolis Mint 294-293 BC Obv Nike alighting atop prow left Rv. Poseidon nude standing left brandishing trident. Newell 94 Hoover HGC 3 1012f 17.16 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1250409[/ATTACH]This coin calls attention to the naval success at the Battle of Salamis fought in 306 BC near the city of Salamis Cyprus. During this campaign Demetrios was beseiging the city of Salamis which was at that time a Ptolemaic possession. Ptolemy sent a relieving force consisting of something like 140 warships and 100 transports with some 8000 troops. Demetrios managed to destroy most of this relieving force sinking somethin 80 ships capturing another 40 as well as most of the transports. Both obverse and reverse of this coin pay homage to this event. What is most noteworthy about the obverse of this coin is its similarity to this monument[ATTACH=full]1250425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1250426[/ATTACH]Both pictures are mine taken during trips to the Louvre in 2014 and 2016. I am still not happy with either photo so I may have to go back (to go back to Paris what a sacrifice);). It seems likely that this coin would have some connection with this monument though what that connection is.... is really unknown.:banghead: Currently there are three battles contending for why this monument was commissioned. However none of them are anywhere near Samothrace. Oh well someday I must go back to further delve into the mysteries of the Victory of Samothrace. :)[/QUOTE]
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