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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 6321364, member: 111037"]You are right, the Rhodians were doing a marvelous job defending their island. And a siege wasn't always a bad thing as in a true sense whatever didn't kill them, made them stronger. They became more powerful after surviving the Demetrius siege. Rhodes was going to be my summer destination in 2020, but Coronavirus put an end to that. It is still my hopeful destination for 2021, but with those new virus strains and the whole mess of Hotel quarantines and other measures in place right now, I am beginning to doubt if it will happen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is an excellent coin, and of all of Demetrius' tets, it is my favorite design. And how silly of me, until you pointed it out, I never made the connection between the depiction of Poseidon and Nike on his coins and his naval victories. It makes sense if you think about it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 6321364, member: 111037"]You are right, the Rhodians were doing a marvelous job defending their island. And a siege wasn't always a bad thing as in a true sense whatever didn't kill them, made them stronger. They became more powerful after surviving the Demetrius siege. Rhodes was going to be my summer destination in 2020, but Coronavirus put an end to that. It is still my hopeful destination for 2021, but with those new virus strains and the whole mess of Hotel quarantines and other measures in place right now, I am beginning to doubt if it will happen. That is an excellent coin, and of all of Demetrius' tets, it is my favorite design. And how silly of me, until you pointed it out, I never made the connection between the depiction of Poseidon and Nike on his coins and his naval victories. It makes sense if you think about it![/QUOTE]
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