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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 4898383, member: 80147&quot;]I found another early rare instance of a temple on a Greek coin, although under Roman rule about 2nd century BC. It looks as if the Celator&#039;s of that day and age didn&#039;t care for handsome portraiture.[ATTACH=full]1182025[/ATTACH] </p><p>Spain, Malika Æ Half Unit. 2nd century BC. Head of Vulcan right, wearing conical cap; Neo-Punic MLK&#039; and tongs to left / Tetrastyle temple with pellet in pediment. ACIP 794; SNG BM Spain 385. 3.46g, 17mm, 5h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Very Fine. Extremely rare variety with tongs to left, rated R9 by ACIP.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex CGB Monnaies 28, lot 481, Jan. 25 2007.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Málaga&#039;s history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world . It was founded by the Phoenicians as Malaka about 770 BC, and from the 6th century BC was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage . Then from 218 BC it was ruled by the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire as Malaca (Latin).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Phoenicians from Tyre founded the city as Malaka about 770 BC. The name Malaḥa or mlḥ is probably derived from the Phoenician word for &quot;salt&quot; because fish was salted near the harbour.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a period of Carthaginian rule, Malaka became part of the Roman Empire . In its Roman stage, the city (Latin name, Malaca) showed a remarkable degree of development. Transformed into a confederated city, it was under a special law, the Lex Flavia Malacitana. A Roman theatre was built at this time. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire , it was ruled first by the Visigoths and then by the Byzantine Empire. For those not sure where Malaga is check map, looks like a very nice location.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1182026[/ATTACH]</p><p>A word about VULCAN.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hephaestus (Ancient Greek: Ἥφαιστος Hēphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths , craftsmen , artisans , sculptors , metals , metallurgy , fire and volcanoes . Hephaestus&#039; Roman equivalent is Vulcan . In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods. In another version, he was Hera&#039;s parthenogens child, rejected by his mother because of his deformity and thrown out of heaven and down to earth.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athens . The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos . Hephaestus&#039; symbols are a smith&#039;s hammer , anvil , and a pair of tongs .</p><p><br /></p><p>This is another place I need to visit, has huge archaeological sites, as below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1182027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>SHOW ME THOSE UGLY VULCAN COINS AND ANCIENT SPANISH COINS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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