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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientone, post: 8317403, member: 71599&quot;]Nice provincial with Aphrodite [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]! Here are a couple with unusual objects.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Liknon</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472753[/ATTACH] </p><p>Bithynia, Nicaea. Geta, AE17. Infant Dionysos</p><p>Obv: Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, bare head r.</p><p>Rev: NIKAIEΩN, Infant Dionysos in Liknon cradle r., raising hands; thyrsos behind.</p><p>The Liknon was a braided grain basket used in ancient times by farmers to separate grain from chaff and also served as a cradle for newborn.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Two-headed horse</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472755[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thrace, Perinthos. AE23. Osiris and Isis</p><p>Obv: Jugate heads of Osiris and Isis right.</p><p>Rev: PERIN-QIWN, bull standing left, two-headed horse below.</p><p>23mm.</p><p>c350 BC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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