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Bump. Don't know if my timing was bad when I posted, but have a feeling @zumbly, @Curtisimo and I aren't the only NF members with coins relating to Homer and The Illiad?? To keep it legal, the bittersweet image of Odysseus returning home greeted by his pooch, Argo. For his plan to work Odysseus cannot show that he recognizes the dog. Odysseus turns away to hide his tears and Argo dies. my coins so worn you can only barely make out Argo's form to the right of Odysseus feet:

And the clock ticks six: Next: pretty boy Apollo

Fun coin! And that idea🥳 Pamphylia, Aspendos or Pisidia Selge Ae (2nd-1st century BC). Obv: Round shield with monogram ΠΘ or ΠO. Rev: Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet Condition: Very fine. Weight: 1.89 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Ref: BM Lycia p. 262 no. 55 and Numismata Graeca #850 Ex Savoca If wanted one of these for a while due to the monogram on the shield (I'dlove to know who/what it references. So this one popped up I snagged it up on the cheap!

EXCELLENT topic for a thread! And of course: Haha. Poor Carus. A friend of mine is bald and often says, "God only made a few perfect heads. The rest he put hair on!"

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Excited to say, I do have a Juno Faustina...I! Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust left / AETERNITAS, Juno standing left, raising right hand and holding sceptre. Reference:RIC 344 Very Fine, 2,8 gr, 17 mm Purchased from NBS Aug 2021

Thanks my friend. That Caracalla reverse is brutal. Much like the hero turned deity Herakles, Ajax the great had great surges of strength and Valor and also unstable breaks. Before he'd killed himself Ajax the great suffered one of these fits. Coming out of it. Well, you see the result in @zumbly's stunning coin. Any idea why Hector's ears stick out like a satyr? And @Curtisimo what's your hypothesis on Homer, the legendary blind storyteller, reading on our coins?

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Some more favs of his papa:

Bronze age golden shield boss:

The most frustrating thing about never receiving this coin was that the bridge that the seller sold me in Brooklyn is already owned apparently!? He assured me that wasn't so and they both must be lost in the mail, while he was packing his belongings. What a goof. Who does that?

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Very excited to say I was able to score not one but TWO NEW (to me) coins featuring my favorite hero from the Iliad (does anyone know why Hector's ears stick out or is that part of the helmet?): ★ Rare ★ Troas, Ophrynion Æ13. Circa 350-300 BC. Bearded, three-quarter facing head of Hektor, turned slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet / OΦΡΥ, the infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster in right hand. SNG Copenhagen 456ff; BMC 4-7; SNG von Aulock 1559; Laffaille 457.1,88gr And then an even more rare type showing the warrior in action (also my new avatar). I imagine the die engraver showing Hector right before Achilles death blow: ★ Rare ★TROAS. Ophrynion. Ae (Circa 350-300 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: OΦΡΥ. Warrior Hektor, wearing crested helmet, crouching left, holding shield and spear. BMC 8-9; SNG Copenhagen 460. Rare 1,57gr Hector never had a chance. Zeus knew it, all the other gods knew it. Achilles sure knew it when he decided not to heed his goddess mother's advice instead deciding to become the greatest warrior of all time but to have an early demise. It seemed everyone knew it but this guy and his wife and baby (Andromache & Astyanax): In the end Hector fell due to his own brothers cowardice. Chased, killed, dragged around his city for all to see and mutilated by dogs. Famous for being one of humanities biggest d bag cucks older brothers and losing the biggest battle he went into. So is the story of a truly selfless hero, Hector son of Priam. A few more from the story: Poor Ajax the Lokrian, better intern as Ajax the lesser on account of there being another Ajax in the story who is second only to Achilles: Lokris Opuntia Hemidrachm around 350 BCE 2.60 g. Head of a nymph with reed wreath, simple ear pendants and necklace to the right / Ajax in the Corinthian helmet with drawn short sword storming to the right, holding above the left arm oval shield with a lion as inner jewelry, spear lying on the ground. BMC 26 (Oh, now we see why they called him, "the lesser") Here we have a portrayal of Homer, the famously blind storyteller, sitting (and as @dougsmitpointed out) reading!?!? Ionia, Smyrna. Circa 125-115 BC. Æ 20mm (21mm, 8.27g). Phanokrates, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / The poet Homer seated left, holding scroll. Milne, Autonomous 194a; SNG Copenhagen. Former Kairos Numismatik And what maybe most recall is the brilliant ruse that ended Troy: Please post up your coins featuring folks from the Illiad or Oddesy, Homer, warriors in battle, thoughts and comments.

SABINA Dupondius, 136 CE Mint: Rome 26.3 mm, 10,2 g. Obverse legend : SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG PP, Obverse: Diadémé bust and drape of Sabina on the right, hair raised, artistically capped. Reverse: Veiled and draped Ceres, seated left on a basket, holding ears of corn in right hand and torch in left hand. Next: something cool looking worn on someone's head that isn't a helmet

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EXCELLENT work @Restitutor!!! It's even better than I thought it could be! Could your moniker be any more prophetic!? To Restitutor, restorer of the coin world!

Stunningly beautiful coin! RR Battle scenes...

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Dast!! You beat me to the modern ATG: Here's one my wife and I still laugh about..."Concordia" and then they shake hands instead of, oh, idk, kissing or... Also, a rad Mercury prepping for the race. This is what I would call a "modern fourée" Though there are versions of this coin in silver. The artistry is different. And you can even see the bronze starting to shine through. In the last couple hundred years someone gave this beauty a silver coating :

The coins that killed JC all seem to be wonky. Here's my first that I sold: And the "upgrade" Though, will point out that these three are all on the lower end of the price spectrum. So take the comment about the flans with a grain of salt. I'd like to see some of these coins well centered... if antibes has one🤓

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next up: Sicily!

Anyone notice all the cool new emojis?! Thanks @Restitutor🥰

Great thread idea! And AMAZING coins so far (I can't believe @AncientJoeposted his Parthenon Diobol!!! ) For me it's a recent purchase. I've wrote about it enough and talked about it enough. You asked😜 my favorite coin (currently):