Phil Anthos

I've always thought this one is kind of haunting, like you woke up in the middle of the night with her head floating over you... Pella, Macedon 187-131 BC AE 18 (18mm, 6.24g) O: Veiled head of Demeter facing. R: Cow grazing right, monograms above and below; ΠEΛΛΗΣ in ex. SNG ANS 572; SNG Cop 257; BMC Macedonia 92, 29 ex Gitbud & Naumann Next: Something from North Africa

antelope/deer... Kaulonia, Bruttium 475-425 BC AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.82g) O: Apollo, nude, walking right, holding branch in raised right arm; small daimon running on outstretched left arm; stag standing right in field to right, head reverted, KAVΛ (retrograde) to left. R: Stag standing right, laurel branch to right; KAV (retrograde) above. Noe, Caulonia, Group F. cf 97; HN Italy 2046; Sear 462 ex NB Numismatics

Mounted warrior... Syracuse, Reign of Hieron II 275-215 BC AE27 (17.93g) O: Laureate head of Hieron left; plow behind. R: Horseman prancing right, with couched spear; [IE]PΩNOΣ in ex. HGC 2, 1547; SNG ANS 919v; SNG Cop 833; Sear 1222v; BMC 2 570; CNS 193

Holding bow... Taras, Calabria 315-302 BC (Period V - From Alexander the Molossian to Kleonymos) AR Didrachm (22mm, 7.63g, 4h) O: Warrior, preparing to throw spear and holding shield and two more spears, on horse rearing right; ΣA below. R: Phalanthos, holding arrow and bow, astride dolphin right; |-HP and HP monogram below, TAPAΣ to left. D'Andrea XXXVII, 777; Vlasto 631; Fischer-Bossert Group 68, 818; Evans V, B18; SNG ANS 1011; HN Italy 938 From Group SGF. ex CNG Sir Arthur Evans places this coin at the end of Period V, during the time of Kleonymus, and the martial themes on both sides of this coin, unusual on Tarentine coinage, may support this theory. Kleonymus, the unworthy heir to the Spartan throne, was yet another in a line of self-serving mercenary generals to come to the aid of Taras (circa 302 BC), but he was no more successful than his predecessors.

Here's a list of most of my numismatic catalogs... https://www.librarything.com/catalog/Enodia?tag=Numismatic Catalogs I might be able to look something up if needed, but some of these are buried in a box in the dreaded storage room. ~ Peter

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Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy 344-336 BC AE Hemidrachm (23mm, 12.40g) O: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right, hair short; ZEYΣEA EΛE-YΘEPIOΣ to right. R: Thunderbolt; eagle with closed wings standing to right; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN around. HGC 2, 1440; Calciati II p. 167, 72; SNG ANS 477ff; SNG Cop 727; Sear 1192 ex Forvm Ancient Coins Next: monster

Probus 276-282 AD AE Antoninianus (20mm, 3.43g) O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG. R: Female deity standing right, presenting wreath to Probus; RESTITVT ORBIS, Z in field between, XXI in ex. RIC 925 / Cohen 509 / Sear 3364 ex Jack H. Beymer

Cales, Campania 265-240 BC AE 22 (22mm, 6.32g) O: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, all within dotted border. R: Cock standing right, star behind; CALENΩ downward to right, all within dotted border. Sambon 916; HN Italy 435; SNG ANS 188; SNG Cop 322; Sear 548 ex Forvm Ancient Coins

Helmeted bust right... L. Flaminius Cilo 109-108 BC AR Denarius (17mm, 3.91g) O: Helmeted head of Roma right; X beneath chin, ROMA behind. R: Victory in biga right; L FLAMINI below horses, CILO in ex. Crawford 302-1; Sydenham 540; RSC Flaminia 1; BMC Italy 537 ex Jack H. Beymer

Yeah, The Hu are cool. Mongol hoards riding over the crest on Harleys... good stuff! I think Wolf Totem was the song they did with Kid Rock on vocals. Oh well, I still like them anyway. They played Portland a few months ago but I didn't have the drachmas. ~ Peter

Sad news. The mellatron master. Wasn't he the only original member from that first 'Go Now' album? Danny Laine (Wings) was in that band too. A friend of mine once told me "you know you're getting old when rock stars start dying of natural causes". 🙁

Mt Baker in Washington is about 250 north of me. The Sisters in Oregon are about 100 miles to the southeast.

One of my all time favorite and most severely underrated songs ever! ~ Peter

A ram is a sheep, right? I have always loved this artist, and when I'm crossing the bar I would like to hear this song as I drift away for the last time... Klazomenai, Ionia Late 4th century BC AE12 (12mm, 1.79g) O: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with olive leaves, and triple pendant earring. R: Head of ram to right; KΛΑ below. Sear 4322 ex JAZ Numismatics

I read the Barry Cunliffe which of course is mostly speculation, but it is argued very logically and reads much like a Pausanias travel guide.

Having just reread Pytheas I find this particularly interesting, thanks. ~ Peter

In 1998 some friends of mine started a community garden at another friend's house not to far from me. I saw this as an opportunity to do something I'd always wanted to do, stand some really big stones on their end. My wife and I had recently watched a show on PBS about the stones at Stonehenge and the great obelisk at Alexandria, with two groups putting their theories to practice and I thought "we could do that". So I spoke with a friend who was a rigger for a local power company, and another who was a geological engineer. We decided we could do it, but we wanted to erect the stones with no modern equipment. A year later we erected the uprights (14 tons of columnar basalt), and 15 months after that we placed the lintel, (3.5 tons of granite). All this was done with ropes and simple pulleys, and a LOT of volunteers pulling on the ropes! Over the next decade we added smaller stones around to make a circle It was one hell of an experience which none of us will ever forget. ~ Peter

Seleukid... Seleukid Kingdom, Reign of Antiochos VI (Dionysus) 145-142 BC AE17 Serrate (17.5mm, 4.29g) O: Diademed and radiate head right. R: Panther advancing left with paw raised, holding palm branch in mouth; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY and ΣTA above, star behind, EΠIΦANOYΣ ∆IONYΣOY in exergue. SNG Spaer 1784; Houghton 241v (cornucopiae); Sear 7083 ex FortunA (Forvm Auctions)

Tarsos, Cilicia Autonomous issue 164-27 BC AE21 (21mm, 7.39g) O: Turreted, veiled, draped bust of Tyche right, within dotted border. R: Pyre of Sandon in the form of a pyramidal structure, containing figure of Sandon standing on a horned and winged lion, surmounting garlanded square basis; eagle perched on apex, M and H monograms to left, TAPΣEΩN to right. Sear 5672 From the David Cannon Collection. ex Beast Coins

I've heard some interesting reconstructed Greek music, but these simple lyre pieces are a bit more soothing to the ear, imo... Teos, Ionia 320-294 BC AR Diobol (10mm, 0.92g) Mentor magistrate. O: Griffin seated right, with left forepaw raised. R: Lyre; MENTΩP (magistrate) downward to right. Kinns 95; SNG Kayhan 611v; Imhoof 126A ex MRB Coins

Claudius / Minerva 41-42 AD AE As (26mm, 10.22g) O: Bare head left; TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P. R: Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield; S-C. RIC 116 / Cohen 84 / BMC 149 / Sear 639 ex Francis J. Rath "No one is free who does not lord over himself." Next: facing head

My experiences with this dealer have been such that I no longer do business there. .

Yes, Bruford was there full-time live drummer for the first post-Gabriel tour (Trick of the Tail). And as much as I love him as a drummer (I saw him with Genesis, King Crimson, Yes and solo) I believe Chester Thompson was a better fit. And Phil did excellent work on Frida's first album too, playing, singing and producing. You might also get a kick out of the album he did with Cafe Jacques. ~ Peter