Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Late to the party, I'd been debating posting this image of motion, but here goes... <http://photos.csd.net/euainetos_tetradrachm.html> The die engraver, Euainetos, is regarded as one of the greatest in the ancient world. This particular coin is a masterpiece, and Euainetos was clearly proud of it as Nike flying overhead with a wreath with which to crown the victor, is holding a tablet with ????? on it, his name. Dies were rarely signed, and never in this manner. The reverse depicts Apollo and the name of the town ????????? (Katane), the crab on the obverse and crayfish on the reverse likely symbolize the Amenanus, the underground river running into and surfacing within Katane. The knotted rope and bell resemble, to my eye at least, the pattern on Apollo's omphalos in Delphi. <http://omphalos150.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/omphalos-at-delphi/> Comments, criticisms welcome. John