Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking at something not typically LUGlike! John On 8/14/13 10:06 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Gorgeous object, indeed. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 14, 2013, at 3:09 AM, John Nebel wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >