Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Yes, and I think that Euainetos was proclaiming his personal championship of the art. John On 8/14/13 4:41 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: > That coin is a marvellous piece of work. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nebel" <john.nebel at csdco.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 2:09 AM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: motion without blur, circa 425 BC > > >> 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