02-01-2014, 09:40 AM
This is a very interesting coin! I've never seen anything like that, with the frontal and side view of the helmet on both sides.
A series of Greek coins from southern Italy (Crotone-Temesa) have a Corinthian helmet (usually without crest) but only on one side (please see attachment).
But the profile of the Corinthian helmet on one side of the coin is often attested in Sicily: Himera, Camarina
Best!
S.M.
[attachment=8883]Temesaconiage.jpg[/attachment]
A series of Greek coins from southern Italy (Crotone-Temesa) have a Corinthian helmet (usually without crest) but only on one side (please see attachment).
But the profile of the Corinthian helmet on one side of the coin is often attested in Sicily: Himera, Camarina
Best!
S.M.
[attachment=8883]Temesaconiage.jpg[/attachment]
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SM.
ὁπλῖται δὲ ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἀκροβολισταί (Strabo,IV, 6, 2)
SM.
ὁπλῖται δὲ ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἀκροβολισταί (Strabo,IV, 6, 2)
