07-10-2006, 07:01 PM
Many impressive shiled designs coming from coins are purely speculative.
The bropblem is that there is few designs backed by literature or other evidence.
First row
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a) "Medousa Gorgo",Peloponesian under research. b) Hellenistic.
Second row
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b) Unlikely to be on shield of Naxos. c) "Lion's head", Leontinoi. d) "Bull-satyr", Gelas. e) "Medousa's face" under research
Third row
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a) Hellenistic under reserch. b) "Chimera", Etruscans (probably) NEVER!. c) "Lion's Head", Samos island or Festos Crete. d) under research, e) Never on Shield.
Forth row
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a) "Pegasus", Corinthos. b) "Bull's head, Eubea. c) "Satyr's face", under research. d) "Sphinx", Thebes NEVER! e) "Hercules' club & Dioskouroi's Pilos-helmets", Sparta. Unlikely on shield
Kind regards
The bropblem is that there is few designs backed by literature or other evidence.
First row
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a) "Medousa Gorgo",Peloponesian under research. b) Hellenistic.
Second row
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b) Unlikely to be on shield of Naxos. c) "Lion's head", Leontinoi. d) "Bull-satyr", Gelas. e) "Medousa's face" under research
Third row
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a) Hellenistic under reserch. b) "Chimera", Etruscans (probably) NEVER!. c) "Lion's Head", Samos island or Festos Crete. d) under research, e) Never on Shield.
Forth row
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a) "Pegasus", Corinthos. b) "Bull's head, Eubea. c) "Satyr's face", under research. d) "Sphinx", Thebes NEVER! e) "Hercules' club & Dioskouroi's Pilos-helmets", Sparta. Unlikely on shield
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com