Potamikon

[Molinari]

Thank you for the endorsement!  The book wouldn't be half as good had you not read so many of my drafts!

[Enodia]

my copy arrived yesterday and i have to say i am stunned at what a beautiful book this is, even before i opened it!
however once i did go inside i was very impressed and pleased at how easily readable Potamikon is. not at all the usual dry scholarly text, but an enjoyable stroll through an interesting landscape of history, archaeology and religious symbolism. i certainly never thought the term 'MFB' would be a part of my everyday lexicon.
who knew learning could be so much fun!   

congratulations to Nick and Nico for adding something valuable to the catalog of numismatic literature, very much appreciated!

~ Peter

[gordian_guy]

My bound copy arrived today!!! Wow, certainly fast from England - via DHL..

c.rhodes

[Molinari]

my copy arrived yesterday and i have to say i am stunned at what a beautiful book this is, even before i opened it!
however once i did go inside i was very impressed and pleased at how easily readable Potamikon is. not at all the usual dry scholarly text, but an enjoyable stroll through an interesting landscape of history, archaeology and religious symbolism. i certainly never thought the term 'MFB' would be a part of my everyday lexicon.
who knew learning could be so much fun!   

congratulations to Nick and Nico for adding something valuable to the catalog of numismatic literature, very much appreciated!

~ Peter

Glad you're enjoying it, Peter!

[Molinari]

Dear Friends,

Special hardcover copies of Potamikon are still available at cost for a limited time.  It is $100 US shipping included ($150 worldwide, shipping included). Italian customers can contact Dr. Sisci for Italian rates. For more info on the book, see here:

https://manfacedbulls.wordpress.com/

Nick

[Joe Sermarini]

Potamikon is a truly exceptional work. It covers everything I ever wanted to know about man-faced bulls and man-faced bull coins, and a lot I never even knew to ask. There is no equivalent book for any other ancient coin reverse type. I wish there was. It is superb.

[Molinari]

Potamikon is a truly exceptional work. It covers everything I ever wanted to know about man-faced bulls and man-faced bull coins, and a lot I never even knew to ask. There is no equivalent book for any other ancient coin reverse type. I wish there was. It is superb.

Joe, I just saw this now- Thank you for the great compliment!

[Sam]

You deserve every part of it.
I say who ever write a book about ancients , lucky if passed the blame.
You have got a lot of honest and from the heart , true compliments.

We are all proud of you

[Joe Sermarini]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world.

You should click the Notify button at the top right. You will get an email when someone posts on the thread.

[Molinari]

A new article in Nature confirms the distribution pattern we highlighted in Potamikon:

http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01802-4

[n.igma]

A wonderful depiction, one for Potamikon II?   ...


River god Acheloos. Greek, 4th century BC Massive silver, H 4,7cm, L 7cm. Standing bull with bearded, human head. Small missing part on the tail, horns broken (?).
Provenance: Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, 1948 - 2000, Israel. Exports from Israel with the export permit of the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
The iconography of the river god as humans-headed bull was first developed for the god of the Acheloos, the most water-rich river of Greece, which could take on all kinds of forms in allusion to the changeability of the natural river courses. First as a snake and finally as a bull, he fought against Herakles, which probably influenced the emergence of iconography. Later, however, the image-finding will also be applied to other river gods, such as Gela in the Sicilian city of Gelas. To the iconography s. LIMC I (1981) s.v. Acheloos p. 12 ff.  Silver figure of the river god Acheloos in form of an androcephal bull. Greek, 4th century B.C. Little part of the tail missing, horns probably broken.

[Molinari]

Beautiful piece but the description of the myth of Acheloios needs a thorough revision!

[Meepzorp]

Hi folks,

I think that is the same statue I posted here in February:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=114587.0

Meepzorp

[Molinari]

Yes, that's the one.  I wish I could buy it.  I also think 5th century, not 4th, based on the style.

[Molinari]

Revisiting an old thread because the first formal review of the book was just published.  If you are interested and have access to an academic library, it is in the journal Ancient West and East (Peeters, 2019), pages 439-441.