Arethusa Puns

         ARETHUSA arose
         From her couch of snows
In the Acroceraunian mountains, ---
         From cloud and from crag
         With many a jag,
Shepherding her bright fountains.
         She leapt down the rocks,
         With her rainbow locks
Streaming among the streams;
         Her steps paved with green
         The downward ravine
Which slopes to the western gleams;
         And gliding and springing,
         She went, ever singing,
In murmurs as soft as sleep,
         The earth seemed to love her,
         And heaven smiled above her,
As she lingered towards the deep.
 
         Then Alpheus bold,
         On his glacier cold,
With his trident the mountains strook;
         And opened a chasm
         In the rocks;—with the spasm
All Erymanthus shook.
         And the black south-wind
         It concealed behind
The urns of the silent snow,
         And earthquake and thunder
         Did rend in sunder
The bars of the springs below;
  

Just got this one in the mail from Spain today. Waited for a while for one of these and cannot wait to get more. I'm always interested in octopus coins... especially the ancients. :)

Take a look at the potato quality the second pic if you want to know why having a good camera over a cell phone makes a huge difference.

non-potato

very-potato

I have several Ancient Greek coins and one Roman Imperial coin for trade / best offer. I am always willing to hear all offers, though I generally prefer coins from Syracuse and Magna Graecia.

EDIT: I have included what was paid for each, for reference for trade values. I am not making a comment on the exact worth of these coins, merely what was paid to acquire them.

Gallery.

1. BRUTTIUM. Hipponion. Circa 350-300 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 8.53 g, 6 h). Head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet. Rev. Pegasos flying to left; below, kerykeion. Calciati 1. HN III 2242. Minor smoothing in field and edge bump*, otherwise,* very fine.e*x Nomos AG, Trausnitz Collection, 21 February 2021, lot 55. ex Gorny & Mosch 142, 10 October 2005, lot 1122. ~***$1200***
2. SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron II, Circa 240-215 BC. Æs, 8.60 g, 23 mm. Obv: head of Poseidon to the left. Rev: trident decorated with two aphlasta and two dolphins; below: IEPΩ[ΝΟΣ] and O[F] in two lines. Ref: Calciati, 197; HGC 1550 corr. Good very fine. ex Agora Numismatiek, 2021. ex Lanz 135, 2007, lot 81. ~$550
3. SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, Circa 405 BC. Hemilitron, 19 mm x 14 mm, 3 g, head of Arethusa to left, hair bound with ampyx and spendone, wearing hoop earring and necklace, Rev. wheel of four spokes; in the lower quarters, two dolphins; ΣY−PA in the upper quarters. Very fine. Ref: Calciati II 45, 19 fr 1; HGC 2 1479. ex Marcantica, 2021. ~$100
4. MACEDON. Thessalonica. Circa 187-31 BC. Æ, 20 mm, 5,98 g, Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Prow right, ΘΕΣΣΑ above, ΝΙΚΗΣ below. very fine HGC 3.1, 718. *ex Savoca, 2021. ~***$30***
5. ROMAN EMPIRE, Lugdunum. Circa 305-307 AD. Bronze Follis. 28.4 mm, 7.68 g. D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, Laureate bust of Maximian to right, wearing imperial mantle, olive branch in right, mappa in left. Rev: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVG G, Providentia standing to right extending to Quies standing to left, branch in right hand and leaning on scepter in left. T-F in fields, PLC in exergue. ex Forum Ancient Coins, 2012. ~$100

Just a local New Havener gushing about Arethusa's brie. We've had good brie in Montreal that was flown in from France and that's all fine and dandy, but Karlie's Gratitude from Arethusa is flat out ridiculous. Go get some and tell me I'm wrong.