Talk:Danake

Lotsa WikiProject attention
I created this article because I kept running into the term while researching related topics. I see that no fewer than four WikiProjects have decided to take this rather esoteric subject under their wings. I've found it difficult to put together something coherent, as after rather extensive research, I'm still unclear about exactly what the danake is as a coin and how it relates to both Persian and Greek coinage. For instance, I've yet to find in any illustrated guide to ancient coins an example that is labeled as a 'danake.' Rarely is the iconography even described; the Gorgon's head illustrated here is given only for comparison, as the reverse of the coin found in the Thessalian burial is not an anchor, but (I think) a full-length Athena; it is described as "similar to a mid-4th century [B.C.] coin of Skiathos," I think in bronze. The reference for comparison was to a book on bronze coinage of Thrace, the citation to which I have lost and am unable to locate; the book was not available online at the time. In the case of the Geta coin, I've found nothing to distinguish the so-called danake from the denarius. So if you find stuff but have no interest in working on this article, I would welcome any sources you could mention here. Cynwolfe (talk) 17:16, 1 November 2008 (UTC)