Showing posts with label Eagle. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Figure 163

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Medallion of Laodicea ad Lycum. Minted under Caracalla (AD 198–217). Obv.: AVTKAI MAVP ANT ONEINOCCEB, Bust of Caracalla, bearded laureate, draped and cuirassed. Rev.: EPIAILPIGR HTOC ACIAP LAODIKEWN NEWKORWN, Caracalla standing in a chariot driving four lions with heads turned back towards the Emperor, holding an eagle-tipped scepter in his left hand and Nike on a globe with a wreath and palm in his right hand. (BMC Phrygia 225).

Figure 158

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Coin from Laodicea ad Lycum. Obv.: Domitian, with Domitia (AD 81–96). Cornelius Dioscurides, magistrate. Bust of Domitian, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Domitia, draped. Rev.: Hera standing, holding a scepter and pomegranate, facing Zeus Laodiceus, holding eagle and scepter, and Athena, holding olive branch, spear, and shield, both standing. (RPC 2.1283; BMC 186)

Figure 156

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Coin from Laodikeia ad Lycum. Struck under Antoninus Pius (AD 138–161). Obv.: ΔHMOC ΛAOΔIKEΩN, laureate and draped bust of Demos. Rev.: Inscription ΠO (ligate)-[A]IΛIOC-ΔIONYCIOC CABINIA-NOC. transliteration P. Aelius Dionysius Sabinianus, magistrate. Zeus Laodiceus standing, holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand and cradling a scepter in his left arm (Imhoof KM 28 = SNGvA 2.3820).

Figure 154

Photograph courtesy of © Mark Wilson
Votive stele of Zeus Ktesios Patrios from Laodicea holding a shepherd’s staff in his left hand and an eagle in his right hand.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Figure 151

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Coin from Laodikeia ad Lycum. Struck under Augustus in 15 BC. Obv.: ΣEBAΣTOΣ, (Sebastos) Augustus laureate head. Rev.: ZEUXIS FILALHQHS ΛAOΔIKEΩN, (Zeuxis Philalethes of Laodicea). Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter (RPC 2894; SNG Cop. 555).

Figure 136

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Coin from Laodikeia ad Lycum, Phrygia. Tiberius AE 19 of AD 43–37. Obv.: Magistrate Dioskourides with inscription ΣEBA-ΣTOΣ. Rev.: Inscription ΔIOΣKOYΡIΔHΣ TO ΔEYTEΡON ΛAOΔIKEΩN, Zeus standing holding an eagle and scepter (RPC 1.2911 = BMC 143–144 = IGLAM 6263 = SNG Cop. 549 = Imhoof KM 118).

Figure 119

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Coin from Philadelphia. Obv.: the Lauriate head of Trajan (AD 98–117). Rev.: An eagle standing within a distyle temple and an eagle with open wings on the pediment (RPC 3.3212)

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