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Thank you TIF.
I don't have a guess yet.
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Pillar of the Community
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It's an odd one. To help a little, maybe... it's from a Roman Provincial.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not Mercury.
I hadn't seen this deity portrayed as an infant before.
You might be able to deduce it from the object in his left hand.
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Pillar of the Community
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Have a drink while you take another look.
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Not Eros. Hints- Quote:
Have a drink while you take another look. Quote:
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Yes, baby Dionysus (Bacchus) From Roman Provincial Coinage Online Quote:
City; Province; Region Philippopolis; Thrace; Thrace
Date 161â€"180
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, r.
Obverse inscription Î'Î¥ ΚÎ'Ι Îœ Î'ΥΡΗ Î'ÎΤΩÎΕΙÎ
Reverse design infant Dionysus advancing, r., holding transverse thyrseus and cantharus
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩÎ
Metal Bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.91 g
Average die-axis 6 |
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Pillar of the Community
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baby bacchus..working up to his first cute little hangover no doubt.  how about this guy?  |
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Hmm. Snoopy-headed man with moose horns, taking a... er... relieving himself.
I'll have to get back to ya on that.
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Gonna go with Mercury.
Changed my mind. Priapus, with most of the main feature rubbed away.
Edited by ThisIsFun
06/30/2013 5:14 pm
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no...but I think what you believe to be....um...priapus' most prominent feature.....is an arrow.
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no....here's the whole obverse if it helps.  |
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