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Æ24 - Hadrian ΑϹΚΛΗΠ[ ]
| Issuer | Epidaurus (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Asclepius facing right, rendered in low relief with curling hair and beard in the classical Greek tradition. The legend ΙΕΡΑϹ [ΕΠΙΔΑΥ]ΡΟΥ, meaning 'of holy Epidaurus', is disposed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait exhibits the characteristic iconography of the god of medicine as adopted by the civic coinage of Epidaurus, the principal cult site of Asclepius in the ancient world. The flan is somewhat irregular and the surfaces show wear consistent with prolonged circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of a shepherd, shown to the left, in the act of discovering the infant Asclepius being suckled by a goat amid a wooded landscape. This scene alludes to the foundational myth of Asclepius, who according to tradition was exposed on Mount Titthion near Epidaurus and nursed by a she-goat before being found by a shepherd. The composition is set within an open field with schematic tree forms framing the scene, typical of provincial bronze coinage of the Hadrianic period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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