Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Domna
Description:
Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Domna (193 - 217 AD). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ; draped bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; infant Dionysos with outstretched arms sitting in a liknon.
Diameter:
AE13 mm
Weight:
1,8 g
Grade:
gF/gF
Attribution:
Varbanov 2782 (for Geta)
Commentary:
green patina with some bronze patches
History:
The depiction of infant Dionysos in fruit basket have obvious echoes in other religions: Moses in the bulrushes, the baby Jesus in a manger.
Article Number:
022-05-06-41652