Description
Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Domna (193 – 217 AD). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ; draped bust right / ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; infant Dionysos with outstretched arms sitting in a liknon.
Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Domna
45,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE13 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,80 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | Varbanov 2782 (for Geta) |
| Commentary: | green patina with some bronze patches |
Historical Context
The depiction of infant Dionysos in fruit basket have obvious echoes in other religions: Moses in the bulrushes, the baby Jesus in a manger.
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