AVT MA IMINOC EV EBHC AV: Bust of Maximinus facing, head turned r., laureate, wearing cuirass with aegis on l.shoulder, a Medusa medallion on chest
Reverse
OVLPIANON ANXIALON: Zeus seated on throne to l., holding patera in r.hand, scepter in l., an eagle above his head. Above l. in field the chariot of Helios, to r. biga of Selene. Below to l. reclining Ge holding cornucopiae, to r. Thalassa holding rudder and wearing a helmet of crab legs. Around Zodiac in a circle beginning with Aries.
Cysta mystica with half-open lid, from which a serpent issues to r.; all within ivy wreath
Reverse
On l., monogram; on r. winged facing Medusa: Two coiled serpents with heads erect; between them an ornamented bow-case with strap at r.On l., monogram; on r. facing winged head of Medusa
Diameter (in mm)
28.0
Weight (in gr.)
12.49
Reference
Carbone 2023, 2940, Pitchfork 2016, 108
Provenance
Witschonke ex C.Pitchfork, 4/13. Ex CNG 57, 4/4/01, 453. Ex Triton VIII, 1/12/05. Ex Pitchfork coll.6983
Cysta mystica with half-open lid, from which a serpent issues to r.; all within ivy wreath
Reverse
On l., monogram; on r. winged facing Medusa: Two coiled serpents with heads erect; between them an ornamented bow-case with strap at r. On l., monogram; on r. winged facing Medusa