Nikopolis Diadumenian

Diadumenian AE18 of Nikopolis ad Istrum. K M OPPEL ANTWNINOC, bare head right / NIKOPOLITWN, Serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios
18mm, 1.92 grams; NYINC Purchase

 

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Love the snakes :thumb:

 

Snakes!! => ooowww, an animal coin!! (thumbs-up!!)

:thumb:

 

Ditto on the snakes. I don't know anything about these coins - is the reverse a caduceus? An ancestor of the modern symbol associated with pharmacies?

 

Caduceus => ummm, if I remember correctly, this about when dougsmit jumps-in? (hopefully)

 

Well, well, well.... he does not look a day over 10. Yep he was 10 when killed with his dad.

 

Yah, that's pretty sad, eh? .... he woulda been in Grade 4

:so-sad:

 

Diadumenian, AE19
Antioch, Syria
217-218 AD
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Weight: 3.2 grams
Obverse: KAI O DIA ANTWNINOS, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: large SC within wreath, star over delta-epsilon above,
=> eagle below
Reference: ANT 18; MacAlee 754; Hunter 247; BMC 412




*sigh* .... Grade 4 ... playin' soccer was job #1

 

Diadumenian Assarion
OBV: M OPPLLIOC ANTWNEINO/C Bare headed and draped bust right – seen from behind
REV: MARKIANO-POLEITWN Aesklepios staff, with serpent entwining
Struck at Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, 218 AD
3.07g, 17mm
Varbanov 1354

 

Heck, I can't even say[h=2]"Nikopolis Diadumenian"!! [/h]Beautiful coins though...

 

My Grade 4 was spent studying the Carriers of WWII, especially the Essex Class, and Ancient Rome

IMO, this is NOT a caduceus..

This is a Rod of Asclepius, which is also associated with medication.

Only one snake proves this.

 

WC => ummm, perhaps a slice of soccer, plus a full meal of coins => equals the best-o-both-worlds?

... I love ya dawg (but I just wanna make sure that you're the whole package!!) ...

=> sure, we're kinda cool at times ...

=> but 90% of my life is spent "not with coins"

=> umm, but the best 10% of my life is spent with you guys!!

Rock-on, lil' WC-dawg!!

 

(chicks hate "that guy")

 

One snake on a plain staff is the sign of Aesclepius. Two snakes on a staff usually with wings is the device of Hermes/Mercury we call a Caduceus. It should never be associated with medicine BUT over a century ago a US Army Captain (as I recall) pushed the Army Medical Corp into adopting the wrong symbol for their uniforms and since then you see both used. It was pointed out to me that profit making medical groups are more likely to adopt the wrong one while scholarly ones are more likely to use the rod of Aesclepius which should be used for medical symbols.

correct!

https://www.google.com/search?q=arm...APS5IHgAg&sqi=2&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=709 mixed


Hermes with Gordian III from Nicopolis

Aesclepius with Gordian and Tranquillina from Anchialus

 

Looks like the Belgians used the wrong 2 snake variety too. :foot-mouth:

 

Snakes on a Plane!!!