Asklepios/Aesculapius, the god of medicine, is a fairly common figure depicted on Greek, Roman provincial, and Roman coins. These are some coins depicting the god. Post yours! Septimius Severus Bithynia, Nicaea AD 193-211 AE 20.5 mm, 5.63 gm Obv: ΑΥ ΚΛ CΕΠ CΕΥΗΡΟC CEB, laureate head, r. Rev: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head l., hoding serpent-staff. Waddington/Babelon/Reinach, Recueil général des monnaies grecques d'Asie mineure, no. 333, citing a retouched specimen in Milan, AE 21 with illegible obverse legend. Gallienus Roman billon Antoninianus Antioch, AD 265-266 2.24 g, 20.5 mm Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, r. Rev: CONSERVATOR AVG, Aesculapius standing l., leaning on staff with serpent. RIC 632 (sole reign); Cohen 140; Sear 10193; Hunter 208 Postumus Billon Antoninianus Cologne, AD 265-68 2.84 g, 21.1 mm Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, r. Rev: SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head l., holding snake-entwined staff; globe at feet, r. RIC 86; Hunter 85, 86; Cohen 336; Sear 10985; DeWitte 280
Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D) Æ 27 Anchialus, Thrace O: AY K L CEP CEYHROC PE, laureate, draped bust right. R: HG CT BABHAROY AGXIALEWN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms, facing Asklepios standing left, resting on serpent-entwined staff. 12.77g 27mm Moushmov 2807; Varbanov 176 AMNG II 458
THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla CE 198-217 AE29, 16.4 gm Obv: AYT K M AY CEY ANTΩNEINOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC; Asklepios seated right on back of winged serpent Ref: Varbanov 5007 How about his creepy little son, Telesphorus? MOESIA INFERIOR. Marcianopolis. Elagabalus (218-222) AE 17, 2.5 gm Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate head right. Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN; Telesphorus standing facing. Ref: Varbanov 1422.
Here is mine from the Roman Republic... a Quinarius version: RR AR Quinarius Rubrius Donnsenus 87 BCE Neptune Victory alter snake Aesculapius S261 Cr 348-4
This might be my favorite Caracalla: Caracalla, AD 198-217 AE30, 14.9g, 7h; Thrace, Pautalia. Obv.: AVT K MAVP CEV ANTONEINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: OVΛΠIAC ΠAVTAΛIAC, Asklepios standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. My other: Gallienus, AD 260-268 AE Antoninianus, 1.9g, 18x22mm, 6h; Milan mint, 265-266. Obv.: IMP GALLIENVS AVG; Radiate, draped bust right. Rev.: SALVS AVG; Asclepius, naked to waist, standing front, head turned left, right hand on hip, left hand resting on serpent-entwined staff // MP This summer I vacationed in Greece and I visited the Asklepion. It was pretty cool even though little remains of the temple except for the stairs. Here's a picture from the top:
Asklepios/Aesculapius was quite significant in early Roman times, I took these pics on Tiber Island Rome last year. 1st/2nd century AD they built this stone ship with the symbol still visible today.
Mysia, Pergamon. Alliance with Ephesos. AE34 of Commodus Obv: laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r. Rev: to l., Asclepius standing, facing, (head, r.), holding serpent-staff; to r., cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports. 34mm and 20.8g. Howgego 70, Caracalla laureate, and reported on 114 coins from Pergamum. Howgego 811 meaning revalued to 6 assarii, and reported on 32 coins from Ephesus. And the daughter Hygieia: Thrace, Pautalia. Marcus Aurelius AE25. Marcus Aurelius, AE28 of Pautalia, Thrace. 161-180 AD. Obv: Bare-headed, cuirassed bust right. Rev: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms.
I often wonder weather this sestertius of Antonius Pius leaning on a boat on the Tiberis coin is related to these pics.
Yes I think the island was like a hospital and or people brought their sick loved ones there in the early Rome days and the stone ship was like a facade.
