Philipp II & Serapis, AD 247-249 AE 26, 13.84g obv. M IOVLIOC FILIPPOC / KAICAR Confronting busts of Philipp I, draped and cuirassed, bare-headed, r., and Serapis, draped and wearing kalathos, l. rev. MHTROP PONT - O - V TOMEWC Hera, in chiton and himation, stg. l., holding patera in outstretched r. hand and sceptre in her l. hand ref. AMNG 3591 (1 ex., Odessa) rare, VF, circular traces of ancient flan smoothing, nice rev. depiction On this coin Hera in her erotical nearly transparent clothes looks more like Aphrodite than the venerable Queen of Heaven. According to Pat Lawrence the reverse could depict a variant of the statue of the Hera Borghese. This statue too was discussed wether it shows Hera or Aphrodite.
Better than my Philip II/Serapis combo....nice color on yours also! Philip II, 244-246 AD; Mesembria, Thrace pentassaria 26mm 12.7g o: busts of philip and serapis; M AR IOYLIOC PHILIPPOC/KAICA, R below r: athena; MECAMB RIANWN Moushmov 4032
Not as beautiful as Jochen's, but an artistic rendition of Nike/Nemesis: Maximus. Caesar, 235-238 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR, Tomis. Tetrassarion Æ (27mm, 10.47 gm, 7h). Obv: Bare head draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Nike/Nemesis standing facing, looking l., holding cubit-rule in left hand and bridle in right hand, wheel at feet to left. Mark of value Δ in left field. A new type not listed in Varbanov. Extremely rare.
Nike/Nemesis is an interesting syncretism. But why you think that it is Nike too? I don't see any attribute that points to Nike. It is just a winged Nemesis! Here I share a real Nemesis/Nike: Thracia, Stobi, Caracalla, Josifovski V7, unpublished Caracalla, AD 198-217 AE 24, 6.10g obv. AC M AVR - ANTONINVS Bust, cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r. rev. MVNICIP - STOBEN Nemesis/Nike advancing l., holding Palm branch in l. arm and wreath in raised r. hand; at her feet l. a wheel rev. Josifovski V7 with unlisted rev. Jochen
Before we abandon Tomis and Philip II, let me repeat my 1 1/2 assaria >A with Athena. I became aware of this when I got the coin in 2002 I have seen one other but that seller did not even describe the denomination and may not have known the half series coins so common from Tomis as 4 1/2. My other Tomis of interest (to me) is the erased denomination of Gordian and Tranquillina. I have seen a die dupe of this but can't recall where now. The obvious question is what was dug out of the die. I assume that it was a ligate form Δ< but should not make half assarion assumptions.
The Nemesis from the Louvre/Paris. You see the wheel in her l. hand and the typical gesture of her r. hand. The wings are symbols of her velocity. And here is the aureus Claudius RIC 38 showing Nemesis/Pax: A Nemesis from Peltae/Phrygia: In Amorion you find more, Jochen
Philip II, as caesar. 244-247 A.D. Tomis, Moesia Inferior; Æ 26. Obv: His bare headed bust face-to-face with Sarapis. Rev: Tyche of the city standing facing, holding scepter and cornucopia, with her left foot on the shoulder, in a dominant manner, of the Black Sea God, who is shown from the waist up, bearded, with lobster claws emanating from his forehead. Dark brown patina. Varbanov I, 4691.
