THE ROMAN PATERA CHALLENGE

Maximinus Daia, Genius Holding Patera





Maximianus Herculis, Genius Holding Patera

 

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Aphrodite Pouring Patera (Phiale in Greek.)

CILICIA. Nagidus. Ca. 400-350 BC. AR stater (10.66 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Aphrodite, wearing turreted crown, seated left, holding phiale in right hand over garlanded altar, Cupid standing behind her holding wreath / Dionysus standing left, holding grape bunch, vine sprig and thyrsus, Z before feet, NAΓIΔEΩ. BMC Cilicia 12.

 

Great write up! Here are two of my favorite with Patera:

 

Caracalla, Tomis, Dioscuri

 

"Oh, how pious our dynasty shall be!"

Vespasian
AR Denarius, 3.32g
Ephesus mint, 71 AD
RIC 1424 (R3). BMC - . RSC - . RPC 827 (1 spec.).
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera; below, BY mint mark
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

 

Quite the belly button on him!

This draped female figure, who's thought to be Livia, is holding a patera...


Tiberius, Ruled 14-37 AD
AE As, Struck 15-16 AD, Rome mint
Obverse: TI•CAESAR•DIVI•AVG•F•AVGVSTVS•IMP•VII, head of Tiberius, bare, left.
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII, Female figure (Livia?), veiled, draped, seated, right, holding patera in right hand and long sceptre in left; her feet rest on stool left, S-C across fields.
References: RIC I 36
Size: 29mm, 10.0g

 

I have pateras galore! Here is one I haven't posted in a while...



LYDIA, Sala. Semi-autonomous. Magistrate Androneikos.
Æ18, 3.2g, 7h, AD 128-161.
Obv.: CAΛHNΩN; Helmeted head of Athena right, aegis on chest.
Rev.: EΠI ANΔΡONЄIKOY CAΛ; Cybele, turreted, seated left, holding patera and resting arm on drum.
Reference: BMC 18-19; SNG Cop 424.

 

Another Genius Patera..

Trajan Decius, 249-251. Antoninianus, (2.7g, 21mm) Rome. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG . Rev. GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI

 

Great God of Odessos:


Hekate:

 

Still in use today, now called a Taste du Vin, to test and taste wine.

 

Here I have a coin of Elagabal from Nikopolis ad Istrum with Homonoia holding in her extended r. hand a patera where you can see clearly the central omphalos, Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) 8.26.36.3 corr. (plate coin).

The correct term is phiale mesomphalos (not phiale omphalos, sorry!)

Jochen

 

Divus Augustus by Tiberius
DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Star above head of Augustus , thunderbolt before

SC
Livia seated right, holding patera and sceptre

Rome

15, 16 AD

10.75g

Sear 1788, RIC 72


IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
laureate head of Vespasian right

IOVIS CVSTOS
Jupiter standing half-left, sacrificing from patera in right over small lit altar at feet on left, long scepter grounded behind in left


Rome, 75 - 76 A.D.

3.458g, die axis 180o


RIC II, part 1, 849 (C3); BMCRE III 276; RSC II 222; BnF III 249; SRCV I 2295

 

For those interested in the count so far: 23 unique individuals/gods = 15 gods/goddesses, 7 humans, and a "no one", 46 coins, with Concordia the most popular @ 10. Certainly a rapid and imperfect sum, but close.

And I will add another Genio (still in second place with 7 after this post). This coin surprising (to me at least) in its celebration of a specific military unit.

Traianus Decius AD 249-251, Rome
AR Antoninianus struck AD 250-251
Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius of the Army of Illyricum standing left, polos on head, holding patera and cornucopiae; standard right and behind
Size: 21mm, 4.00g
Ref: Sear 9374, RIC 16c; RSC 49

 

Well, there are a lot of cool ones folks. Great thread!

 

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
laureate head right

BONVS EVENTVS AVGVSTI
Bonus Eventus standing left, nude, patera in right, grain and poppy downward in left

Rome mint, 79 - 80 A.D.

3.034g

die axis 180o

RIC II 89 (C), RSC II 25, BMCRE II 106

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Draped and diad. bust right

IVNONI REGINAE
Juno seated holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet

Rome 161-175 AD


Sear 5257
RIC 698
RSC 145

 

Here's Salus feeding a snake from a patera:


Maximinus I, AD 235-238.
Roman Æ Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm.
Rome, AD 236-238.
Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar.
Refs: RIC-85; BMCRE-175, Sear-8338; Cohen-92.

 

Here's another double play : Valerian & Gallienus

Valerian I, AD 253-260, BI Antoninianus
Mint: Unknown Syrian mint AD 256-260
Obv: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and curaissed bust of Valerian I right
Rev: PIETAS AVGG, Valerian and Gallienus standing facing each other sacrificing between them, one holding eagle-tipped scepter, the other holding a parazonium (no star or wreath in field and no mint mark)
Size: 22mm, 3.5g
Ref: RIC 284; RSC 153; Sear 9955

 

Many thanks to all participants in the challenge. I had not expected so many nice coins with a patera on it. I also really appreciated that you were counting up @Sulla80. For anyone who would like to have is own ancient example, this one just sold for 7500 US$ not long ago. Or maybe if you have some extra cash and would like to make a gift to a CT member, I’m sure it could be a very nice decoration in @arizonarobin kitchen or in @dougsmit living room !

 

Hadrian with a really long inscription and Concordia holding patera:
Rome 117 AD
17.5 x 18 mm, 3.09 g
Ref.: RIC II Hadrian 4c; BMC.9; Cohen 250;
Obv.: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC Bust of Hadrian, laureate, cuirassed, right (sometimes draped and cuirassed)
Rev.: PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P / CONCORD Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left on figure of Spes on low base; cornucopiae under throne

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