Ugh. Had my flu shot and everything but still got the flu. I think that's why I merely feel bad and not horrible. Hopefully, a plea to the gods for health will work better than it did for the Cyprian plague back in the 3rd century. Post your coins depicting healing deities! Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.60 g, 19.2 mm, 6 h. Rome, 2nd emission, late AD 251. Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: APOLL SALVTARI, Apollo standing left, holding branch with right hand and resting left hand on lyre set on rock. Refs: RIC 32; Cohen/RSC 20; RCV 9627; Hunter 21. Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 19.25 g, 27.4 mm, 1 h. Rome mint, 3rd officina, 1st emission, AD 251. Obv: IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: SALVS AVGG S C, Salus standing right, feeding serpent which she holds in both arms. Refs: RIC 121a; Cohen 115; RCV 9678; Banti 31; Hunter p. cvi. Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. Roman Provincial Æ 27.2 mm, 8.75 g, 6 h. Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Legate Um(brius?) Tereventinus, AD 226-227. Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛEZANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: HΓ ȢM TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT-ΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff. Refs: AMNG I 1027; Moushmov 696; Varbanov 1685 (same dies).
You know things are bad when you are expecting Hygieia for treatment and she sends her terrifying dwarf brother Telesphorus. Lydia. Tripolis. Pseudo-autonomous issue AD 198-218? or AD 193-268? or Time of the Antonines? AE 15 mm, 1.67 g. Obv: Bust of Athena in crested helmet right, holding aegis Rev: Blundered inscription ΤΙΙΠ?-?ΙΤΩΝ; Telesphorus standing facing, in hooded cloak, arms crossed in front. Ref: SNG von Aulock #3315; BMC 23 Some of you folks know I also collect medals. I haven't found an online forum like this to show them off. Here is a medal depicting Streptomyces, a bacteria used to produce antibiotics, antifungal, and anti-parasitic drugs: Uncertain Artist. 1955, Bronze, 58mm. Circa 85 g. Obv: Bacterium Streptomyces Rimosus Rev: CLIN-BYLA / PFIZER / S.I.B. / MASSY
As I'm just getting over a doozy myself, my commiseration. Here's what I looked like: Which led me to going here a lot: Until I let loose something looking much like: So, to you I wish nothing but:
Maybe holding a snake, like on the reverse of this denarius, could help overcome the flu? Get well soon @Roman Collector. AR Denarius, Rome 209 AD 17 x 18 mm, 3.32 g RIC IV Septimius Severus 230; Cohen 531; RSC 531; Ob.: SEVERVS PIVS AVG Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right Rev.: P M TR P XVII COS III P P Salus, draped, seated left, feeding snake coiled in lap, out of patera in right hand
I’ve been very lucky so far this year. Get well soon, RC! Gordian III, Antoninianus (22 mm, 4.61 g), Rome, circa 242. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right./ Rev. Apollo seated left on throne, holding branch with his right hand and resting his left elbow on lyre. RIC 89.
Philip I Salus feeding snake out of altar Caracalla Apollo holding olive branch And this one is just for you RC :
Feel better! Gordian III AR Antoninianus, 242 AD [TRP V], Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Rev. Apollo seated left holding branch with right hand & resting left arm on lyre, PM T-R P V COS II PP. RIC IV-3 89, RSC IV 261. 22.65 mm., 4.67 g.
I hope you're starting to feel better! 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
Get well soon! Hadrian, Roman Empire, AE as, 125–128 AD, Rome mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; bust of Hadrian, laureate, r. Rev: COS III; Salus, draped, standing r., feeding snake out of patera; in fields flanking, SC. 26mm, 10.2g. Ref: RIC II Hadrian, 669c. Ex AMCC 1, lot 180; ex Justin Lee.