The flu -- votive offering to Apollo, Salus and Aesculapius

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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).
     
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  3. Ed Snible

    Ed Snible Well-Known Member

    You know things are bad when you are expecting Hygieia for treatment and she sends her terrifying dwarf brother Telesphorus.

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    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:

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    Uncertain Artist. 1955, Bronze, 58mm. Circa 85 g.
    Obv: Bacterium Streptomyces Rimosus
    Rev: CLIN-BYLA / PFIZER / S.I.B. / MASSY
     
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  4. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    As I'm just getting over a doozy myself, my commiseration.
    Here's what I looked like:
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    Which led me to going here a lot:
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    Until I let loose something looking much like:
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    So, to you I wish nothing but:
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  5. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    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

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  6. Shea19

    Shea19 Well-Known Member

    I’ve been very lucky so far this year. Get well soon, RC!

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    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.
     
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  7. Ocatarinetabellatchitchix

    Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Well-Known Member

    Philip I
    Salus feeding snake out of altar

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    Caracalla
    Apollo holding olive branch

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    And this one is just for you RC :

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  8. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    Feel better!

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    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.
     
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  9. dadams

    dadams Well-Known Member

    Hope you start feeling better soon RC!
     
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  10. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Wishes for good health.

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  11. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    Feel better soon!
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  12. octavius

    octavius Well-Known Member

    This is my flu shot...

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  13. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    I hope you're starting to feel better!

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    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
     
  14. Orielensis

    Orielensis Well-Known Member

    Get well soon!
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    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.
     
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