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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2491663, member: 75937&quot;]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!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]527410[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Bithynia, Nicaea AD 193-211</p><p>AE 20.5 mm, 5.63 gm</p><p>Obv: ΑΥ ΚΛ CΕΠ CΕΥΗΡΟC CEB, laureate head, r.</p><p>Rev: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head l., hoding serpent-staff.</p><p>Waddington/Babelon/Reinach, <i>Recueil général des monnaies grecques d&#039;Asie mineure</i>, no. 333, citing a retouched specimen in Milan, AE 21 with illegible obverse legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]527411[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus</p><p>Roman billon Antoninianus</p><p>Antioch, AD 265-266</p><p>2.24 g, 20.5 mm</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, r.</p><p>Rev: CONSERVATOR AVG, Aesculapius standing l., leaning on staff with serpent.</p><p>RIC 632 (sole reign); Cohen 140; Sear 10193; Hunter 208</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]527413[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Postumus</p><p>Billon Antoninianus</p><p>Cologne, AD 265-68</p><p>2.84 g, 21.1 mm</p><p>Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, r.</p><p>Rev: SALVS AVG, Aesculapius standing facing, head l., holding snake-entwined staff; globe at feet, r.</p><p>RIC 86; Hunter 85, 86; Cohen 336; Sear 10985; DeWitte 280[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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