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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ro1974, post: 2140304, member: 73358&quot;]<img src="http://s12.postimg.org/qf9m5apot/279311.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina.</p><p>Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. AD 215-7. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC CΕ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔΗΜΑΡX ΕX ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle standing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, amphora between legs. Prieur 1633. 11.47g, 25mm, 12h.</p><p>Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.</p><p>The imperial tetradrachms of Aelia Capitolina feature symbols that were affiliated with the Dionysiac cult; the ivy-leaf, vine, thrysos, and amphora are all frequently associated with the god. The popularity of the god in Syria and Phoenicia was most likely due to his fabled origin from, and expeditions to, the East. His chariot is often depicted as being drawn by lions or tigers, both creatures which are associated with the East; Ovid refers to Bacchus “[in his chariot] drawn by tigers” (Amores I, 2, 47-48.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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