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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4861801, member: 96898&quot;]There are some truly strong Dionysian coins in this thread. Some Apollonian element might be needed to counterbalance them:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1174257[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Thrace, Apollonia Pontika, AR diobol, 4th century BC. Obv: laureate head of Apollo facing. Rev: upright anchor; A to l., crayfish to r. 11mm, 1.35g.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Just kidding. Here is a Greek Dionysos you don&#039;t see every day:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1174258[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of Cappadocia, under Archelaus, Æ18, 24/23 BC (?), Eusebeia mint. Obv: Head Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev: EVΣΕ – ΒΕΙΑΣ, eagle over Mount Argaios. 18mm, 5.02g. Ref: RPC I, 3610.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is his Roman (semi-)equivalent, Liber:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1174259[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 194 AD, Rome mint. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: LIBERO PATRI, Bacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked except for cloak over left arm, emptying oenochoe in r. hand over panther, and holding garlanded thyrsus in l. hand 17.5mm, 2.53g. Ref: RIC IV.1 Septimius Severus 32.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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