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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 4992075, member: 87200&quot;]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Incense and liquids were combined in a patera and then poured over a burning altar in Roman times. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a depiction of a patera.</p><p><br /></p><p>AE Quarter Follis</p><p>Obverse: Bust of Constantius I right, IMP C CONSTANTIVS PF AVG</p><p>Reverse: Genius left, holding patera and cornucopia, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</p><p>Reference: RIC VI 167</p><p>Mint: Siscia</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius1-jpg.1122453/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius2-jpg.1122454/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next incense poured into a burning altar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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