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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 6447419, member: 85693&quot;]Nice coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m afraid I am going to be no help here, but I had a similar situation trying to figure out what Asklepios is holding.&nbsp; It is described as a &quot;patera&quot; but the position of his hand/arm doesn&#039;t seem to be in patera mode.&nbsp; My notes are below: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256309[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antoninus Pius&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 20</b></p><p><b>n.d. (138-161 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Moesia Inferior, Tomis</b></p><p>[ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Α]ΔΡΙ ΑΝ[ΤωΝΙΝΟϹ] bare head right / [ΤΟΜΙ]ΤωΝ Η <u>ΜΗ</u>ΤΡΟΠΟΛ[ΙϹ], Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding patera (?) and (leaning on) serpent-entwined staff.</p><p>(4.52 grams / 20 mm)</p><p><b>Attribution Notes:&nbsp; </b>Bare head obverse.&nbsp; Reverse legend is partially ligate (<u>MH</u>; though <u>NH </u>is also ligate in some examples).</p><p>Not sure if this one has patera.&nbsp; Asklepios described as &quot;holding&quot; staff, but he is leaning on it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>RPC IV 4385 (temporary);</p><p>Varbanov 4693; AMNG 2619;</p><p>Moushmov 1819 (without patera)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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