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<p>[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 2990632, member: 74834"]And there is this nice little coin of young Diadumenian, issued in Nicopolis ad Istrum. The obverse says KM OPPE D I ANTONINOS, stressing his relationship with the Antonines, the reverse shows a 'cista mystica', a basket containing a snake that peeps out to the left, with NIKO PO LITWN or 'Of the citizens of Nicopolis'. The obverse is hard to photograph (for me), looks better in hand. 17 mm, 3.90 gr. Apparently a pretty rare coin.</p><p>The snake in its 'mystic basket' represents the god Dionysus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]737674[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 2990632, member: 74834"]And there is this nice little coin of young Diadumenian, issued in Nicopolis ad Istrum. The obverse says KM OPPE D I ANTONINOS, stressing his relationship with the Antonines, the reverse shows a 'cista mystica', a basket containing a snake that peeps out to the left, with NIKO PO LITWN or 'Of the citizens of Nicopolis'. The obverse is hard to photograph (for me), looks better in hand. 17 mm, 3.90 gr. Apparently a pretty rare coin. The snake in its 'mystic basket' represents the god Dionysus. [ATTACH=full]737674[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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