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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3367314, member: 75937&quot;]Darn viruses! I&#039;m down with a cold and have been offering votives to the healing gods in the hope that instead of being sick for seven days I&#039;ll only be sick for a week! Here are my votive offerings to Apollo Salutaris, Apollo-Vejovis, Chiron, Serapis, Aesculapius/Asklepios, Salus/Hygeia, and Telesphoros. </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins with healing deities! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893142[/ATTACH] </p><p>Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.</p><p>Roman AR antoninianus, 3.60 g, 19.2 mm, 6h.</p><p>Rome, 6th officina, 4th emission, early AD 253.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: APOLL SALVTARI, Apollo standing left, holding branch with right hand and resting left hand on lyre set on rock. </p><p>Refs: RIC 32; Cohen/RSC 20; RCV 9627; Hunter 21.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893151[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mn. Fonteius C.f., 85 BC.</p><p>Roman AR Denarius, 3.97 g, 21.0 mm, 5h.</p><p>Rome mint.</p><p>Obv: MN. FONTEI C. F, Laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right; thunderbolt below; Roma monogram below chin.</p><p>Rev: Infant Genius seated right on goat; pilei of the Dioscuri above; below, filleted thyrsus right; all within wreath.</p><p>Refs: Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9; BMCRR 2476; RCV 271; Varesi 290.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893144[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 2.60 g, 19.6 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 267-268.</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right.</p><p>Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, centaur walking right, drawing bow; Z in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 163; Göbl 735b; Cohen 72; RCV 10177; Hunter 95; Cunetio 1378.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893146[/ATTACH] </p><p>Philip I and Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.</p><p>Roman Provincial Æ Pentassarion; 12.50 g, 26.1 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Legate Prastina Messallinus, AD 244-246.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΑVΓ Μ | WΤΑΚ CЄΒ-ΗΡΑ CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Otacilia left.</p><p>Rev: VΠ ΠΡΑCΤ ΜΕCCΑΛΛΕΙΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟ | ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Sarapis wearing kalathos, standing left, extending arm and holding scepter; E (denomination) in left field.</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 1194; Moushmov 852; Varbanov 2082 (die match); Hristova &amp; Jekov 6.41.6.1; SNRIS Marcianopolis 75.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893149[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 26.4 mm, 12.98 g, 7 h.</p><p>Thrace, Anchialus, AD 241.</p><p>Obv: Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.</p><p>Rev: ΟVΛΠΑΝW[ΑΝ]ΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head left, with serpent climbing staff to left.</p><p>Refs: Moushmov 2936; AMGN II 665; Varbanov 672; SNG Cop --; BMC Thrace --.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893150[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus I, AD 235-238.</p><p>Roman orichalcum Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 g, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 236-238.</p><p>Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar.</p><p>Refs: RIC-85; BMCRE-175, Sear-8338; Cohen-92.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893153[/ATTACH] </p><p>Elagabalus, AD 218-222.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ assarion, 2.36 g, 16.1 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 218-222.</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing hooded cloak.</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 910; Varbanov 1421-22; Moushmov 652; SNG Budapest 191.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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