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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3263668, member: 103829&quot;]<b>A Tyche Euposia from Markianopolis</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Usually Tyche Euposia is a motive from Nikopolis ad Istrum. But sometimes she occurs in other mints too. Here is one from Markianopolis.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859148[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla, AD 198-217</p><p>AE 27, 11.67g, 26.89mm, 180°</p><p>struck under governor Quintilianus</p><p>obv. ANTWNINOC PI - O - C AVGOVCT - O - C</p><p>bearded head, laureate, r.</p><p>rev. VP KVNTILIANO - V MARKIANOPO - LITW</p><p>in lower r. field N</p><p>Tyche Euposia, in long girded double chiton and mantle, diademed and wearing</p><p>kalathos, stg. l., holding cornucopiae in l. arm and in extended r. hand rudder; on</p><p>her l. arm, a nude infant (Plutos) std. l. stretching his arms for her</p><p>ref.: a) not in AMNG</p><p>b) not in Varbanov (engl.):</p><p>possibly #982 corr. (Plutos not mentioned)</p><p>c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No. 6.18.38.9</p><p>d) not in Pfeiffer</p><p>rare, about VF, nice green Patina</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859186[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Euposia reminds strongly of the statue Eirene with Ploutos made by Kephisodotos, father or uncle of Praxiteles. It shows that prosperity is possible only together with peace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jochen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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