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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3249516, member: 56859&quot;]I toyed with the idea of collecting a set of all known ithyphallic Priapus issues but other interests pushed the idea down the list.&nbsp; I still keep an eye out for interesting examples though and that Hadrian is certainly interesting! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trebgallus-priapus-lampsacus-rt-jpg.802143/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Lampsacus. Trebonianus Gallus</b></p><p>CE 251-253; Sossios, strategos</p><p>AE 23 mm, 5.3 gm</p><p>Obv: ΑVΤ Κ ΟVΙΒ ΤΡ ΓΑΛΛΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝ ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ϹΟϹϹΙΟV; ithyphallic Priapus standing left on base, holding filleted thyrsus and pouring cantharus over altar</p><p>Ref: <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/394/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/394/" rel="nofollow">RPC IX 394</a>. Very rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252Fmedia%25252525252Fae43f8_9effb1776b794e359287c5578b438245.jpg_srb_p_1000_511_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%2525252526hash%252525253D9a7900e5187cb8049c77ca56a9ca69c3%25252526hash%2525253D6cc47a2c4afe2d83419315b1485e46c6%252526hash%25253D0e258550152b9673bdad0544001a4c91%2526hash%253D9e35a23f8475f3ea183c8dc6b9c4334b%26hash%3D3d91bf1065becd918ec7ccf3d2079e8f&amp;hash=2a28408b050ad0475f6b0ff51d8568d4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus</b></p><p>AE 18 mm, 2.8 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ NΠPOCICTPO N, Priapus standing left, drawing back his cloak to expose his phallus, bowl of fruit balanced on phallus, right hand extended pouring from patera</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 3811, AMNG 2022 (I own neither of those references and cannot verify the numbers)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/juliadomnapriapusnicopolisadistrummoesiainferior-jpg.414455/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum</b></p><p><b>Julia Domna, Augusta</b></p><p>AE 22 mm, 4.5 gm</p><p>Obv: IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEBAC; draped bust right</p><p>Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT; ithyphallic Priapus standing right</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 2858[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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