The cult of Atargatis

Dear All,

See a nice article about the cult of Atargatis, I have two Caracalla coins, one bronc just arrived today, see the reverse side of the coins with the throne and the goddess and lions.

If you have any interesting coins, please post them.



https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=...ekRhjvDwZt-uDYvdQ&sig2=iRoXkcXsdQzh74OwqueBqg

 

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Where are these coins from? I've seen Atargatis riding a lion on bronzes of Hieropolis and Cyrrhestica in general, but I'm not familiar with the second type.

 

this is all I can find about it, there almost none in the world)

http://antioche.cgb.fr/0925.html

 

Huh. Very interesting! I've never seen the type. I assume Atargatis is one of the gods on the thrones. Is the other Zeus-ammon?

 

The simion is the pillar, with the rounds, Haddad is one of the gods, a form of storm god

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddad

 

I think it has Phoenician origin..

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Hadad

 

I have been to Ugarit, 10 years ago )

 

Yes, I meant to say Zeus-Hadad, not Zeus-Ammon. The local deities were appropriated by the Romans into their pantheon, so on Roman provincial coins we also have to speak of Tyche-Atargatis. She is seated on the right, turreted - as Tyche usually is. Zeus-Hadad is on the left.