THE ROMAN PATERA CHALLENGE

How could we miss Severus Alexander!!


Plus a couple of others not found above, Aemilian and Iuventas:

 

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Septimius Severus over tripod flame

 

Patera handle
Description

ROMAN EMPIRE. Patera handle (1-4 century). Bronze.
rams head

Length 10.8 cm

 

THRACE. Philippopolis Hadrian, Herbus reclining, with city goddess standing
Reference.
RPC III, 746.7; Mouchmov 12-14, Varbanov 636; BMC -. SNG Cop. -. Slg. Lindgren - ; SNG Tübingen - ; SNG Evelpidis - ; Mionnet -

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤΟС
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r. with paludamentum seen from rear


Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Female figure wearing polos standing l., holding patera in r. hand and poppy and two ears of corn in l. hand; on l., river-god (Hebrus) reclining

25.44 gr
33 mm
6h

 

On this anonymous pagan reverse, Apollo show that his patera has liguid.


Severus II / Genius with drippy patera


Where is Cybele pouring her liquid? On a lion??? It looks like the wind is blowing it bach on her lap????
Gordian III Marcianopolis

 

While searching for another coin I found this Elagabal from Nikopolis in my collection, HrHJ (2018) 8.26.8.3 (plate coin). It is a nice example of the wine flowing out of the patera.



Best regards
Jochen

 

On a liturgical note, Orthodox, Roman, and Anglican Eucharistic services use a "patten" to protect the communion bread crumbs from falling on the ground or other services during the giving of communion to the recipients. Sorry, I don't have an image, but it is usually about the size of a saucer, and is always gold.

Cheers,

 

Hmm, I grew up Southern Baptist and Disciples of Christ denominations. Our pattens, as we also called them, were Brass...

 

I believe it is Dionysos pouring wine out of a jug, instead of a patera.

 

Interesting to see Dionysus pouring wine from his kantharos. Must have not been good wine.

 

Naturally you are right. It is not a patera but a kantharos. But I was so focused on the flowing wine.

Jochen