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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7815674, member: 85693&quot;]I am resurrecting this thread (sorry, Thanatos) because I finally landed one of these Eros-Thanatos types, one I&#039;ve been hankering for for a while.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There aren&#039;t very many of these online, this post on CT being most informative (note I cribbed the [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] attribution above - thanks RC!).&nbsp; One thing that puzzles me is that some descriptions say the torch is resting on an altar, others (RC&#039;s, etc.) don&#039;t mention the altar.&nbsp; To me it looks like the top of the torch, with maybe some guttering flames or smoke rising, and so I left off the altar (and because I trust RC&#039;s judgment).</p><p><br /></p><p>It came in a scruffy, undescribed lot from eBay and so was cheaper than I deserve.&nbsp; My photos are too bright and make it look lighter and more gruesome than it is in hand - it is a nice medium green.&nbsp; Note the wisp of patina preserving Eros-Thanatos&#039;s modesty. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343341[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caracalla&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 17</b></p><p><b>(c. 198-217 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Thrace, Hadrianopolis</b></p><p>AVT K M AVP CE ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head, right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Nude</p><p>Eros-Thanatos standing right, left leg crossed over right, leaning on inverted lit torch.</p><p>(3.52 grams / 17 x 16 mm)</p><p>eBay July 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>Varbanov 3526; Jurukova, Hadrianople 390.2; CN 5217; Moushmov 2615; cf. SNG Cop 271.</p><p><b>Possible Die Matches:</b></p><p>Roma Numismatics E-Sale 84, Lot 1178, 21.02.2021</p><p>Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 88, Lot 743, 14.09.2011</p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>think</i> mine <i>might</i> be a die match, as noted.&nbsp; Below are two others, mine on top, the one from CNG in the middle (same as Wildwinds plate coin); and Roma&#039;s on bottom.&nbsp; Or maybe not - <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1343342[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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