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Offline ecoli

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Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« on: September 26, 2013, 04:15:31 pm »
who is the goddess on the reverse?
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2013, 05:03:37 pm »
Looks like   Homonoia standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos and holding patera over hole  ;D cornucopia.
The obverse looks like Caracalla and Julia Domna.
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2013, 05:05:35 pm »
Crap wrong picture :(
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2013, 05:06:42 pm »
new picture
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2013, 05:50:38 pm »
Quote from: ecoli on September 26, 2013, 05:06:42 pm
new picture

Why new. Its the same picture. Where did the coin with the hole go.  :evil:
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2013, 05:53:07 pm »
The rev. is Tyche with rudder. The right bust of obv. is Serapis. But Gordian III & Serapis with rev. legend without name of governor is unknown. Therefore I think it is Philipp II & Serapis. Sorry, can't find a reference in the moment.

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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2013, 06:23:43 pm »
Thank you Jochen.

I thought I saw ANT on the obverse but my Greek is...well...as well as you expect a Chinese person raised in US to know about Greek.
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Re: Gordian III & Serapis, Markianpolis
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2013, 03:42:15 am »

Varbanov 1942, Gordian III & Serapis / Tyche,
and legends seem match also.

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