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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Non-Olympian| ▸ |Thanatos||View Options:   | | | Thanatos (death) is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius, but he holds an inverted torch representing a life extinguished. By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi. |
SH12245. Bronze AE 19, Moushmov 267, BMC -, SNG Cop -, Lindgren -, SGICV -, aEF, weight 3.822 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Kallatis (Mangalia, Romania) mint, obverse AY•K• •M•AY•KOMOΔO•C•, laureate and draped bust right; reverse KAΛΛATIANΩN, Thanatos (Death) leaning left on reversed torch; high grade and very attractive; very rare; SOLD
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
The figure on the reverse is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP110611. Bronze AE 17, H-J Marcianopolis 6.22.16.3, Varbanov I 1110, AMNG I/I 699, Moushmov 512, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, VF, glossy dark green patina, tight flan, tiny edge splits, weight 2.647 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 210o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, 209 - c. 26 Dec 211 A.D.; obverse Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse MAPKIANO-ΠOΛITΩN, Thanatos standing left, legs crossed, leaning on inverted extinguished torch set on altar; SOLD
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Serdica, Thrace
The figure on the reverse is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP85917. Bronze AE 18, Moushmov 4929, H-J Serdica 12.22.16.1 (R4) var. (rev. leg.), Varbanov III 2527 var. (same), SNG Cop -, SNG Hunterian -, BMC Thrace -, Lindgren -, VF, well centered and struck, dark patina, porous, small edge cracks, weight 3.415 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 225o, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, as caesar, c. 198 - 209 A.D.; obverse Λ CEΠT ΓETAC K, bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse OVΛΠI CEPΔIK, Thanatos standing half right, legs crossed, leaning on inverted extinguished torch set on altar; very rare variant; SOLD
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
The figure on the reverse is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP64004. Bronze AE 17, H-J Marcianopolis 6.22.16.3, Varbanov I 1110, AMNG I/I 699, Moushmov 512, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 3.205 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 180o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, 209 - c. 26 Dec 211 A.D.; obverse Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse MAPKIANO-ΠOΛITΩN, Thanatos standing left, legs crossed, leaning on inverted extinguished torch set on altar; Varbanov I 1110 (same dies), H-L Marcianopolis 6.22.16.3, AMNG I 699, Moushmov 512; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
The figure on the reverse is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP69742. Bronze assarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.14.16.15/16 (unlisted die combination), cf. Varbanov I 2568 (legends), AMNG I/I 1367 (same), BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, VF, unusual style, weight 2.374 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, die axis 45o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AV KAI CEVPO, laureate bust right; reverse NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I, winged Thanatos standing right, legs crossed legs, leaning on reversed torch on right; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren; rare variant; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Philippopolis, Thrace
Philippopolis today is Plovdiv, Bulgaria.RP37249. Bronze AE 19, cf. Varbanov III 1290 (described as Genius holding scepter and patera), aaF, weight 3.793 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 225o, Philippopolis (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AV K Λ C CEVHPOC (or similar), laureate head right; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛITΩN, Thanatos advancing left holding torch in right; scarce; SOLD
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
In Greek religion, Thánatos was the demon personification of Death. His Roman equivalent is Mors or Letus/Letum, and he is sometimes identified with Orcus.RP39561. Bronze AE 16, H-J Marcianopolis 6.22.16.2 (this coin, R3), Varbanov I 1110 (R5), AMNG I/I 699, Moushmov 512, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 2.264 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 180o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, obverse Π CEΠTI ΓETAC K, bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse MAPKIANO-ΠOΛITΩN, Thanatos standing left, legs crossed, leaning on inverted extinguished torch set on altar; H-J Marcianopolis plate coin!; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
The figure on the reverse is most often identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP97238. Bronze assarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.14.16.16 (R3), Moushmov 926, AMNG I/I 1367 (R3) var. (leg.), Varbanov I 2481 (R3) var. (obv. leg., bust), BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, F, rough, edge ragged, part of reverse legend not struck, weight 3.040 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 30o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, 9 Apr 193 - 4 Feb 211 A.D.; obverse AV KAI CEVHP, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I, winged Thanatos standing right, legs crossed legs, leaning on reversed torch on right set on low base; scarce; SOLD
Philip II, July or August 247 - Late 249 A.D., Deultum, Thrace
RP27852. Bronze AE 17, Varbanov 3127, F, weight 2.477 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Deultum (Debelt, Bulgaria) mint, obverse M IVL PILIPPVS CAES, laureate head right; reverse C - F / P - D, Thanatos, winged, standing left, resting on torch; rare; SOLD
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
The figure on the reverse is sometimes identified as Eros (Cupid) or a generic winged Genius. The inverted torch represents a life extinguished, indicating the figure is Thanatos (death). By the Severan Era, there was increased hope for an afterlife in pleasant Elysium rather than in dismal Hades. Thanatos was associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. Thanatos as a winged boy, very much akin to Cupid, with crossed legs and an inverted torch, became the most common symbol for death, depicted on many Roman sarcophagi.RP19429. Bronze assarion, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.18.16.7 corr. (NIKOΠOΛI-T, no T on plate coin), Varbanov I 2930 var. (AV KMA-), AMNG I/I 1592 var. (legs.), Moushmov 1092, gF, weight 2.393 g, maximum diameter 15.5 mm, die axis 0o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AV K M AV - ANTWNIN, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse NIKOΠOΛI - ΠPOC ICTΠ, Thanatos standing right with legs crossed, left hand to face, right resting on inverted torch; scarce; SOLD
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