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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Non-Olympian| ▸ |Telesphoros||View Options:   | | | Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a cowl hood or cap. He symbolized recovery from illness, as his name means "the accomplisher" or "bringer of completion" in Greek. Representations of him are found mainly in Anatolia and along the Danube. Telesphorus is assumed to have been a Celtic god in origin, who was taken to Anatolia by the Galatians in the 3rd century B.C., where he would have become associated with the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, perhaps in Pergamon (an Asclepian cult center) and spread again to the West due to the rise of the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D., from the reign of Hadrian. |
RIC only lists the variants where Aesculapius is looking left, however market evidence shows a good number of dies have the god facing as on our coin.RS12109. Silver denarius, RIC IV 253 var., Choice MS, weight 3.305 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 215 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right; reverse P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for 18 years, consul for the 4th time, father of the country), Asclepius standing facing, snake-entwined staff in right hand, Telesphorus at feet on left, globe at feet on right; lustrous, full circle centering; SOLD
Valerian I, October 253 - c. June 260 A.D., Cotiaeum, Phrygia
Asklepios is the Greek god of medicine. Hygieia is the goddess of health and Asklepios' daughter. Telesphoros is Asklepios' assistant. Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.RP91190. Bronze tetrassarion, SNG Munchen 333; SNGvA 3791; SNG Hunterian 2048; BMC Phrygia p. 177, 95 var. (exergue in two lines...Ω/N); SNG Cop -; SNG Righetti -, Choice VF, well centered, dark patina, highest points flatly struck, small edge split, central depressions, weight 6.308 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 180o, Cotiaeum (Kutahya, Turkey) mint, Oct 253 - c. Jun 260 A.D.; obverse AYT K Π ΛIK OYAΛEPIANON, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse EΠI Π AI ΔHMHTPIANOY IΠΠ (P. Ailios Demetrios, archon and hipparchos), Hygieia, on left, standing right, feeding serpent in right hand from patera in left hand; Asklepios, on right, standing facing, head left, leaning with right hand on serpent-entwined staff; Telesphoros between them, standing facing, ΛP/X in two lines above center, KOTIAEΩN in exergue; SOLD
Maximinus I Thrax, 20 March 235 - Late May 238 A.D., Anchialos, Thrace
Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a cowl hood or cap. He symbolized recovery from illness, as his name means "the accomplisher" or "bringer of completion" in Greek. Representations of him are found mainly in Anatolia and along the Danube. Telesphorus is assumed to have been a Celtic god in origin, who was taken to Anatolia by the Galatians in the 3rd century B.C., where he would have become associated with the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, perhaps in Pergamon (an Asclepian cult center) and spread again to the West due to the rise of the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D., from the reign of Hadrian.RP89404. Bronze AE 20, Unpublished bust variety; CN Online Anchialos CN_7559 var. (laur. head), Varbanov II -, SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, AMNG II -, VF, green patina, off center, oval flan with edge chip, weight 2.792 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Anchialos (Pomorie, Bulgaria) mint, 20 Mar 235 - late May 238 A.D.; obverse AVT MAΞIMINOC EVCE AVΓ, laureate and drapes bust right, seen from behind; reverse AΓXIA-ΛEΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing hooded mantle; we know of a few specimens of the variety without drapery published in the Corpus Nummorum Online, this is the only specimen we know of this draped bust variety; extremely rare; SOLD
Gordus Julia, Lydia, c. 198 - 235 A.D.
Telesphorus, a dwarf whose always wore a hood or cap, was a son of Asclepius and brother of Hygieia. He symbolized recovery from illness. Originally a Celtic god, he was probably introduced to the Greeks by Galatians in Anatolia in the 3rd century B.C. His influence spread to the West under the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D. GB81465. Bronze AE 15, BMC Lydia p. 92, 16, VF, weight 1.463 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, Iulia Gordos (modern Giordiz, Turkey) mint, c. 198 - 235 A.D.; obverse bust of Herakles right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse IOYΛIE ΓOPΔHNΩN, Telesphoros standing facing; SOLD
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Nicaea, Bithynia
Telesphorus, a dwarf whose always wore a hood or cap, was a son of Asclepius and brother of Hygieia. He symbolized recovery from illness. Originally a Celtic god, he was probably introduced to the Greeks by Galatians in Anatolia in the 3rd century B.C. His influence spread to the West under the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D.RP16026. Bronze AE 16, Rec Gen I.2 125 (misattributed to Marcus Aurelius Caesar), BMC -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, Lindgren -, VF, weight 2.525 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 0o, Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) mint, obverse [M] AVP [ANTO]N-INOC K, bust of Caracalla right; reverse NIKAIEΩN, Telesphoros standing facing; green patina; rare; SOLD
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
Telesphoros was the assistant to Asklepios. He is often depicted at the side of the more important God, scarcely by himself.RP69738. Bronze AE 18, H-J Marcianopolis 6.26.21.11 (same dies, R2), Varbanov I 1422 (R3), AMNG I/I 910, Moushmov 652, F, well centered, porous, weight 2.662 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, 218 - 222 A.D.; obverse AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, (ΩN) ligate, laureate head right; reverse MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing cloak; from the Butte College Foundation; ex Lindgren; SOLD
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Pautalia, Thrace
Telesphorus, a son of Asclepius, is the demi-god of convalescence and recuperation from illness or injury. His name means "the accomplisher" or "bringer of completion." He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a cowl hood or cap.BB63396. Bronze AE 19, Ruzicka Pautalia 735, Varbanov II 5237, SNG Cop -, BMC Thrace -, F, grainy, well centered, weight 4.185 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 45o, Pautalia (Kyustendil, Bulgaria) mint, obverse AY K C - ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse OVΛΠIAC ΠAVTAΛIAC, Telephoros standing facing, clad in hooded mantle; SOLD
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Nicaea, Bithynia
Telesphorus, a dwarf whose always wore a hood or cap, was a son of Asclepius and brother of Hygieia. He symbolized recovery from illness. Originally a Celtic god, he was probably introduced to the Greeks by Galatians in Anatolia in the 3rd century B.C. His influence spread to the West under the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D. RP22736. Bronze AE 16, Rec Gen II.3 511, BMC Pontus -, aF/F, weight 2.422 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 180o, Nicaea (Iznik, Turkey) mint, obverse XEΠT [...], bare-headed bust of Geta right; reverse NIKAIEΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, hooded and draped; nice green patina; SOLD
Myrina, Aeolis, c. 2nd Century A.D.
Telesphorus, a dwarf whose always wore a hood or cap, was a son of Asclepius and brother of Hygieia. He symbolized recovery from illness. Originally a Celtic god, he was probably introduced to the Greeks by Galatians in Anatolia in the 3rd century B.C. His influence spread to the West under the Roman Empire, in particular during the 2nd century A.D.GL41605. Bronze AE 15, BMC Troas p. 138, 38, gF, reverse encrusted, weight 1.470 g, maximum diameter 14.8 mm, die axis 0o, Aiolis, Myrina (near Aliaga, Turkey) mint, c. 2nd century A.D.; obverse helmeted bust of Athena right; reverse MVPEI NAIΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, hooded and draped; SOLD
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
Telesphoros was the assistant to Asklepios. He is often depicted at the side of the more important God, scarcely by himself.RP25043. Bronze AE 17, AMNG I/I 911 (also NE ligate), Varbanov 1421 (R4), H-J Marcianopolis 6.26.21.13 var. (obv legend, R2), Moushmov 652, aVF, green patina, weight 2.235 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, 218 - 222 A.D.; obverse AVT K M AVP - ANTΩNEINO-C (NE ligate), laureate head right; reverse MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, cloaked; SOLD
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