Places and Things Depicted on Coins
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Bronze Cupid 2nd Century British MuseumBacchus
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ApolloFrom the Temple of Apollo at Cyrene in modern LibyaBacchus
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Greek Youth - British MuseumGreek statue of a youth with a 'bowl' haircutBacchus
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Victory - British MuseumA small bronze Victory - 1st CenturyBacchus
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AphroditeMarble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bathBacchus
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Ariadne and BacchusAriadne and Bacchus in the British MuseumBacchus
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Bust of Trajan from the British museumareich
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Bust of Antoninus Pius from the British museumareich
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Bust of Lucius Verus from the British museumareich
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Bust of Marcus Aurelius from the British museumareich
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Remus and Romulus with the she-wolfThe symbol of Rome this is an Etruscan bronze currently on display at the Musei Capitolini in Rome.Jay GT4
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Commodus as HerculesThis magnificent statue depicts the Emperor Commodus as Hercules. Currently on display at the Musei Capitolini in Rome. Commodus also minted coins with him as Hercules.Jay GT4
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VespasianBust of the Emperor Vespasian in the Museo Nazionale NapoliJay GT4
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Constantine the GreatMarble head of Constantine the Great at the Musei Capitolini in RomeJay GT4
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CommodusAgain Commodus portrayed as HerculesJay GT4
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Corinthian helmetsMuseum - Olympia J. B.
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museum in Olympia - Zeus throwing lightning J. B.
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The British museum - Nereid monumentTetrastyl temple in ionic styl built by pieces from Xanthos in Lycia.
J. B.
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Tyche of AntiochLate Roman marble copy of the original Greek bronze cultic statue by Eutychides of Sicyon. Located in the Vatican Museum (Galleria dei Candelabri).Abu Galyon
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Serapis of BryaxisRoman marble copy of the head of Serapis from the Serapeion in Alexandria made by Bryaxis, flourishing 400-350 BC. Now in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Vaticane/Rome.
Jochen
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Hermes Bearing the Infant DionysosHermes bearing the infant Dionysos, made by Praxiteles, around 364 BC. Hellenistic marble copy, now in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia/Greece. Depicted on a coin from Philippopolis.
Jochen
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Colossal statue of the river NileThe new wing of the Vatican Museums, Museo Pio-Clementine, is home to Colossus of the Nile the river god, identified by the sphinxes and crocodiles, is represented as a dispenser of blessings. The 16 boys are thought to be an allusion to the number of cubits the level of the Nile rises when it floods, fertilizing the region which it crosses. The reliefs on the base represent life on the banks of the river. It is a 1st century A.D. Roman work most likely based on a Hellenistic original. Jochen
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Mithras slaying the BullFamous statue in the Musei Vaticani. But I couldn't find any information about its origin.
'Today the Vatican stands where the last sacrament of the Phrygian taurobolium was celebrated.'
( S. Angus, The Mystery Religions, p235)
Jochen
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Ganymed of LeocharesGanymedes carried off by the eagle. Marble, Roman copy after a bronze original from ca. 325 BC. Galleria dei Candelabri, Musei Vaticani/Rome. Depicted at least on one coin of Dardanos/Troas.
Jochen
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Titus and VespasianusExposition inside Curia in Roman forum
built by Julius Caesar 44 BC
converted to church in 630 ADJ. B.
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Capitoline WolfCapitoline Museums
It seems it's from 13th century - not etruscan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Wolf_of_the_CapitolJ. B.
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Tiber or other rivergodCapitoline MuseumsJ. B.
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Nilus Nilus and his attributes: sphinx, crocodile, cornucopiae
Vatican MuseumsJ. B.
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Titusexposition in curiaJ. B.
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Head of ConstantinusCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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HerculesCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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Marcus AureliusCapitoline museums
this statue survived because in Christian times Romans thought it's statue of Constantine I.J. B.
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Octavianus AugustusVatican museumsJ. B.
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PeafowlVatican museums
animal of Juno ~ HeraJ. B.
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Neromuseum in KorinthJ. B.
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Hermes with infant Dionysosmuseum in OlympiaJ. B.
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Commodus as HerculesCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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Gordian IIICapitoline museumsJ. B.
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Alexander SeverusCapitoline museums
I'm not 100% sure that it's Alexander Severus.J. B.
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empressCapitoline museums
I can't remember who it is - maybe Herennia EtruscillaJ. B.
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ElagabalusCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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Maximinus ThraxCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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ProbusCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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AsclepiusCapitoline museumsJ. B.
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Vespasianexposition in ColosseumJ. B.
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Balbusmuseum on PalatinJ. B.
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head of Aphroditemuseum on PalatinJ. B.
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head of Alexander the GreatVatican museumsJ. B.
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MinervaVatican museumsJ. B.
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bust of TraianVatican museumsJ. B.
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Julia DomnaVatican museums
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Philip the ArabVatican museumsJ. B.
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ClaudiusVatican museumsJ. B.
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FortunaVatican museumsJ. B.
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PupienusVatican museumsJ. B.
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goddesVatican museumsJ. B.
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Marcus AureliusPallazo AltempsJ. B.
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Aphrodite of CnidusPallazo Altemps
Roman copy of Praxiteles's original.J. B.
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Jupiter, Pluto, Persephone, Neptune, AmphitritePallazo AltempsJ. B.
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Neptune, Apollo, Cybele, Luna, Mercury, Hephaestus, Helios, Mars, Venus, Hercules, BacchusPallazo AltempsJ. B.
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Ludovisi AresPalazzo Altemps
Roman copy of greek original from aproximately 330 BC.J. B.
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DionysusPallazo Massimo alle TermeJ. B.
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Crouching VenusThe British museumJ. B.
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head of horse from Selene's chariot from east tympanum of ParthenonThe British museum Elgin MarblesJ. B.
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The Lion of KnidosThe British MuseumJ. B.
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TRAJAN'S COLUMN.AR denarius. 112-115 AD. 3,62 grs. Laureate and draped bust right. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P / Trajan's column. Statue of Trajan on column on square base; two eagles at base of column. / S P Q P OPTIMO PRINCIPI.
RIC 292. RSC 588.
benito
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Funeral Stele inspired by LRBC - GLORIA ROMANORVMFuneral monument (presumably) inspired by (of after) the GLORIA ROMANORVM coins issued in the 350s by Magentius, Constantius II, Decentius & Nepotianus.
At the Landesmuseum at Koblenz, Germany.Belisarius
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Marcus Aurelius Equestrian statueThis is the copy of the Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Capitoline hill. The original is in the Capitoline Museum, this replica sits outside. It is said to have survived because it was mistakenly believed to be of Constantine the Great. Picture taken September 2008.Jay GT4
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Barberini Faun (Drunken Satyr) located in the Glyptothek in Munich, GermanyThe life-size marble statue known as the Barberini Faun or Drunken Satyr is located in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany. A Faun is the Roman equivalent of a Greek Satyr. In Greek mythology, satyrs were human-like male woodland spirits with several animal features, often a goat-like tail, hooves, ears, or horns. Satyrs attended Dionysus. The position of the right arm over the head was a classical artistic convention indicating sleep. The statue is believed to have once adorned Hadrian's Mausoleum. The historian Procopius recorded that during the siege of Rome in 537 the defenders had hurled down upon the Goths the statues adorning Hadrian's Mausoleum. When discovered, the statue was heavily damaged; the right leg, parts of both hands, and parts of the head were missing. Johann Winckelmann speculated that the place of discovery and the statue's condition suggested that it had been such a projectile.
Joe Sermarini
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The Temple of Divus Romulus on the Via Sacra Adjoining the Basilica MaxentiusLeft unfinished at the time of the usurper Maxentius' downfall in AD 312, both structures were completed under Constantine, the temple presumably was dedicated to the founder of the city rather than to Maxentius' son. Joe Sermarini
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Divus Romulo MausoleumThe ruin of the sepulcher of Divus Romulus (died 209 A.D.), the son of Emperor Maxentius, is situated in a large quadrilateral enclosure forming part of the villa of Maxentius, on the Appian way, about one mile from the gate of S. Sebastian. The building is sometimes erroneously called the stables of the Circus of Caracalla.Joe Sermarini
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Tyche of AntiochThe Tyche of Antioch was a cult statue of the city goddess (fortune) of Antioch, venerated in a temple called the Tychaion. The statue was made by Eutychides of Sicyon (c. 335 - c. 275), a pupil of the great Lysippus. It was the best-known piece of Seleucid art, remarkable because it was sculpted to be viewed from all directions, unlike many statues from the period. Although the original has been lost, many copies exist, including the one in the photograph right, now at the Vatican. The goddess is seated on a rock (Mount Sipylus), has her right foot on a swimming figure (the river Orontes), wears a mural crown (the city’s walls), and has grain in her right hand (the city's fertility).Joe Sermarini
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Isis from the Villa HadrianaIsis, marble statue from the Hadrian period, found in the 17th century at the Villa Hadriana near Tivoli. Isis, crowned with small throne (= aset, Egyptian name for Isis), in long garment with Isis knot over her breast, holding situla in lowered l. hand and sistrum in raised r. hand.
The original statue was acquired 1753 for the Capitoline Museums/Rome, 1798 displaced by Napoleon to Paris, 1815 donated by Pope Pius VII to King Louis XVIII, and still in the Louvre/Paris.Jochen
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Rome, Vatican Museum, Base of the Column of Antoninus Pius Rome, gardens of the Vatican Museums, the base of the Antonine Column from Campo Marzio: the winged genius door between the gods Antoninus Pius and Faustina Annia deified; left, the genius of the Campus Martius, with the obelisk of Augustus; right, the goddess Roma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Antoninus_PiusJoe Sermarini
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Seuthes III Bronze Head (Reproduction)The bronze head of Seuthes III was found ritually buried outside his tomb at Kazanlak. The photo is of a reproduction made to look as the head would have looked new. The actual bronze head is in remarkable similar condition with a slightly rougher greener patina and the eyes are plain green bronze.Joe Sermarini
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Hercules of the Theatre of PompeyThe Hercules of the Theatre of Pompey, from the 2nd Century A.D., was discovered in 1864. It had been carefully buried under protective tiles, incised FCS (fulgor conditum summanium), indicating that it had been struck by lightning, and had been carefully interred on the spot. The figure supports himself lightly on his grounded vertical club; the skin of the Nemean Lion is draped over his left forearm, he holds the apples of Hesperides in his left hand. The sculpture is now in the round room area of Museo Pio-Clementino.Joe Sermarini
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Hercules of the Forum BoariumHercules of the Forum Boarium is a gilded 2nd century B.C. slightly over-lifesize bronze statue, which was found in the Forum Boarium in Rome. This statue is probably the one mentioned by Pliny, which originally stood in the Temple of Hercules Victor, by the Tiber. It lacks the lion skin. Perhaps a actual lion skin was once draped on it. The sculpture is now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome.Joe Sermarini
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Victory Inscribing Shield - From Trajan's ColumnTrajan’s Column, located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum, was dedicated on 12 May 113. The freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101 - 102 and 105 - 106). The relief includes about 2,500 figures and winds 23 times around the shaft for a total length of about 200 meters. The height of the relief increases towards the top of the Column (0.89 m to 1.25 m) with a corresponding increase in the heights of individual figures from c. 60 cm to 80 cm in height. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing platform at the top. Ancient coins indicate preliminary plans to top the column with a statue of a bird, probably an eagle, but after construction, a statue of Trajan was put in place; this statue disappeared in the Middle Ages. On December 4, 1587, the top was crowned by Pope Sixtus V with a bronze figure of St. Peter, which remains to this day.Joe Sermarini
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Trophy of Arms from Trajan's ColumnTrajan’s Column, located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum, was dedicated on 12 May 113. The freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101 - 102 and 105 - 106). The relief includes about 2,500 figures and winds 23 times around the shaft for a total length of about 200 meters. The height of the relief increases towards the top of the Column (0.89 m to 1.25 m) with a corresponding increase in the heights of individual figures from c. 60 cm to 80 cm in height. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing platform at the top. Ancient coins indicate preliminary plans to top the column with a statue of a bird, probably an eagle, but after construction, a statue of Trajan was put in place; this statue disappeared in the Middle Ages. On December 4, 1587, the top was crowned by Pope Sixtus V with a bronze figure of St. Peter, which remains to this day.Joe Sermarini
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Ephesian ArtemisI took this photo while visiting the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey, in August of 2013. Along one of the avenues was this relief of one of Ephesus' most unique symbols: the Ephesian Artemis. Large cult statues of this goddess would be placed in the Artemis Temple just outside the city. Ephesian Artemis can occasionally be found on the reverse sides of Seleucid coins.ThatParthianGuy
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CaracallaBust of Bassianus, as Caesar Antoninus. In the Louvre. My photo, taken in May 2014.Constantine IV
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AeliusBust of Aelius in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Photo by me taken in May 2014.Constantine IV
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TrajanStatue of Trajan, in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Photo taken by me in May 2014. Like all original ancient marble busts and statues, this would have been painted. The Cuirass has two Victories setting up a Trophy.Constantine IV
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CeresStatue of Ceres, in the Louvre Museum. Photo taken by me in May 2014.Constantine IV
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AntinousBust of Antinous, as a Pharoah. In the Louvre Museum, Paris. Photo taken by me in May 2014.
His appearance is more like Hadrian's.Constantine IV
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VitelliusStatue of Vitellius in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Photo taken by me in May 2014. Note the statue has retained some pigmentation from the original paint.Constantine IV
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EagleA limestone sculpture of an Eagle, (representing Jupiter) clutching a Snake in its beak (representing Death). Was found in September 2013 during building work in the Minories area of the City of London. It was made in what is now the Cotswolds area of England around 1900 years ago and would have sat in an alcove of a tomb, just outside the city boundary of Londinium. I was lucky to see this back in November 2013 as it is now no longer on display.Constantine IV
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AgrippaBust of Agrippa, on show at the "Moi, Auguste" exhibition in the Grand Palais, Paris in 2014. Photo by me, taken in May 2014Constantine IV
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Julius CaesarBust of Julius Caesar, on show at the "Moi, Auguste" exhibition in the Grand Palais, Paris in 2014. Photo by me, taken in May 2014Constantine IV
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Pompey MagnusBust of Pompey Magnus (the Great), on show at the "Moi, Auguste" exhibition in the Grand Palais, Paris in 2014. Photo by me, taken in May 2014Constantine IV
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