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Offline saholz

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Severed Head OTD
« on: November 20, 2006, 12:17:03 pm »
I really like this little follis of Maximinus Daia.  It's in great shape and has a beautifully rendered scene of Genius holding the rather detached head of Sol.  Surprisingly, this coin came in with a bunch of uncleaned coins that I got several years ago.

Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG
Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI
Mint: Antioch
Diameter: 19.8mm
Weight: 5.15gr
RIC 164b

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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2006, 12:20:16 pm »
This is an enlargement of the reverse detail.  I'm not sure it really helps at all, but what the heck.
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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2006, 12:25:57 pm »
Not my period (and there certainly is some kind of syncretism going on) but I'd call that a bust of Sol.  I'll post a Sol holding the bust of Serapis: headdress here is the label, I think, though on mine Sol wears a fancy robe like that of Serapis.  Pat L.
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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2006, 12:51:40 pm »
"Alas, poor Serapis! I knew him well....."
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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2006, 01:14:00 pm »
One exactly like that just sold on e-bay for about 15 bucks...
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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2006, 01:38:53 pm »
Quote from: slokind on November 20, 2006, 12:25:57 pm
Not my period (and there certainly is some kind of syncretism going on) but I'd call that a bust of Sol.  I'll post a Sol holding the bust of Serapis: headdress here is the label, I think, though on mine Sol wears a fancy robe like that of Serapis.  Pat L.
It is Sol.  I had the attribution correct, but had somehow had written down Serapis instead of Sol.  I'm just losing my head over this.  Of course, I could have always identified the head as belonging to Severed Alexander or Septimus Severed.

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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2006, 02:31:44 pm »
Nice subject .. You might enjoy my "Heads in Hands" page.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/reverse_heads.html

I think the most popular head to be held does belong to Serapis.

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Re: Severed Head OTD
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2006, 02:42:35 pm »
Quote from: moonmoth on November 20, 2006, 02:31:44 pm
Nice subject .. You might enjoy my "Heads in Hands" page.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/reverse_heads.html

I think the most popular head to be held does belong to Serapis.


Excellent web site!  Thanks for sharing that.

Stan
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