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Concordia with unknown object on back
« on: June 05, 2023, 09:35:59 am »
Dear friends of ancient mythology!

Concordia (Greek Homonoia) is a deity, or better personification, often depicted on ancient coins. Recently I noticed that she is depicted on a coin from Nicopolis ad Istrum with an unknown object over her left  shoulder.  Quiver or instrument of chastisement as in Nemesis would be inappropriate. It seems to be a longer object (rod or similar) with 3 balls on top.

The coin shown is Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2021) No. 8.26.36.8m, not in AMNG, not in Varbanov. . This reverse also exists for No. 8.26.36.4. Otherwise I have never seen this object.

Maybe there is someone who can enlighten me?

With thanks in advance
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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2023, 11:59:37 am »
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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2023, 02:46:32 pm »
Thank you shanxi!

As long as there is no better, we will probably have to be content with this prosaic explanation.

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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2023, 08:08:39 pm »
I have no clue, but it doesn't look like a braid to me. Seems like an object attached to her dress or shoulder with a shaft and the three balls. I don't know what it might be, but it would be weird if it were part of her hair style. The linked images didn't make me change my mind.

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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2023, 06:05:27 am »
Let's compare it with another coin.

This is young Caracalla, an earlier coin and probably the work of  a different die cutter.

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9840874

In my opinion we see here a braid without doubt, but again you see the three balls aligned in a strait line. Still weird ?

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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2023, 05:43:06 pm »
Gotta admit that that last link does look like braids of some kind.

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Re: Concordia with unknown object on back
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2023, 03:25:57 pm »
Hi shanxi,

I think that is convincing!

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Jochen
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