Reverse Types Elagabalus and Julia Maesa from Markianopolis

The gods and goddesses on the reverse of the coins are listed as their Greek parts with the Roman counterparts in parenthesis. The first instance of the name will link to Wikipedia or NumisWiki if an article is available. There are a couple of outside links when neither had any information. Certain items are also linked.

Apollo, naked, standing facing, looking right, right hand on head, holding bow in left; at feet to right, serpent coiled round stump of tree; E in field to left (example)

Apollo standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch; retrograde ¥ in field left

Asklepios or Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff, left hand on hip

Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff, left hand on hip, E in field to left

Athena (Minerva) standing left, holding phiale and spear; shield at side, E in field to left

Athena standing left, holding spear and shield

Athena standing facing head left, holding owl in her extended right hand and spear in left; shield at her side, E in field to right

Bonus Eventus naked standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch, retrograde ¥ in field to left

Bonus-Eventus naked, standing, holding patera and corn-ears (example)

Demeter (Ceres) standing left, holding corn-ears and resting on long torch, E in field to left

Demeter? Standing left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia; E in field

Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; E in field to right

Dionysos (Bacchus) standing left holding large bunch of grapes and thyrsos; E in field to right

Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsos and pouring wine from kantharos; E in field to right (example)

Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsos and pouring wine from kantharos to panther at his feet; E in field to left

Euthenia standing left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia, E in field to right (example)

Female figure in long dress standing left, holding cornucopia in right hand, resting with left on stump and holding palm-branch.

Female? Figure standing holding caduceus and cornucopia

Hades-Serapis or Sarapis enthroned left, holding scepter, right hand extended towards triple-headed dog Kerberos (Cerberus); E in field to right

Hera (Juno) standing left holding phiale and scepter. E in field to right/left

Hera standing left, holding patera and scepter, E in field to right

Herakles or Heracles (Hercules) standing facing, resting on club and holding patera over altar

Herakles standing facing leaning on club and holding apples of the Hesperides. (example) (Note, Moushmov only gives 2 versions of Elagabalus and Julia Maesa with Herakles 692 and 692A. This one definitely isn't him holding patera over altar but though I see the lion skin in his arm, I don't see apples. This very well might be a 3rd version. Not found in Varbanov. Not found in Zhekov/Jekov. Need to recheck)

Hermes (Mercury) standing left holding purse and caduceus, resting with left elbow on column; ¥ in field to right

Hermes standing left holding purse and caduceus; E in field to right (example)

Hermes, naked standing left, holding purse and caduceus, resting with left elbow on column; E in field to right

Hermes, naked standing left, right foot on rock, caduceus behind; E in field to left

Hermes, naked standing left, right foot on rock, holding caduceus with right hand, and pouch chlamys over left arm; E in field to left

Homonoia or Harmonia (Concordia) standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E in field to right/left

Homonoia or Harmonia (Concordia) standing left wearing kalathos, holding patera and cornucopia; E in field to right/left (example)

Homonoia or Harmonia (Concordia) standing left wearing kalathos, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia; E in field to right/left (example)

Homonoia? Standing facing, head left, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopia, E in field.

Hygieia (Salus) standing right, feeding serpent from patera; E in field to left/right (example)(2)

Hygieia standing left, feeding serpent from patera; E in field to left

Liberalitas standing left, holding tessera and cornucopia; E in field to right (example)

Nemesis standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, wheel at her feet; E in field to right

Nemesis standing left holding scales and scepter, E in field to right

Nemesis standing left, holding scales and parazonium, wheel at feet; E in field to right/left (tooled example)

Nike (Victory) resting on column, standing left, holding wreath and palm branch; E in field to left (example)

Serapis, bust right, wearing kalathos; E in field to left (example)

Serapis or Sarapis standing facing, right hand raised, holding scepter in left; E in field to left

Serapis or Sarapis, wearing kalathos; standing holding scepter.

Tyche (Fortuna) standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia, E in field to left/right (example)(2)

Tyche standing right, holding rudder and cornucopia, E in field to left

Zeus (Jupiter) standing left, holding phiale and scepter; E in field to left/right (example)

Fourfold coiled serpent, with head erect, right; E in field to left/right

Fivefold coiled serpent with head erect, right; E in field to right/left/ex (example)(2)

City legend and magistrate on six lines within laurel-wreath, E in ex

Items of Gods or people:

Altar: Herakles (Hercules), Homonoia

Bow: Apollo

Branch: Apollo, Bonus Eventus, Female

Caduceus: Female, Hermes

Chlamys: Hermes

Club: Herakles (Hercules)

Column: Hermes

Corn-ears: Demeter, Euthenia

Cornucopia: Demeter, Dikaiosyne, Euthenia, Female, Homonoia, Liberalitas, Nemesis, Tyche

Grapes: Dionysos

Kalathos: Serapis

Kantharos: Dionysos

Kerberos (Cerberus), triple headed dog: Hades-Serapis

Owl: Athena

Panther: Dionysos

Parazonium: Nemesis

Patera: Apollo, Bonus Eventus, Hera, Herakles (Hercules), Homonoia, Hygieia

Phiale: Athena, Hera, Zeus

Purse: Hermes

Rock: Hermes

Rudder: Tyche

Scales: Dikaiosyne, Nemesis

Scepter: Hades-Serapis, Hera, Nemesis, Serapis, Zeus

Serpent: Apollo, Asklepios, Hygieia

Shield: Athena

Spear: Athena

Staff: Asklepios

Tessera: Liberalitas

Torch: Demeter

Thyrsos: Dionysos

Tree: Apollo

Wheel: Nemesis

Reverse types of Elagabalus and Julia Soaemias (from Markianopolis)

Reverse types of Elagabalus (from Markianopolis)

Gods and Goddesses on the coins of Markianopolis during the time of Elagabalus

Elagabalus from Markianopolis as they appear in Moushmov page

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