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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