Perinthos 3113

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Photographer: Reinhard Saczewski

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source: https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18200746

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Obverse

Symbol Severus Alexander
Design Ariadne and Dionysus; in the front, Ariadne lying left on rock, sleeping with arms behind her head, wearing double chiton, seen from front; at her feet, dog lying left, head right; in the middle, Dionysus standing facing, wearing ivy wreath and nebris over shoulder, holding thyrsus in right hand; left hand over the shoulder of a Silenus, standing facing, pointing at Ariadne with right hand; to right, a second Silenus standing facing, extending hands; to left, horned Pan with goat-legs, bouncing, holding a pedum in left hand,right hand on the shoulder of a silen, standing right, resting both hands on a stock. Border of dots.
Legend ΠΕΡΙ-ΝΘΙWΝ - Β ΝΕ*WΚ*ΟΡ*WΝ* / i.f.o. ΙW-*ΝWΝ*

Reverse

Symbol Dionyus
Design Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; with aegis on left shoulder, gorgoneion on breastplate. Border of dots.
Legend ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ ᛈΕVΗ - ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟᛈ ΑVΓ

Literature

Reference

Schönert, Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Berlin 1965 p. 249, nr. 779.1, pl. 48, pic. 779/1 ❐ Imhoof-Blumer, Nymphen und Chariten auf griechischen Münzen, Athen 1908 p. 148, nr. 424, pl. 9, pic. 18 ❐ Bernhart, Dionysos und seine Familie auf griechischen Münzen: numismatischer Beitrag zur Ikonographie des Dionysos, 1949 p. 125, nr. 978, pl. 6, pic. 18

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