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| Figure III-3-pyt-008. Naked god Apollo beside the tripod of Delphi filled with apples (?), with quiver, drawing his bow and aiming arrow at the serpent Python (Delphyne?), rearing in front of rocks and a tree with two femaile figures (nymph Castalia and goddess Gaia (Terra)?). |
| Item: | Material: | Denomination (view): |
Mint: | Issuer/Authority: | Historical Period, Date: |
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| A. | Bronze | 32 mm coin (reverse) |
Side, Pamphylia |
Decius (r. 249-251 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 249-251 AD |
British Museum, London |
| B. | Bronze | 32 mm coin (reverse) |
Side, Pamphylia |
Decius (r. 249-251 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 249-251 AD |
Private |
| Source-Image(s): Roman Provincial Coinage Online (www.rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk; © The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford and the original holders): A (9.1141.3); Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): B (Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 120, 18 May 2004, Lot 501). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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