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The Ancient Ophidian Iconography Resource (Mundus Vetus, 3000 BC - 650 AD) |
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| Figure III-4-esh-004. God of healing Eshmun flanked by two rearing bearded serpents with the cranial gemstones (?). |
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| Bronze | 23 mm coin (reverse) |
Berytus, Phoenicia |
Elagabalus (r. 218-222 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 218-222 AD |
British Museum, London |
| Source-Image(s): Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC; © Artemis & Winkler Verlag): IV-1: p. 23; IV-2: Figure 4, p. 14. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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