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| Figure III-5-oph-004. Distraught nursemaid Hypsipyle raising her hands in terror looking at serpent rearing over infant Opheltes' body; one of the Seven Against Thebes (Adrastos?) in a fighting posture, preparing to strike. |
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Mint: | Issuer/Authority: | Historical Period, Date: |
Collection: |
| A. | Bronze | 25 mm coin (reverse) |
Argos, Argolis |
Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 117-138 AD |
Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
| B. | Bronze | 8.7 gm coin (reverse) |
Argos, Argolis |
Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 117-138 AD |
Numismatic Museum, Athens |
| C. | Bronze | Uncertain (reverse) |
Argos, Argolis |
Caracalla (r. 198-217 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 198-217 AD |
British Museum, London |
| D. | Bronze | Diassarion (reverse) |
Argos, Argolis |
Lucius Verus (r. 161-169 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 161-169 AD |
Private |
| E. | Bronze | Diassarion (reverse) |
Argos, Argolis |
Lucius Verus (r. 161-169 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 161-169 AD |
Private |
| F. | Bronze | 17.2 gm coin (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Hadrian (r. 117-138 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 117-138 AD |
Private |
| Source-Image(s): Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Münzkabinett (www.ikmk.smb.museum; © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin): A (18256596); Roman Provincial Coinage Online (www.rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk; © The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford and the original holders): B (3.350.1); Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): D (LHS Numismatik, Auction 96, 8 May 2006, Lot 1196), E (Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 81, 20 May 2009, Lot 2876), F (Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 105, 26 November 2001, Lot 590); Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC; © Artemis & Winkler Verlag): C (VIII-1: p. 648; VIII-2: Figure 11 a, p. 399). 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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