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The Ancient Ophidian Iconography Resource (Mundus Vetus, 3000 BC - 650 AD) |
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| Figure III-5-oph-010. One of the Seven Against Thebes (Adrastos?) armed with a sword, in a fighting posture, confronting a rearing giant serpent holding a desperate infant Opheltes in its mouth high above the ground. |
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| Bronze | 7.3 gm coin (reverse) |
Corinth, Corinthia |
Domitian (r. 81-96 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 81-96 AD |
American Numismatic Society, New York |
| Source-Image(s): American Numismatic Society, MANTIS (www.numismatics.org; © American Numismatic Society): Inventory № 1944.100.38535. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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