Marguerite Spoerri
@gordien3a.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, now working on the Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC) volume VIII (Philip, AD 244–249).
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The 👑 given to the winner 🏅 of the Chrysanthina games at Sardis (Lydia) was made of helichrysum, a 🌼 with yellow round florets, hence its pearly look!
rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20239 (Philip, AD 244–49), ΧΡΥϹΑΝΘΙΝΑ in wreath
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rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20239 (Philip, AD 244–49), ΧΡΥϹΑΝΘΙΝΑ in wreath
© ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The 👑 given to the winner 🏅 of the Chrysanthina games at Sardis (Lydia) was made of helichrysum, a 🌼 with yellow round florets, hence its pearly look!
rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20239 (Philip, AD 244–49), ΧΡΥϹΑΝΘΙΝΑ in wreath
© ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18...
#AsiaMinor #numismatics #archaeology
rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20239 (Philip, AD 244–49), ΧΡΥϹΑΝΘΙΝΑ in wreath
© ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18...
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Quite unusual type of a coiled serpent riding on the back of a horse, depicted on coins of Philadelphia in Lydia. Certainly not associated with games, but rather with the cult of Asclepius.
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rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20291 (Philip, AD 244–49)
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rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20291 (Philip, AD 244–49)
January 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Quite unusual type of a coiled serpent riding on the back of a horse, depicted on coins of Philadelphia in Lydia. Certainly not associated with games, but rather with the cult of Asclepius.
#AsiaMinor #numismatics #archaeology #AncientBluesky
rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20291 (Philip, AD 244–49)
#AsiaMinor #numismatics #archaeology #AncientBluesky
rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/20291 (Philip, AD 244–49)