Æ 34 - Septimius Severus COL CAES ANTIOCH 193-211

Weight

27 g

Diameter

34 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Laureate bust facing right

Back design

Mên standing right, with foot on bucranium and leaning upon column to right, holding scepter and crowning Victory, at feet cock standing left

Year of Minting

193-211

Emperor

Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) ( 193-211 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: IMP CAES L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG Reverse: COL CAES ANTIOCH

Context

Mên (MHN) was the male Anatolean Moon God. His name is corresponding to the masculine form of MHNH = Selene. In Hellenistic times his cult spread out from Phrygia over Lydia, Pisidia and the whole Asia Minor to Attica and Athens. Here he was under the name TYRANNOC the god of the slaves, and like in Asia Minor ruler of the city and owner of the land, often together with the local MHTHR. Numerous inscriptions with law character show Mên with various, not always explicable, epitheta. Mên is depicted occasionally riding on a horse, but mostly standing in Phrygian clothing with spear or sceptre, crescent with horns and cock, stepping on the head of a bull, as on this coin. As syncretistic deity he soon was melted with Attis, Sabazios, Zeus Dolichenos and Mithras. Finally he was the god of heaven (MEGAS MHN OYRANIOC) and ruler of the underworld (MHN KATACHTHONIOC), yes, even the one and only god (EIC THEOC). In Antiochia was a great sanctuary of Mên. Source: forumancientcoins.com

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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