Man flu -- please offer a votive to the healing gods on my behalf

Darn viruses! I'm down with a cold and have been offering votives to the healing gods in the hope that instead of being sick for seven days I'll only be sick for a week! Here are my votive offerings to Apollo Salutaris, Apollo-Vejovis, Chiron, Serapis, Aesculapius/Asklepios, Salus/Hygeia, and Telesphoros.

Post your coins with healing deities!


Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.
Roman AR antoninianus, 3.60 g, 19.2 mm, 6h.
Rome, 6th officina, 4th emission, early AD 253.
Obv: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: APOLL SALVTARI, Apollo standing left, holding branch with right hand and resting left hand on lyre set on rock.
Refs: RIC 32; Cohen/RSC 20; RCV 9627; Hunter 21.


Mn. Fonteius C.f., 85 BC.
Roman AR Denarius, 3.97 g, 21.0 mm, 5h.
Rome mint.
Obv: MN. FONTEI C. F, Laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right; thunderbolt below; Roma monogram below chin.
Rev: Infant Genius seated right on goat; pilei of the Dioscuri above; below, filleted thyrsus right; all within wreath.
Refs: Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9; BMCRR 2476; RCV 271; Varesi 290.


Gallienus, AD 253-268.
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.60 g, 19.6 mm, 5 h.
Rome, AD 267-268.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right.
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, centaur walking right, drawing bow; Z in exergue.
Refs: RIC 163; Göbl 735b; Cohen 72; RCV 10177; Hunter 95; Cunetio 1378.


Philip I and Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.
Roman Provincial Æ Pentassarion; 12.50 g, 26.1 mm, 7 h.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Legate Prastina Messallinus, AD 244-246.
Obv: ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΑVΓ Μ | WΤΑΚ CЄΒ-ΗΡΑ CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, vis-à-vis diademed and draped bust of Otacilia left.
Rev: VΠ ΠΡΑCΤ ΜΕCCΑΛΛΕΙΝΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟ | ΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Sarapis wearing kalathos, standing left, extending arm and holding scepter; E (denomination) in left field.
Refs: AMNG I 1194; Moushmov 852; Varbanov 2082 (die match); Hristova & Jekov 6.41.6.1; SNRIS Marcianopolis 75.


Gordian AD 238-244 and Tranquillina.
Roman provincial Æ 26.4 mm, 12.98 g, 7 h.
Thrace, Anchialus, AD 241.
Obv: Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ CΕΒ-[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, confronted.
Rev: ΟVΛΠΑΝW[ΑΝ]ΧΙΑΛΕWΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head left, with serpent climbing staff to left.
Refs: Moushmov 2936; AMGN II 665; Varbanov 672; SNG Cop --; BMC Thrace --.


Maximinus I, AD 235-238.
Roman orichalcum Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 g, 6 h.
Rome, AD 236-238.
Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar.
Refs: RIC-85; BMCRE-175, Sear-8338; Cohen-92.


Elagabalus, AD 218-222.
Roman provincial Æ assarion, 2.36 g, 16.1 mm, 12 h.
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AD 218-222.
Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, laureate head, right.
Rev: ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing hooded cloak.
Refs: AMNG I 910; Varbanov 1421-22; Moushmov 652; SNG Budapest 191.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Get better soon, RC! Here's a double strength offering of Salus and Valetudo...

ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius. 3.78g, 19mm. Rome mint, 49 BC, Manius Acilius Glabrio, moneyer. Crawford 442/1a; Sydenham 922. O: Laureate head of Salus right; SALVTIS behind. R: Valetudo standing left holding serpent and leaning elbow on column; MN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV around.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12776

 

Here's Asklepios's creepy little son, whose role is to aid in recuperation. Maybe he can scare the virus out of you .


MOESIA INFERIOR. Markianopolis. Elagabalus (218-222)
AE 17, 2.5 gm
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate head right.
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN; Telesphorus standing facing.
Ref: Varbanov 1422

Isis is willing to help too, since one of her roles is the invoking of healing spells for the commoners (no offense ).


EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian
year 4, CE 71/2
Diobol (very underweight; thin flan), 25.4 mm, 5.45 gm
Obv: AVTOKKAIΣΣEBAOVEΣΠAΣIANOV; laureate head right
Rev: bust of Isis left; LΔ in right field
Ref: Emmett 217.4

Vejovis heard about your illness and of course rushed to your aid, since he is a god of healing, associated with that well-known Greek healer, Asklepios.


Roman Republic, L. Caesius
112-111 BCE
AR denarius, 3.92 gm
Obv: bust of Vejovis (some references say Apollo?) from behind, head turned left, holding a thunderbolt, legend AP; dotted border.
Rev: Lares praestites seated with heads left, dog between, bust of Vulcan above, with tongs behind; legend LA-RE; dotted border.
Ref: Crawford 298/1. Sydenham 564. RSC Caesia 1

 

Get well soon!

Domitian
AR Denarius, 3.50g
Rome mint, 82-83 AD
RIC 145 (R). BMC 54. RSC 412.
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: SALVS AVGVST; Salus std. l., with corn ears and poppy

 

I cannot offer any coins of type However, I wish you a speedy recovery to good health.
I find Neo-citran works well, at least for me.
John

 

Here's to your health! I'm recovering from a cold/cough too which lasted for ten days!

 

Here you go

 

Lydia. Tripolis. Pseudo-autonomous issue AD 198-218 (or 193-268, or "Time of the Antonines"?). Bronze AE15 1.67g.
Obv: Bust of Athena in crested helmet right, wearing aegis.
Rev: Blundered inscription ΤΙΙΠ?-?ΙΤΩΝ; Telesphorus standing facing, in hooded cloak, arms crossed in front.
Ref: SNG von Aulock #3315; BMC 23

Many cities struck this Athena/Telesphoros combo; a collection by mint would be nice. I liked this one because it had more detail that usual on Telesphoros clothing.

 

..what is that?..a votive cup?..

 

i'm like panzerman(as far as votive deities go), but i wish recovery RC...

 

Yes, it’s an actual votive offering. I posted about it a couple days ago, and since someone was asking for offerings, it seemed appropriate. I think the little ‘figure’ might represent a deity similar to Telesphoros.

 

o kool!