| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.2a.gio.2b.lug·ves.2 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) |
 feature: |
2. as architectural decoration (b. holding wreath?; temple's hexastyle portico) |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
lug. Lugdunum (ves. Vespasian) |
 variation: |
2. Domitian on obverse |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity.1: |
[Jupiter⁽¹⁾] ≛ "artwork.3" [sculpture.2]; [Jupiter⁽²⁾] ∈ "cluster.5" [central triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]] |
| deity.2: |
[Juno] ≛ "artwork.4" [sculpture.3] |
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deity.3: |
[Minerva] ≛ "artwork.2" [sculpture.1] |
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deity.4: |
[Victoria⁽¹⁾] ∈ "cluster.6" [left triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]];
[Victoria⁽²⁾] ∈ "cluster.7" [right triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] |
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 hero: |
Ø |
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 mortal: |
Ø |
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 notable: |
Ø |
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 anonym: |
Ø |
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 animal.1: |
[horse⁽¹⁾ (×4)] ∈ "cluster.2" [central quadriga]; ≗ "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]];
[horse⁽²⁾ (×2)] ∈ "cluster.3" [left biga];
≗ "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]];
[horse⁽³⁾ (×2)] ∈ "cluster.4" [right biga];
≗ "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] |
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 creature.1: |
Giant (ophiopode) [Porphyrion?/
Alcyoneus?] ∈ "cluster.1" [glorification? scene]; ≗ "artwork.1" [relief.1 [pediment's tympanum]] |
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 object.1: |
wreath? ∈ "cluster.1" [glorification? scene]; ≗ "artwork.1" [relief.1 [pediment's tympanum]] |
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object.2: |
[chariot⁽¹⁾] ∈ "cluster.2" [central quadriga]; ≗ "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]];
[chariot⁽²⁾] ∈ "cluster.3" [left biga]; ≗ "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]];
[chariot⁽³⁾] ∈ "cluster.4" [right biga]; ≗ "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] |
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object.3: |
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus [Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus] ∋ {"artwork.1" [relief.1 [pediment's tympanum]]; "artwork.2" [sculpture.1 [Minerva]]; "artwork.3" [sculpture.2 [Jupiter⁽¹⁾]]; "artwork.4" [sculpture.3 [Juno]]; "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]]; "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]]; "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]]} |
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 symbol: |
Ø |
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 pair: |
Ø |
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 duplet: |
Ø |
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 group: |
Ø |
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 set: |
Ø |
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 cluster.1: |
[glorification? scene] ∋ {"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)]; "object.1" [wreath?]}; ≛ "artwork.1" [relief.1 [pediment's tympanum]] |
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cluster.2: |
[central quadriga] ∋ {"animal.1" [horse⁽¹⁾ (×4)]; "object.2" [chariot⁽¹⁾]}; ∈ "cluster.5" [central triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]] |
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cluster.3: |
[left biga] ∋ {"animal.1" [horse⁽²⁾ (×2)]; "object.2" [chariot⁽²⁾]}; ∈ "cluster.6" [left triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]] |
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cluster.4: |
[right biga] ∋ {"animal.1" [horse⁽³⁾ (×2)]; "object.2" [chariot⁽³⁾]}; ∈ "cluster.7" [right triumphal scene]; ≗ "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] |
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cluster.5: |
[central triumphal scene] ∋ {"deity.1" [Jupiter⁽²⁾]; "cluster.2" [central quadriga]}; ≛ "artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]] |
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cluster.6: |
[left triumphal scene] ∋ {"deity.4" [Victoria⁽¹⁾]; "cluster.3" [left biga]};
≛ "artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]] |
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cluster.7: |
[right triumphal scene] ∋ {"deity.4" [Victoria⁽²⁾]; "cluster.4" [right biga]};
≛ "artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] |
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 artwork.1: |
[relief.1 [pediment's tympanum]] ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "cluster.1" [glorification? scene] |
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artwork.2: |
sculpture.1 ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "deity.3" [Minerva] |
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artwork.3: |
sculpture.2 ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "deity.1" [Jupiter⁽¹⁾] |
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artwork.4: |
sculpture.3 ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "deity.2" [Juno] |
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artwork.5: |
sculpture group.1 [central acroterium] ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "cluster.5" [central triumphal scene] |
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artwork.6: |
sculpture group.2 [left acroterium] ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "cluster.6" [left triumphal scene] |
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artwork.7: |
sculpture group.3 [right acroterium] ∈ "object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]; ≜ "cluster.7" [right triumphal scene] |
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 label: |
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Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
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 prosopon: |
Ø |
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 morphology.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpetomorphic; ophiopodeᵀᴰ) (head: human; male) (upper·body: human; male; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with two serpent-terminals [tails] instead of legs) |
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morphology.2: |
"object.1" [wreath?] (homogeneous?; small?; round?) |
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morphology.3: |
"object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus] (general: composite; with hexastyle portico; large) (upper·section: pediment with triangular tympanum, dentilwork, sculptural roof decorations with central acroterium and two corner acroteria, and decorated entablature) (middle·section: six Corinthian columns; sculptures of Capitoline Triad [Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva] in individual cells) (lower·section: crepidoma with stepped stylobate [stereobate]) |
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morphology.4: |
"artwork.2" [sculpture.1 [Minerva]] (homogeneous [homogeneous; human; female; head and torso with two arms and two legs; dressed; wearing stola; holding long scepter in right hand]) |
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morphology.5: |
"artwork.3" [sculpture.2 [Jupiter⁽¹⁾]] (homogeneous [homogeneous; human; male; head and torso with two arms and two legs; dressed; wearing tunica palmata? and toga picta?; holding libation bowl? [phiale?/patera?] in right hand and long scepter in left hand]) |
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morphology.6: |
"artwork.4" [sculpture.3 [Juno]] (homogeneous [homogeneous; human; female; head and torso with two arms and two legs; dressed; wearing stola; holding long scepter in left hand]) |
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morphology.7: |
"artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]] (composite [Jupiter⁽²⁾-driven four-horse⁽¹⁾ chariot⁽¹⁾ [central quadriga] on large pedestal [plinth]]) |
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morphology.8: |
"artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]] (composite [Victoria⁽¹⁾-driven two-horse⁽²⁾ chariot⁽²⁾ [left biga] on large pedestal [plinth]]) |
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morphology.9: |
"artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] (composite [Victoria⁽²⁾-driven two-horse⁽³⁾ chariot⁽³⁾ [right biga] on large pedestal [plinth]]) |
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 aspect.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing frontward-rightward; unclad) (head: upright; frontward-rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent, lowered, with right·hand grasping?; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand grasping?) (lower·body: horizontal; frontward-rightward; two serpent-terminals [tails] extended laterally; right·tail swirling, extended leftward, with tip? pointing leftward; left·tail swirling, extended rightward, with tip? pointing rightward) |
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aspect.2: |
"object.1" [wreath?] (suspended?; vertical?; upward?; frontward?) |
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aspect.3: |
"object.3" [Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus] (vertical; upward; frontward; orthographic [elevation] projection) |
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aspect.4: |
"artwork.2" [sculpture.1 [Minerva]] (vertical; upward; frontward [upright; standing frontward-rightward]) |
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aspect.5: |
"artwork.3" [sculpture.2 [Jupiter⁽¹⁾]] (vertical; upward; frontward [upright; seating frontward; enthroned]) |
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aspect.6: |
"artwork.4" [sculpture.3 [Juno]] (vertical; upward; frontward [upright; standing frontward-leftward]) |
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aspect.7: |
"artwork.5" [sculpture group.1 [central acroterium]] (vertical; upward; frontward [Jupiter⁽²⁾ driving frontward-rightward four-horse⁽¹⁾ chariot⁽¹⁾ [central quadriga]]) |
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aspect.8: |
"artwork.6" [sculpture group.2 [left acroterium]] (vertical; upward; leftward [Victoria⁽¹⁾ driving leftward two-horse⁽²⁾ chariot⁽²⁾ [left biga]]) |
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aspect.9: |
"artwork.7" [sculpture group.3 [right acroterium]] (vertical; upward; leftward [Victoria⁽²⁾ driving rightward two-horse⁽³⁾ chariot⁽³⁾ [right biga]]) |
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 vector.1: |
"main composition" (back → front) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "object.1" [wreath?] |
 conflict: |
Ø |
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 context: |
Ø |
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 contiguity: |
Ø |
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 inversion.1: |
obverse: Domitian's head {profile; rightward; laureate-diademed}; CAESAR·AVG·F·DOMITIANVS·
COS·V [legend] |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences
(Registered Instances): |
 very rare |
1-6 specimens |
 sparse |
7-18 specimens |
| common |
19-60 specimens |
| abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS
(Codes and Descriptions): |
91C2(+8) |
the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods
(+ attributes) |
| 91C22(...)(+8) |
single named Giants (with NAME)
(+ attributes) |
| 12F61 |
temple, shrine ~ Roman religion |
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