| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.2a.gio.3a.rom·gcs.0 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) |
 feature: |
3. assaulted by Jupiter (a. Jupiter driving) |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
rom. Rome (gcs. Gnaeus Cornelius Sisenna) |
 variation: |
0. Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity.1: |
Jupiter |
| deity.2: |
[Sol] ≑ "object.9" [radiate head] |
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deity.3: |
[Luna] ≚ "object.10" [crescent] |
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deity.4: |
[Aurora] ≚ "duplet.1" [bistellar formation] |
|
 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 (×4) ∈ "group.1" [four-horse team] |
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 creature.1: |
Giant (ophiopode) [Porphyrion?/
Eurymedon?/Enceladus?] |
|
 object.1: |
thunderbolt.A |
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object.2: |
thunderbolt.B ≛ "artwork.1" [branding mark.1] |
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object.3: |
thunderbolt.C |
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object.4: |
scepter |
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object.5: |
loincloth [perizoma] |
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object.6: |
chariot ∈ "cluster.1" [quadriga] |
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object.7: |
breastcollar ((×2) ×4) ∈ "set.1" [four pairs of breastcollars] |
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object.8: |
rein ((×2) ×4) ∈ "set.2" [four pairs of reins] |
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object.9: |
radiate head ≐ "deity.2" [Sol] |
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object.10: |
crescent ≙ "deity.3" [Luna] |
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object.11: |
star (×2) ∈ "duplet.1" [bistellar formation] |
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object.12: |
groundline |
|
 symbol: |
Ø |
|
 pair: |
Ø |
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 duplet.1: |
[bistellar formation] ∋ {"object.11" [star (×2)]}; ≙ "deity.4" [Aurora] |
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 group.1: |
[four-horse team] ∋ {"animal.1" [horse (×4)]}; ∈ "cluster.1" [quadriga] |
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 set.1: |
[four pairs of breastcollars] ∋ {"object.7" [breastcollar ((×2) ×4)]}; ∈ "set.3" [horse harness] |
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set.2: |
[four pairs of reins] ∋ {"object.8" [rein ((×2) ×4)]}; ∈ "set.3" [horse harness] |
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set.3: |
[horse harness] ∋ {"set.1" [four pairs of breastcollars]; "set.2" [four pairs of reins]} |
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 cluster.1: |
[quadriga] ∋ {"object.6" [chariot]; "group.1" [four-horse team]; "set.3" [horse harness]} |
|
 artwork.1: |
branding mark.1 ≜ "object.2" [thunderbolt.B] |
|
 label: |
Ø |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
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 prosopon: |
Ø |
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 morphology.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] (general: homogeneous; human; male) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: obscured) |
|
morphology.2: |
"animal.1" [horse] (general: homogeneous; equine) (head: equine; with large eyes and regular ears) (upper·body: equine; with regular neck, short [cropped?/braided?] mane, slender torso, and two slender, hoofed [ungulate] front·legs) (lower·body: equine; with two slender, hoofed [ungulate] hind·legs and long tail) |
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morphology.3: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpetomorphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long? hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with two serpent-protomes instead of legs) |
|
morphology.4: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt.A] (composite; three lightning strokes bundled together) |
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morphology.5: |
"object.2" [thunderbolt.B] (composite; three lightning strokes bundled together) |
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morphology.6: |
"object.3" [thunderbolt.C] (composite; three lightning strokes bundled together) |
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morphology.7: |
"object.4" [scepter] (homogeneous; straight; slender; long) |
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morphology.8: |
"object.5" [loincloth] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric) |
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morphology.9: |
"object.6" [chariot] (general: composite) (upper·section: carriage box undecorated) (middle·section: Ø) (lower·section: two six-spoke wheels) |
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morphology.10: |
"object.7" [breastcollar] (homogeneous; straight; slender) |
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morphology.11: |
"object.8" [rein] (homogeneous; straight; slender) |
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morphology.12: |
"object.9" [radiate head] (composite; human, male head wearing radiate crown with broad band) |
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morphology.13: |
"object.10" [crescent] (homogeneous; lune-shaped; slender) |
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morphology.14: |
"object.11" [star] (homogeneous; six-rayed) |
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morphology.15: |
"object.12" [groundline] (homogeneous; straight; slender; full-span) |
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morphology.16: |
"artwork.1" [branding mark.1] (homogeneous [↑ see also "morphology.5" ["object.2" [thunderbolt.B]]]) |
|
 aspect.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] (general: upright; standing frontward-rightward; partly dressed) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, lowered, with left·hand grasping) (lower·body: obscured) |
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aspect.2: |
"animal.1" [horse] (general: upright; leaping rightward-upward) (head: upright; downward-rightward) (upper·body: upright; rightward-upward; front·legs bent, raised) (lower·body: upright; rightward-upward; hind·legs bent slightly, extended downward-leftward, grounded; tail billowing horizontally leftward) |
|
aspect.3: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing frontward-leftward; unclad) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; frontward; right·arm bent, lowered, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand open, in head's proximity [self-protection?/
distress?/amazement? gesture]) (lower·body: upright; frontward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed; right·serpent swirling, rearing leftward-upward, with head pointing leftward-upward; left·serpent swirling, rearing rightward-upward, with head pointing rightward-upward) |
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aspect.4: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt.A] (suspended aloft; tilted; pointing rightward-downward) |
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aspect.5: |
"object.2" [thunderbolt.B] (horizontal; tilted slightly; pointing rightward-upward) |
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aspect.6: |
"object.3" [thunderbolt.C] (horizontal; pointing leftward) |
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aspect.7: |
"object.4" [scepter] (vertical; upward; tilted slightly rightward?) |
|
aspect.8: |
"object.5" [loincloth] (wrapped partially; billowing horizontally leftward) |
|
aspect.9: |
"object.6" [chariot] (general: horizontal; upward; rightward-frontward; advancing rightward) (upper·section: horizontal; upward; rightward-frontward) (middle·section: Ø) (lower·section: horizontal; upward; rightward-frontward) |
|
aspect.10: |
"object.7" [breastcollar] (stretched horizontally) |
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aspect.11: |
"object.8" [rein] (stretched horizontally) |
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aspect.12: |
"object.9" [radiate head] (vertical; upward; leftward) |
|
aspect.13: |
"object.10" [crescent] (horizontal; with horns pointing upward; frontward) |
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aspect.14: |
"object.11" [star] (frontward) |
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aspect.15: |
"object.12" [groundline] (horizontal) |
|
aspect.16: |
"artwork.1" [branding mark.1] (horizontal; tilted slightly; frontward [↑ see also "aspect.5" ["object.2" [thunderbolt.B]]]) |
|
 vector.1: |
"main composition" (left-top →
right-bottom) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "object.4" [scepter] |
| contact.2: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨wearing ⟨on lower·torso⟩⟩ "object.5" [loincloth] |
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contact.3: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨standing ⟨inside carriage box of⟩⟩ "object.6" [chariot] |
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contact.4: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨looking ⟨straight at⟩⟩ "object.9" [radiate head] |
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contact.5: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "set.2" [four pairs of reins] |
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contact.6: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨driving ⟨with "set.2" [four pairs of reins]⟩⟩ "cluster.1" [quadriga] |
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contact.7: |
creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.12" [groundline] |
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contact.8: |
"object.9" [radiate head] ⟨hovering ⟨above⟩⟩ "group.1" [four-horse team] |
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contact.9: |
"object.10" [crescent] ⟨hovering ⟨above⟩⟩ "group.1" [four-horse team] |
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contact.10: |
"duplet.1" [bistellar formation] ⟨framing ⟨on left and right sides⟩⟩ {"cluster.1" [quadriga]; "deity.1" [Jupiter]} |
|
contact.11: |
cluster.1" [quadriga] ⟨advancing ⟨along⟩⟩ "object.12" [groundline] |
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contact.12: |
"artwork.1" [branding mark.1 [thunderbolt.B]] ⟨decorating ⟨upper·thigh of first [front; left] horse of⟩⟩ "group.1" [four-horse team] |
|
 conflict.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.1" [thunderbolt.A] at⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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conflict.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨grasping ⟨with right·hand⟩⟩ "object.3" [thunderbolt.C] |
|
conflict.3: |
"object.3" [thunderbolt.C] ⟨protruding ⟨from right·side of⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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conflict.4: |
"group.1" [four-horse team] ⟨trampling⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
|
 context: |
Ø |
|
 contiguity: |
Ø |
|
 inversion.1: |
obverse: Roma's head {profile; rightward; helmeted}; SISENA·X·ROMA [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(+6) |
the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods
(+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C21(+6) |
battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy (+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C22(...)(+8) |
single named Giants (with NAME)
(+ attributes) |
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