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Figure 119 of 189 GIANT (OPHIOPODE): GALLERY | LIBRARY | REGISTRY Figure 121 of 189
Figure III-2-gio-120. Two ophiopode (serpent-legged) Giants (Asterus (Asterius), Pallas, or Enceladus?), one standing in a defensive posture, brandishing (hurling?) a stone with his raised right hand, and pulling down the horse harness with his raised left hand, another lying injured (killed?), both being assaulted by helmeted Athena riding quadriga, wearing a chest-aegis over her peplos, holding a shield in her raised left hand, and brandishing (hurling?) a spear with her raised right hand. | Opposite side (obverse): Septimius Severus' laureate-diademed bust rightward and Julia Domna's bareheaded bust leftward.

● Artefact
Object Category: Coin
View: Reverse
Medium: Bronze
Denomination: Unknown
Size/Diameter: 29 mm
Weight: 15.0 gm
● Context
Creator: Unknown
Mint: Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Region: Cilicia
Authority/Issuer: Septimius Severus
(r. 193-211 AD)
Sitter(s): Septimius Severus
(r. 193-211 AD) and Julia Domna (t. 193-211 AD)
Period: Middle Roman Imperial, Severan Dynasty
Date: 193-211 AD
Provenience: Unknown
● Collection
Ownership: Private
Location: Unknown
Inventory №: N/A
 
● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary
Type: III.2a.gio.5a.sec·ses.0
Ontolocators
(Prefix):
volume: III. coins
chapter (part): 2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs)
Integrals
(Stem):
subject: gio. Giant (ophiopode) (×2)
feature: 5. assaulted by Athena (a. Athena driving)
Differentials
(Suffix):
idiosyncrasy: sec. Seleucia ad Calycadnum
(ses. Septimius Severus)
variation: 0. Ø
● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™
Identifiers
(Beings):
deity.1: Athena [Minerva]
hero: Ø
mortal: Ø
notable: Ø
anonym: Ø
animal.1: horse.A1 "group.1" [four-horse team]
animal.2: horse.A2 "group.1" [four-horse team]
animal.3: horse.B1 "group.1" [four-horse team]
animal.4: horse.B2 "group.1" [four-horse team]
creature.1: Giant.A (ophiopode) [Asterus [Asterius]?/Pallas?/Enceladus?]
creature.2: Giant.B (ophiopode) [Asterus [Asterius]?/Pallas?/Enceladus?]
object.1: stone [rock/boulder]
object.2: arrow
object.3: spear
object.4: shield
object.5: helmet
object.6: chest-aegis
object.7: peplos [dress]
object.8: chariot "cluster.1" [quadriga]
object.9: breastcollar ((×2) ×4) "set.1" [four pairs of breastcollars]
object.10: rein ((×2) ×4) "set.2" [four pairs of reins]
symbol: Ø
pair: Ø
duplet: Ø
group.1: [four-horse team] {"animal.1" [horse.A1]; "animal.2" [horse.A2]; "animal.3" [horse.B1]; "animal.4" [horse.B2]}; "cluster.1" [quadriga]
set.1: [four pairs of breastcollars] {"object.9" [breastcollar ((×2) ×4)]}; "set.3" [horse harness]
set.2: [four pairs of reins] {"object.10" [rein ((×2) ×4)]}; "set.3" [horse harness]
set.3: [horse harness] {"set.1" [four pairs of breastcollars]; "set.2" [four pairs of reins]}
cluster.1: [quadriga] {"object.8" [chariot]; "group.1" [four-horse team]; "set.3" [horse harness]}
artwork: Ø
label: Ø
Descriptors
(Properties):
epithet: Ø
syncretism: Ø
prosopon: Ø
morphology.1: "deity.1" [Athena] (general: homogeneous; human; female) (head: human; female; with long hair) (upper·body: human; female; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human; female; with two legs and two feet [lower·legs and feet obscured])
morphology.2: "animal.1" [horse.A1] (general: homogeneous; equine) (head: equine; with regular eyes and regular ears) (upper·body: equine; with regular neck, short [cropped?/
braided?] mane, regular torso, and two regular, hoofed [ungulate] front·legs) (lower·body: equine; with two regular, hoofed [ungulate] hind·legs and tail mainly obscured)
morphology.3: "animal.1" [horse.A2] (general: homogeneous; equine) (head: equine; with regular eyes and regular ears) (upper·body: equine; with regular neck, short [cropped?/
braided?] mane, regular torso, and two regular, hoofed [ungulate] front·legs) (lower·body: obscured)
morphology.4: "animal.1" [horse.B1] (general: homogeneous; equine) (head: equine; with regular eyes and regular ears) (upper·body: equine; with regular neck, short [cropped?/
braided?] mane, regular torso, and two regular, hoofed [ungulate] front·legs) (lower·body: equine; with two regular, hoofed [ungulate] hind·legs and tail mainly obscured)
morphology.5: "animal.1" [horse.B2] (general: homogeneous; equine) (head: equine; with regular eyes and regular ears) (upper·body: equine; with regular neck, short [cropped?/
braided?] mane, regular torso, and two regular, hoofed [ungulate] front·legs) (lower·body: obscured)
morphology.6: "creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpeto-morphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long? hair; beardless?) (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.7: "creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpeto-morphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; face obscured) (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.8: "object.1" [stone] (homogeneous; globular; small)
morphology.9: "object.2" [arrow] (composite?; straight; slender; short)
morphology.10: "object.3" [spear] (composite?; with straight, slender, long shaft and sharp spearhead)
morphology.11: "object.4" [shield] (composite; round; with straight central grip)
morphology.12: "object.5" [helmet] (composite; crested; Corinthian)
morphology.13: "object.6" [chest-aegis] (composite; with ω-shaped breastplate)
morphology.14: "object.7" [peplos] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric; long)
morphology.15: "object.8" [chariot] (general: obscured) (upper·section: obscured) (middle·section: Ø) (lower·section: obscured)
morphology.16: "object.9" [breastcollar] (homogeneous; straight; slender)
morphology.17: "object.10" [rein] (homogeneous; straight; slender)
aspect.1: "deity.1" [Athena] (general: upright; standing frontward-rightward; dressed) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent slightly, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand grasping) (lower·body: upright; frontward; mainly obscured)
aspect.2: "animal.1" [horse.A1] (general: upright; leaping leftward-upward) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; leftward-upward; front·legs bent slightly, raised) (lower·body: upright; leftward-upward; hind·legs bent slightly, extended downward-rightward, grounded; tail mainly obscured)
aspect.3: "animal.2" [horse.A2] (general: upright; leaping leftward-upward) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; leftward-upward; front·legs bent slightly, raised) (lower·body: obscured)
aspect.4: "animal.3" [horse.B1] (general: upright; leaping rightward-upward) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; rightward-upward; front·legs bent slightly, raised) (lower·body: upright; rightward-upward; hind·legs bent slightly, extended downward-leftward, grounded; tail mainly obscured)
aspect.5: "animal.3" [horse.B2] (general: upright; leaping rightward-upward) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; rightward-upward; front·legs bent slightly, raised) (lower·body: obscured)
aspect.6: "creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing backward-leftward; leaning slightly rightward; unclad) (head: upright; leftward-upward) (upper·body: upright; backward-leftward; right·arm bent slightly, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent slightly, raised, with left·hand grasping) (lower·body: upright; backward-leftward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed?; right·serpent undulating, extended rightward-upward, with head pointing rightward-upward; left·serpent undulating, extended leftward-upward, with head pointing leftward-upward)
aspect.7: "creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)] (general: horizontal; lying downward, backward-leftward; unclad) (head: horizontal; rightward) (upper·body: horizontal; backward-leftward; right·arm bent, lowered, with right·hand obscured; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand obscured?, in head's proximity [self-protection?/distress?/submission? gesture]) (lower·body: horizontal; backward-leftward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed?; right·serpent undulating, extended rightward-upward?, with head pointing rightward-upward?; left·serpent undulating, extended leftward-upward, with head pointing leftward-upward)
aspect.8: "object.1" [stone] (suspended aloft)
aspect.9: "object.2" [arrow] (vertical; tilted slightly rightward; pointing downward-leftward)
aspect.10: "object.3" [spear] (suspended aloft; tilted; pointing rightward-downward)
aspect.11: "object.4" [shield] (suspended; vertical; backward; tilted rightward)
aspect.12: "object.5" [helmet] (vertical; upright; rightward-upward)
aspect.13: "object.6" [chest-aegis] (vertical; upright; frontward)
aspect.14: "object.7" [peplos] (wrapped; free-flowing; folding)
aspect.15: "object.8" [chariot] (general: horizontal; upward; frontward; advancing frontward [obscured; suggested]) (upper·section: horizontal; upward; frontward [obscured; suggested]) (middle·section: Ø) (lower·section: horizontal; upward; frontward [obscured; suggested])
aspect.16: "object.9" [breastcollar] (stretched horizontally)
aspect.17: "object.10" [rein] (stretched horizontally)
vector.1: "main composition" (top-left →
bottom-right)
Operators
(Relations):
contact.1: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨holding ⟨in left·hand⟩⟩ "object.4" [shield]
contact.2: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on head⟩⟩ "object.5" [helmet]
contact.3: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on upper·torso⟩⟩ "object.6" [chest-aegis]
contact.4: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨wearing ⟨on whole body⟩⟩ "object.7" [peplos]
contact.5: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨standing ⟨inside carriage box of⟩⟩ "object.8" [chariot]
contact.6: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨driving? ⟨with "set.2" [four pairs of reins]?⟩⟩ "cluster.1" [quadriga]
conflict.1: "deity.1" [Athena] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.3" [spear] at⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)]
conflict.2: "creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.1" [stone] at⟩⟩ {"deity.1" [Athena]; "group.1" [four-horse team]}
conflict.3: "creature.1" [Giant.A (ophiopode)] ⟨grasping [pulling?] ⟨with left·hand part of⟩⟩ "set.3" [horse harness]
conflict.4: "object.2" [arrow] ⟨protruding ⟨from upper·back [neck?] of⟩⟩ "creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)]
conflict.5: "group.1" [four-horse team] ⟨trampling?⟩ "creature.2" [Giant.B (ophiopode)]
context: Ø
contiguity: Ø
inversion: Ø
● 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)

Source-Image(s): Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © Courtesy of the ACSearch.info and the original holders): Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 9, 7 September 2019, Lot 803. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. The detailed descriptions of artefacts (provenience, dates, etc.) are generally taken verbatim from the providers of the original source-images. Figure is prepared by Alexei Alexeev.

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