What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna
So far unknown a coin type from Lydian Philadelphia illustrates Scylla on its reverse and alludes to the city’s concord (Homonoia) with Smyrna. In the Greek east Scylla is rarely depicted on coins, never at all there is an operating figure, attacking aggressively two sailors as illustrated on the ne...
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unknown a coin type from Lydian Philadelphia illustrates Scylla on its reverse
and alludes to the city’s concord (Homonoia) with Smyrna. In the Greek east
Scylla is rarely depicted on coins, never at all there is an operating figure,
attacking aggressively two sailors as illustrated on the new coin in question.
Thus as coin type Scylla is not just a decorative element, but we are
confronted with a narrative scene from Homeric Odyssey. Typologically the motif
is known from a sculpture in the Hadrianic villa near Tivoli. On the
Philadelphian coin the scene seems to refer to Homer as representative for
Smyrna. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c53dfb4e71344127a58d47c5133517102023-02-15T16:17:48ZdeuAkdeniz UniversityGephyra1309-39242651-50592019-05-011722323810.37095/gephyra.545586324What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and SmyrnaKatharina MartinSo far unknown a coin type from Lydian Philadelphia illustrates Scylla on its reverse and alludes to the city’s concord (Homonoia) with Smyrna. In the Greek east Scylla is rarely depicted on coins, never at all there is an operating figure, attacking aggressively two sailors as illustrated on the new coin in question. Thus as coin type Scylla is not just a decorative element, but we are confronted with a narrative scene from Homeric Odyssey. Typologically the motif is known from a sculpture in the Hadrianic villa near Tivoli. On the Philadelphian coin the scene seems to refer to Homer as representative for Smyrna.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/42706/545586?publisher=nalan-eda-akyurek-sahinroma eyalet sikkesihomonoia konususikke ikonografisiodysseiaroman provincial coinhomonoia issuecoin iconographyodyssey |
| spellingShingle | Katharina Martin What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna Gephyra roma eyalet sikkesi homonoia konusu sikke ikonografisi odysseia roman provincial coin homonoia issue coin iconography odyssey |
| title | What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna |
| title_full | What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna |
| title_fullStr | What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna |
| title_full_unstemmed | What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna |
| title_short | What does Scylla do in the hinterland of Lydia? On a homonoia coin of Philadelphia and Smyrna |
| title_sort | what does scylla do in the hinterland of lydia on a homonoia coin of philadelphia and smyrna |
| topic | roma eyalet sikkesi homonoia konusu sikke ikonografisi odysseia roman provincial coin homonoia issue coin iconography odyssey |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/42706/545586?publisher=nalan-eda-akyurek-sahin |
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