Zeus : a study in ancient religion . ing ends not unfittingly as adivinised emperor. Pergamon, in common with other cities of Asia Minor, frankly regarded thereigning sovereign as lord of heaven and earth, and did not hesitate to portrayhim in this capacity as a cosmic Zeus. Awonderful copper piece from the Pergamenemint (fig. 987)^ exhibits Commodus in theform of a youthful Zeus with short hair andslight beard, naked and erect, a thunderboltin his right hand, a sceptre in his left. Hehas an eagle with spread wings at his feet,and is flanked by two recumbent figures—Gaia on the right with a tu
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . ing ends not unfittingly as adivinised emperor. Pergamon, in common with other cities of Asia Minor, frankly regarded thereigning sovereign as lord of heaven and earth, and did not hesitate to portrayhim in this capacity as a cosmic Zeus. Awonderful copper piece from the Pergamenemint (fig. 987)^ exhibits Commodus in theform of a youthful Zeus with short hair andslight beard, naked and erect, a thunderboltin his right hand, a sceptre in his left. Hehas an eagle with spread wings at his feet,and is flanked by two recumbent figures—Gaia on the right with a turreted crown anda cor7iu copiae, Thalassa on the left with ahead-dress of crabs-claws and a steeringpaddle. In the field are busts of Helios andSelene. A unique coin, struck at Pergamonand now in the cabinet of T. Prowe at Moscow(fig. 988)^, repeats the theme with and Gaia stand side by side, the former with bare breast, crabs-clawson her head, and a steering paddle in her uplifted hand, the latter with covered. Fig. 987.
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