Patera
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HPAKLEIWN below two figures of Herakles standing left, each holding patera & club / Athena standing left, sacrificing from patera over a flaming altar, holding spear, shield & torch. BMC 56, SNG ANS 100, SNGCop 1138. ...
patera - a shallow bowl for pouring libations or scattering grain and salt in Roman religious ceremonies; see phiale.
patriarchal cross - a cross with two horizontal arms, one placed above the other.
Patera
A shallow bowl without handles, used for pouring libations in religious ceremonies or scattering grain and salt at the beginning of a sacrifice.
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Patera
a broad, flat bowl or dish used for drinking or for pouring libations.
Pileus ...
patera and scepter, simplum, palladium, torch
P M TR P COS IIII P P
Vesta seated left, patera in right hand, torch in left ...
Holds patera and cornucopiae, possibly ears of corn or basket of fruit. As Fides Militium, will hold two standards or other military items
Fortuna
fortune ...
This follis of Galerius Caesar (c.301 AD - I know I said Third century but close will have to count.) bears the figure of Genius holding a cornucopia and pouring a libation from a patera.
Armed warrior holding patera.
Æ Size .8
According to Livy (x. 46), Papirius Cursor after the battle of Aqui- lonia, B.C.
Bronze Vessels, Pateras, and Instruments of Sacrifice used by the Ancients, of most elaborate and exquisite workmanship, found in 1829, in the Royal Tombs of the ancient Etruscan Kings, and on the estate of the Prince de Canino (Lucien Bonaparte), ...
/CONCORDIA AVGG ET CAESS NNNN, Concordia seated left, holding out patera, with double cornucopia in left, AQ in exergue
Ref: RIC VI Aquileia 2b "R3", which should be c. 5.3 grams.
/CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left holding patera, star to left, RIC211.Near centered on slightly oval flan, clear portrait and rev., very light porosity, SCARCE, Fine+/Fine....SOLD Photo ...
The coin shown is an As which portrays a seated figure of Vesta holding a patera. Although we have attributed this coin to the year 37 AD, it could have been issued any time from 37 to 41 AD.
Reverse of Caligula Bronze As
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Rx: SALVTI AVG COS III - Salus standing left, holding scepter and feeding snake on altar with patera.
Marcus Aurelius was a true philosopher emperor and was probably portrayed fairly accurately by Richard Harris in the film Gladiator.
Genius standing holding patera and cornucopiae sacrificing at an altar
Exergue:
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Greensboro, NC (win tournament over Ken Patera & Masked Superstar
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Obv: [AVT] M AVPH ANTĪ©NINOC
Laureate head right.
Rev: AVĪ"OVCTHC TPAIANHC
Cybele enthroned left, wearing modius, holding patera in right hand, resting left hand on tympanum. Two lions at her feet.
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Agrippina (mother of Nero) std l., hldg branch & cornucopia AGRIPPIN AVG/Veiled Octavia (wife of Nero) stg l hldg patera over altar OCTAVIA AVGVSTI. Decent for rare issue.. H-577, RPC-4845. VF, bit rough. $450 [image] ...
On coins she can be seen in may forms. The most common show her as Juno Lucina, with a child in her arms and two more at her feet, or Juno Regina in which case she is associated with the scepter, patera, veil and peacock.
 See also: Bust, Seated, Laureate, Wreath, Reverse
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