Phiale

phiale - a shallow offering bowl; see patera.
pileus - a conical cap, in Greek art worn by Odysseus, Hephaistos and the Dioscouroi. It was also traditionally given to freed Roman slaves and thus became a Roman symbol of liberty.

Large Θ (phiale).
Æ size .6
These remarkable coins seem to have been first issued on the occasion of the reassembling of the Amphictyonic Council at the close of the Phocian war (B.C. 346).

His cultus-statue represents him holding bow and phiale (on this type and its relation to the Apollo Smintheus of Scopas, represented with a mouse at his feet, see B. M. C., Troas, p. xvi and reff. there).

Apollo standing right, laurel branch in right hand, phiale in right, omphalos and amphora at feet to right, all within laurel wreath
Monogram in inner left field
30mm, 16.35g
SNG Copenhagen 221
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 85, July 2007; Ex Dr.

Issos, Cilicia, AR stater. c.390 BC, Apollo Apatorios standing left, holding phiale and long laurel-branch / Naked Hercules standing right, holding club, bow and lion skin, ankh before.
( 2 entries)
Sear #4446 ...

RP194. Moesia, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, AD 217-218, AE24. Emperor head rt./Mercury left holds phiale and caduceus, cock at feet, Moushmov 1366. Centered, dark brown patina, nice portrait and clear reverse, about Very Fine....$95 Photo ...

*GF77 PHILIPPOPOLIS, Philip I. 244-249. Æ23.5 mm. Laur. bust right/Roma stnding holding phiale in right hand, resting left arm on spear over shield. Ros-1v (diff. obverse legend), Spij-4. Nice VF. $700 [image] ...

Aeolis, Myrina. After 165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.57 gm).
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: Apollo Grynios holding branch and phiale, omphalos and amphora at feet; monograms to left.
ex: Frank Robinson ...

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