Lot 287
287
TWO ROMAN SILVER ROUNDELS

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

Details
TWO ROMAN SILVER ROUNDELS
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
Each of hammered sheet with a high relief figure of an eagle with out-stretched wings, their heads turned to their right, details of the feathers incised, one with a profile goat's head between the talons, the other with the facing head of an animal between the talons, enclosed within a hatched border
2¾ in. (7 cm.) wide for the larger

Lot Essay

Eagles standing on bulls and other animals are usually associated with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, the Romanized version of Baal of Doliche (Tell Duluk) in Commagene. As Dolichenus was connected with military success, he became increasingly popular with the legions, who spread his cult westward. These silver roundels are likely related to that cult.