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a little touch implies that the emperor, whose bust appears on the obverse, is
posing as the very Zeus. Thus Nero1, Domitian2, and Nerva3 are all invested
with the aigis. It is clear, then, that for centuries the inhabitants of Antiocheia
had been familiar with the Hellenic Zeus and had known emperors who claimed
to be his visible vicegerents.
On the other hand Maximinus ii, like Diocletian4 and Galerius5 before him,.
1 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Galatia, etc. p. 175 pi. 21, 9: NEPHNKAIIAP
BAITOI.
2 Ib. p. 182 Pl. 22, 8: AYTKAIIAPAOMITIANOSSEBrEPM.
3 Ib. p. 183 pl. 22, 9: AVTNEPOVAI KAII2EB. On these coins of Domitian
and Nerva the aigis is reduced to a mere fringe of snakes passing over the further shoulder.
It is, however, there and ought to have been noticed in the British Museum catalogue.
* Eumenius panegyr. Constantio Caesari 4, pro restaur. scJwl. 10, 16, Lact. de morti-
bus perseait. 52, Aur. Vict, de Caes. 39. 18, 39. 33, 40. 1, 40. 8, Dessau Inscr. Lat. sel.
no. 621 Rome ( = Corp. inscr. Lat. vi no. 254 = Orelli Inscr. Lat. sel. no. 1047) Genio
Iovii Aug., I Iovia porticu eius a fundamentis absoluta | excultaque, | etc., no. 623
Sirmium (=Corp. inscr. Lat. iii no. 323i=Orelli—Henzen Inscr. Lat. set. no. 5;6oa -
Wilmanns Ex. inscr. Lat. no. 1059) I- O- M. et | G.h.l. ( = Genio huius loci) pro | salute
dd. I nn. Iovio | et Herculio^ Augg. nn. ( = dominorum nostrorum, Iovio et Herculio
Augustis nostris), no. 634 Thessalonike Herculi Augusto | Iovius ............. (the
words et Herculius have been erased) Augg. (e)t | Herculius et Iovius nobb. Caess., no.
8930 Alexandreia (S. de Ricci in the Comptes rendus de l' Acad, des inscr. et belles-lettres
1908 p. 793) Iovi Auguste, vincas, cp. no. 659 Carnuntum [Corp. Inscr. Lat. iii
no. 44i3 = Orelli Ittscr. Lat. sel. no. 1051) D.S.I. M. ( = Deo Soli Invicto Mithrae), j
fautori imperii sui, | Iovii et Herculii | religiosissimi Augusti et Caesares | sacrarium
restituerunt.
A gold medallion of Diocletian and Maximianus, formerly in the Cabinet de Francer
had rev. iovio et HERCVLio The two emperors pouring a libation over a tripod: in the
field above, nude statues of Iupiter, with thunderbolt, and Hercules, with club, set on a
garlanded altar. In exergue SMVR01S mt (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 917 f., 932, Suppl. iii.
162, Cohen Monti, emp. rom? vi. 480 no. 7, Stevenson—Smith—Madden Diet. Rom.
Coins p. 487, Gnecchi Medagl. Rom, i. 12 no. 3). A bronze medallion of Diocletian, at
Paris, has obv. iovio diocletiano avg Half-length bust of Diocletian, with bay-
wreath, sceptre, and himdtion only—in imitation of Iupiter (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 917,
Suppl. iii. 162, Frohner AIM. emp. rom. p. 256!. fig., Cohen Monn. emp. rom? vi. 429^
no. 142 fig., Gnecchi Medagl. Rom. ii. 124 no. 3 pl. 124, 1, cp. ii. 124 no. 4). A smaller
bronze medallion, in the Vatican, has obv. iovi diocletiano avg A similar bust of
Diocletian, with radiate crown (id. ib. iii. 78 no. 40 pl. 158, 11): this medallion,
if iovi is not a mere blunder for iovio, baldly identifies the god with the emperor.
Another at Paris has rev. iovi conservatory avg A hexastyle temple, with wreath
in pediment and architrave inscribed iovivs avg, containing emperor as Iupiter enthroned
with thunderbolt and sceptre (Frohner Mid. emp. rom. p. 255, Cohen Monn. emp. rom.'1
vi. 443 no. 275 fig., Gnecchi Medagl. Rom. ii. 124 no. 7 pl. 124, 3 corroded and retouched,
cp. id. ib. ii. 124 no. 8 at Florence): similar medallions at Paris, struck by Maximianus,
repeat the reverse type, but show the emperor as Iupiter standing with thunderbolt, sceptre,
and eagle (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 931 f., Frohner Mid. emp. rom. p. 255 fig., Gnecchi
Medagl. Rom. ii. 128 nos. 6 f. pl. 126, 6 and 7). A gold piece, formerly in the
Cabinet de France, had rev. primi xx iovi avgvsti Iupiter seated, with thunderbolt
and sceptre. In exergue tr (Cohen Monn. emp. rom.'2 vi. 458 no. 393 with n. 1 ' iovi est
sans doute mis pour iovii, et encore dans ce cas la legende n'est-elle pas trop compre-
hensible').
The title Iovius was, no doubt, suggested by the name ZJ/tfcIetianus, the origin of
which is uncertain. W. Ramsay in Smith Diet. Biogr. Myth. i. 1011 says of Diocletian :
Appendix N
a little touch implies that the emperor, whose bust appears on the obverse, is
posing as the very Zeus. Thus Nero1, Domitian2, and Nerva3 are all invested
with the aigis. It is clear, then, that for centuries the inhabitants of Antiocheia
had been familiar with the Hellenic Zeus and had known emperors who claimed
to be his visible vicegerents.
On the other hand Maximinus ii, like Diocletian4 and Galerius5 before him,.
1 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Galatia, etc. p. 175 pi. 21, 9: NEPHNKAIIAP
BAITOI.
2 Ib. p. 182 Pl. 22, 8: AYTKAIIAPAOMITIANOSSEBrEPM.
3 Ib. p. 183 pl. 22, 9: AVTNEPOVAI KAII2EB. On these coins of Domitian
and Nerva the aigis is reduced to a mere fringe of snakes passing over the further shoulder.
It is, however, there and ought to have been noticed in the British Museum catalogue.
* Eumenius panegyr. Constantio Caesari 4, pro restaur. scJwl. 10, 16, Lact. de morti-
bus perseait. 52, Aur. Vict, de Caes. 39. 18, 39. 33, 40. 1, 40. 8, Dessau Inscr. Lat. sel.
no. 621 Rome ( = Corp. inscr. Lat. vi no. 254 = Orelli Inscr. Lat. sel. no. 1047) Genio
Iovii Aug., I Iovia porticu eius a fundamentis absoluta | excultaque, | etc., no. 623
Sirmium (=Corp. inscr. Lat. iii no. 323i=Orelli—Henzen Inscr. Lat. set. no. 5;6oa -
Wilmanns Ex. inscr. Lat. no. 1059) I- O- M. et | G.h.l. ( = Genio huius loci) pro | salute
dd. I nn. Iovio | et Herculio^ Augg. nn. ( = dominorum nostrorum, Iovio et Herculio
Augustis nostris), no. 634 Thessalonike Herculi Augusto | Iovius ............. (the
words et Herculius have been erased) Augg. (e)t | Herculius et Iovius nobb. Caess., no.
8930 Alexandreia (S. de Ricci in the Comptes rendus de l' Acad, des inscr. et belles-lettres
1908 p. 793) Iovi Auguste, vincas, cp. no. 659 Carnuntum [Corp. Inscr. Lat. iii
no. 44i3 = Orelli Ittscr. Lat. sel. no. 1051) D.S.I. M. ( = Deo Soli Invicto Mithrae), j
fautori imperii sui, | Iovii et Herculii | religiosissimi Augusti et Caesares | sacrarium
restituerunt.
A gold medallion of Diocletian and Maximianus, formerly in the Cabinet de Francer
had rev. iovio et HERCVLio The two emperors pouring a libation over a tripod: in the
field above, nude statues of Iupiter, with thunderbolt, and Hercules, with club, set on a
garlanded altar. In exergue SMVR01S mt (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 917 f., 932, Suppl. iii.
162, Cohen Monti, emp. rom? vi. 480 no. 7, Stevenson—Smith—Madden Diet. Rom.
Coins p. 487, Gnecchi Medagl. Rom, i. 12 no. 3). A bronze medallion of Diocletian, at
Paris, has obv. iovio diocletiano avg Half-length bust of Diocletian, with bay-
wreath, sceptre, and himdtion only—in imitation of Iupiter (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 917,
Suppl. iii. 162, Frohner AIM. emp. rom. p. 256!. fig., Cohen Monn. emp. rom? vi. 429^
no. 142 fig., Gnecchi Medagl. Rom. ii. 124 no. 3 pl. 124, 1, cp. ii. 124 no. 4). A smaller
bronze medallion, in the Vatican, has obv. iovi diocletiano avg A similar bust of
Diocletian, with radiate crown (id. ib. iii. 78 no. 40 pl. 158, 11): this medallion,
if iovi is not a mere blunder for iovio, baldly identifies the god with the emperor.
Another at Paris has rev. iovi conservatory avg A hexastyle temple, with wreath
in pediment and architrave inscribed iovivs avg, containing emperor as Iupiter enthroned
with thunderbolt and sceptre (Frohner Mid. emp. rom. p. 255, Cohen Monn. emp. rom.'1
vi. 443 no. 275 fig., Gnecchi Medagl. Rom. ii. 124 no. 7 pl. 124, 3 corroded and retouched,
cp. id. ib. ii. 124 no. 8 at Florence): similar medallions at Paris, struck by Maximianus,
repeat the reverse type, but show the emperor as Iupiter standing with thunderbolt, sceptre,
and eagle (Rasche Lex. Num. iv. 931 f., Frohner Mid. emp. rom. p. 255 fig., Gnecchi
Medagl. Rom. ii. 128 nos. 6 f. pl. 126, 6 and 7). A gold piece, formerly in the
Cabinet de France, had rev. primi xx iovi avgvsti Iupiter seated, with thunderbolt
and sceptre. In exergue tr (Cohen Monn. emp. rom.'2 vi. 458 no. 393 with n. 1 ' iovi est
sans doute mis pour iovii, et encore dans ce cas la legende n'est-elle pas trop compre-
hensible').
The title Iovius was, no doubt, suggested by the name ZJ/tfcIetianus, the origin of
which is uncertain. W. Ramsay in Smith Diet. Biogr. Myth. i. 1011 says of Diocletian :