On the reverse of a bronze coin dated to the time of the Roman emperor Gordian III, one of the Kabeiroi is depicted to the left. He holds rhyton in his right hand and a hammer in his left. On the ground there is a lighted altar to the left and an elephant tusk on base to the right. One can read the inscription ΘƐϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚƐΩΝ (by the citizens of Thessaloniki).
Caption Bronze coin from Thessaloniki depicting Kabeiros holding a rhyton and a hammer
Mythic people Cabeiri (Divinities)
Type Coin
Artist/Creator mint of Thessaloniki
Origin Macedonia
Current position Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin
Index number 18208286
Dating 238-241 AD
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