Bacchius Iudaeus: a tamed Hyrcanian tiger
| dc.contributor.author | Woods, David | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-10T12:54:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-10T12:54:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-12 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-01-10T12:51:32Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The kneeling figure with camel on the reverse of the denarius of A. Plautius has generally been identified as Aristobulus ii. it is argued here that he is identifiable as his brother Hyrcanus ii instead. in addition to the argument of Hollstein in support of this identification, it is noted that the legend BAccHiVS facilitates a pun upon the name of Hyrcanus, literally meaning ‘Hyrcanian’. As a ‘Bacchic Hyrcanian’, Hyrcanus is implicitly compared to the tamed Hyrcanian tigers used by Bacchus to draw his triumphal chariot, a fitting comparison because of his submission to roman authority. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Woods, D. (2018) 'Bacchius Iudaeus: a tamed Hyrcanian tiger', Numismatic Chronicle, 178, pp. 165-172. | en |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 172 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0078-2696 | |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Numismatic Chronicle | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 165 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/14027 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 178 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Royal Numismatic Society | en |
| dc.rights | © 2018, Royal Numismatic Society. | en |
| dc.subject | Denarius of A. Plautius | en |
| dc.subject | Hyrcanus II | en |
| dc.subject | Hyrcanian tiger | en |
| dc.subject | Bacchus | en |
| dc.title | Bacchius Iudaeus: a tamed Hyrcanian tiger | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
