Eros flees from Psyche, after she has discovered his identity. Only one city, Nicomedia in Bithynia, placed this motif on its coins.
* Nicomedia
in Bithynia, coins of Maximus Caesar (not illustrated) on which Eros is shown
fleeing l., while Psyche, kneeling l., tries to restrain him.
* On Italian local coinages of the Roman Republic, Eros is represented as bound to a pillar and awaiting punishment for his mistreatment of Psyche (Stannard, series 35a-c). There are also gemstones that must have served as amulets: “showing Eros bound to a column inscribed ΔIKAIΩC (justly), [they] are magical and are meant to punish the object of the unrequited love” (Schwartz, “Engraved gems”).
* On Italian local coinages of the Roman Republic, Eros is represented as bound to a pillar and awaiting punishment for his mistreatment of Psyche (Stannard, series 35a-c). There are also gemstones that must have served as amulets: “showing Eros bound to a column inscribed ΔIKAIΩC (justly), [they] are magical and are meant to punish the object of the unrequited love” (Schwartz, “Engraved gems”).
CATALOGUE
Nicomedia / Maximus Caesar
Reference: RPC VI, 3477*
Rarity: RR
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