Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 105
, like Tiber on No. 108, holding a reed in his left hand, and in his right acornucopiae, in which sits a littlefigure (the god of wealth, Plutus?)holding out a wreath. Below isa crocodile. In the field is thesymbol L, used to represent theword erovs, while above is theinscription TPICKAIIS. The… … RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY 85 108. Tiber. Bronze coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius (a.d. 138-161) issuedbetween 140 and 141 b.c. In the British Museum. The river-god T1BERIS (cp.Verg. A en. viii. 31) reclines withan overturned vase from whichwater flows under his left arm.He holds a reed in his left…
Classical antiquities
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