| Reverse inscription |
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Γ ΑΡΟΥΝ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΥ ΙΠΠΙΚΟΥ(?) ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ |
| Edition |
ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Γαίου Ἀρουντίου Ἀντωνίνου ἱππικοῦ Θυατειρηνῶν
ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Γ(αίου) Ἀρουν(τίου) Ἀντωνίνου ἱππικοῦ Θυατειρηνῶν
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| Translation |
under strategos Gaius Arruntius Antoninus, of equestrian rank, of the Thyatirans |
| Reverse design |
Amphion stanidng, right, and Zethus staning, left, both wearing a shared cloak, Amphion holding a rope and grasping Dirce by the hair to tie her to the bull, Zethus using both hands to hold the bull |
| Note |
For a discussion of the reverse type and the sculpture group of Toro Farnese, see H. C. von Mosch, 'Dirke, Thyiaden und der thebanische Dionysos. Zu den Dirkegruppen zwischen Rom und Kleinasien', NACQT 34 ( 2005), pp. 141-80, at 166.
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