A bronze Roman coin minted in the ancient city of Nicomedia, in Turkey, depicting the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla, and on the reverse, the serpent god Glycon coiled to left, with human head and long hair. 198-217 CE [750×1422]
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[https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=318236](https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=318236)
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycon](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycon)
Wasn’t Glycon that hoax deity that some Greek writer ridiculed as being too obviously a guy’s hand (or dick?) in a sock puppet?
**Edit:** just read the Wikipedia.
>Barren women would bring offerings to Glycon in hopes of becoming pregnant. According to Lucian, Alexander had less magical ways of causing pregnancy among his flock as well.
lmao
What’s the significance of the hole or pit in the coin? There seems to be one on each side, but they don’t appear to go all the way through.