705, A triumphal procession approaching and passing through a gateway on which is a trophy and two horses. At the back, an emperor in a four-horse chariot, with Nike holidng a plam branch behind him. Beside the chariot two men. A soldier leads the horses; then four dressed men, two holding torches, and emerging from the gate four soldiers. Ground line, beneath which is inscribed TRYPHON EPOIEI.
Description: A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION APPROACHING AND PASSING THROUGH A GATEWAY ON WHICH IS A TROPHY AND TWO HORSES. AT THE BACK, AN EMPEROR IN A FOUR-HORSE CHARIOT, WITH NIKE HOLIDNG A PLAM BRANCH BEHIND HIM. BESIDE THE CHARIOT TWO MEN. A SOLDIER LEADS THE HORSES; THEN FOUR DRESSED MEN, TWO HOLDING TORCHES, AND EMERGING FROM THE GATE FOUR SOLDIERS. GROUND LINE, BENEATH WHICH IS INSCRIBED TRYPHON EPOIEI.
Inscription Greek: ΤΡΥΦΩΝ ΕΠΟΙΕΙ
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 620
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 705
