An unusual variation of the type. A decorated altar in the sheaves of wheat or corn. At left: a scorpion. At right, a Corinthian helmet above a shield. Ground line. The rare allegorical iconography here refers directly to the military sphere. The martial implements of Athena, goddess of war, wisdom and justice, along with her sacred animal have been placed as votives on an altar. The scorpion was the zodiacal symbol associated with the Praetorian Guard.