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6020 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 134-35 AD Poseidon in hippocamp bigaReference.
RPC III, 6020/3; Dattari-Savio Pl. 89, 7759; Emmett 1023 (triton biga)
Issue L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ = year 19
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ
Poseidon in hippocamp biga, r.raising hand and holding trident
23.35 gr
32 mm
12h
Note.
Poseidon was the Olympian god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses. His father Kronos swallowed him whole when he was born, later Zeus with the help of Metis managed to set him free. During the Titanomachy, the Cyclopes forged a unique trident for Poseidon, and together with his brothers they defeated the Titans and threw them into the Tartaros. The god is well known for his famous attributes such as the Trident, sometimes he also used to carry around a rock with sea creatures on it, and he is pictured on pottery with a wreath of celery leaves. His sacred animals are the dolphin, the bull and the horses. However he is also associated with animals such as the hippocampus, in fact, his chariot was driven by seahorses.okidoki
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Greece, Olympia - temple of HeraJ. B.
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PHILIP I THE ARAB AR ANTONINIANUS. SAECVLVM NOVVM.Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust at right.
Reverse: SAECVLVM NOVVM. Hexastyle temple with statue of Roma within.
Commemorating the millennium of the city of Rome and the spectacular ludi games that celebrated it.
RIC IV 25b. Rome mint, A.D. 249. 4,0 g - 20,5 mm soldAntonivs Protti
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