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15 HadrianHADRIAN
BI tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, 11.1g, 25.1mm
29 Aug 125 - 28 Aug 126 A.D.
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ Α∆ΡΙΑ CΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis, from behind / L ∆Ε KATOV (year 10), Canopus jar of Osiris, ornamented with figures, wearing crown of horns, uraei disk, and plumes
Kampmann-Ganschow 32.351; Geissen 903; Dattari 1326; Milne 1154; BMC Alexandria p. 75, 630; Emmett 827
Choice gVF
Purchased from FORVM
Note that at some point in this coin's history, it seems to have been used a host for very poor quality fakes. After discussion on the FORVM board, I am comfortable that this coin is indeed the original. Shame on the former owner that used it for copies!
During the mummification process, large organs, such as the liver, lungs, stomach and intestines were extracted and placed in four jars. In the Ptolemaic period, the Greeks called these jars "canopic jars," relating them to the deity of the old city Canop (now a village in Abu Kyr). The heart was left in the body because it held the spirit, understanding and senses and would be needed on the Day of Judgment in the underworld. -- FORVM
RI0073Sosius
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EGYPT, Uncertain
PB Tessera (18mm, 4.15 g, 1h)
Dated year 2 of an uncertain era
Nilus recling left, holding cornucopia and mummiform figure of Osiris
Euthenia reclining left, holding cornucopia and grain ears; LB above
Milne 5391 var. (date); Dattari (Savio) 11623 var. (placement of date); Köln -Ardatirion
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EGYPT, Uncertain
PB Tessera (15mm, 2.07 g, 1h)
Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia [and mummiform figure of Osiris?]
Euthenia reclining left, holding cornucopia and grain ears
Cf. Milne 5397-401; Dattari (Savio) 6470 corr. (obverse type); Köln -Ardatirion
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032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1
avers: AΥT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: Canopic jars of Osiris and Isis within the shrine, uraeus crown in pediment, L I H, in between.
exergue: L I H//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 133-134 A.D., Year (IH)18.,
ref:
RPC III 5881,
Emmet -IH,
Milne 1418-1422,
Geissen-1107-1108,
Dattari-1661-1662,
Kampmann-Ganschow 032.590,
BMC 0779-0780,
Q-001quadrans
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5256 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 120-21 AD Canopus of OsirisReference.
RPC III, 5256/20; Dattari-Savio Pl. 61, 1320; Emmett 827.5
Issue L E = year 5
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder; to r. crescent
Rev. L Ε
Canopus of Osiris right
14.28 gr
23 mm
12h
Note.
From the Dattari collection.okidoki
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5375 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 122-23 AD Canopus van OsirisReference.
RPC III, 5375.3; Dattari-Savio Pl. 64, 1323 (this coin); Emmett 827.7
Issue L Z = year 7
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder; to r., crescent
Rev. L Ζ
Canopus, right
12.15 gr
23 mm
12hokidoki
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5578 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 125-26 AD Canopus van OsirisReference.
Emmett 827.10; Köln 903; Dattari 1325; Milne 1151; SNG Cop 318v; RPC III, 5578
Issue L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ = year 10
Obv. AVT KAI TΡI AΔΡIA CEB
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev. LΔE-KATOV
Canopus of Osiris right.
12.08 gr
24.7 mmokidoki
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5578 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 125-26 AD Canopus van OsirisReference.
Emmett 827.10; Köln 903; Dattari 1325; Milne 1151; SNG Cop 318v; RPC III, 5578
Issue L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ = year 10
Obv. AVT KAI TΡI AΔΡIA CEB
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev. L ΔEKATOV
Canopus of Osiris right.
12.04 gr
27 mm
12hokidoki
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5713 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 127-28 AD Mummiform OsirisReference.
Emmett 883.12; RPC III, 5713; Köln 982; Dattari (Savio) 1445; K&G 32.458.
Issue L ΔWΔƐΚΑΤΟΥ = year 12
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡ CΕΒ
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from back.
Rev. LΔωΔΕ ΚΑΤΟV
Mummiform Osiris (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding scepter tipped with jackal-head (Was-sceptre)
12.66 gr
24 mm
6h
Note.
Giovanni Dattari summarizes the unusual reverse type seen on this billon tetradrachm of Hadrian. The image of the Ptah-Sokar-Osiris divinity belongs to Egyptian theology, and in particular to funeral worship. It brings together three famous members of the Pharaonic Pantheon through their respective symbols: the headdress and scepter for Ptah, the solar disk for Osiris, and the mummiform wrappings for Sokar – the “Lord of the Necropolis.” These three associated divinities call upon the concepts of “mourning” and “life”, evoking at the same time the pain associated with death and the hope of resurrection. The main sanctuaries of Ptah, Sokaris, and Osiris were at Memphis and Abydos.okidoki
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5823 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 132-33 AD Mummiform SokarReference.
Emmett 883.17; RPC III, 5823/5; Dattari (Savio) 1446
Issue L IZ = year 17
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. L ΙΖ
Mummiform Sokar (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding sceptre tipped with falon (Horus?)
13.00 gr
27 mm
12h
Note.
Giovanni Dattari summarizes the unusual reverse type seen on this billon tetradrachm of Hadrian. The image of the Ptah-Sokar-Osiris divinity belongs to Egyptian theology, and in particular to funeral worship. It brings together three famous members of the Pharaonic Pantheon through their respective symbols: the headdress and scepter for Ptah, the solar disk for Osiris, and the mummiform wrappings for Sokar – the “Lord of the Necropolis.” These three associated divinities call upon the concepts of “mourning” and “life”, evoking at the same time the pain associated with death and the hope of resurrection. The main sanctuaries of Ptah, Sokaris, and Osiris were at Memphis and Abydos.okidoki
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6349 EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Bearded godReference.
Emmett 1263.11 ; RPC III, 6349; Dattari-Savio Pl. 303, 235 (this coin). Dattari 6288.
Issue Lycopolite
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder
Rev. ΛΥΚΟ, L ΙΑ
Bearded god (Wepwawet or Osiris) standing, l., wearing atef crown, holding jackal, l., in r.
5.52 gr
20 mm
12h
Note.
From the Dattari collection.okidoki
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6349 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Bearded godReference.
Emmett 1263.11 ; RPC III, 6349
Issue Lycopolite
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder
Rev. ΛΥΚΟ, L ΙΑ
Bearded god (Wepwawet or Osiris) standing, l., wearing atef crown, holding jackal, l., in r.
4.60 gr
19 mm
6hokidoki
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Antiochos IV EpiphanesSELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ (32mm, 33.76 g, 12h). “Egyptianizing” series. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia [with Osiris cap at tip] / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1413; HGC 9, 643.ecoli
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Antiochos IV EpiphanesSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ “Egyptianizing” series. Antioch mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1413; HGC 9, 643.ecoli
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Antiochos IV Epiphanes, EagleSeleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 B.C. Æ drachm (34 mm, 34.01 g, 1 h). Antioch on the Orontes, 169-168 B.C. Laureate head of Serapis right, wearing Osiris cap / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1413; SMA 59; CSE 118. VF, green patina, porous. This coin belongs to a larger series of "Egyptianizing" coins struck by Antiochos IV at Antioch between his two campaigns in Egypt. Unlike regular Seleukid coinage they employ the large size and Egyptian types used in the closed circulation zone of Ptolemaic Egypt. It has been suggested that they commemorated his first Egyptian victory in 169 and were intended to conserve Seleukid silver stores. It is also possible that the "Egyptianizing" series was struck with an eye towards adopting an Egyptian style coinage system following the planned annexation of Egypt to the Seleukid Empire. Any such plan was never realized as the Romans forced Antiochos IV to evacuate Egypt in 168 B.C. 
Ex. Frank L. Kovacs (Vauctions) . Podiceps
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes - AEAntioch
autumn -169 BC - autumn -168 BC
head of Zeus-Serapis right wearing tania and Osiris cap
eagle standing right
BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY // ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ
Houghton-Lorber II 1413; Newell SMA 59; BMC Seleucid p. 38, 42; Houghton CSE 118; Svoronos 1416; HGC 9 643 (S-R1)
46,7g 35mmJ. B.
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Antiochus IV, Epiphanes 175 - 164 B.C.Antiochus IV, Epiphanes 175 - 164 B.C. (Special "Egyptianizing" Series, Autumn 169 - Summer/Autumn 168 B.C.) Ae 31.6~32.6mm. 33.20g. Obv: Laureate and diademed head of Zeus/Serapis r. Osiris cap atop diadem, dotted border. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, eagle standing r. on winged thunderbolt. Houghton Pt. I 118 - 120. Hoover Pt. II 332.ddwau
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ANTIQUITIES, Egypt, Bronze statuette of Osiris with Isis on backStatuette bronze Osiris Basse époque (700-400 avant J.C. ) avec Isis au dos.
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ApisJulian II the philosopher 360 - 363, nephew of Constantin I
AE - Maiorina, 7.30g, 25mm
Thessalonica 1. officina, summer 361 - June 26. 363
obv. DN FL CL IVLI - ANVS PF AVG
bust draped and cuirassed, pearl-diademed head r.
rev. SECVRITA[S R]EI PVB
diademed bull r., head facing, two stars above
exergue: TESA between palmbranchs
RIC VIII, Thessalonica 225; C.38
Rare; good F
APIS, holy bull of Memphis/Egypt, herald of god Ptah, making oracles in the name of the god. Each new bull should have a white triangle on the forehead or a moon-like spot at the sides. After his death buried as Osiris-Apis, from which the Serapis cult developed. Julian II has renewed this cult. For a new interpretation of the bull see the remarks in 'Jochen's Folles' to Julian II RIC VIII, 163! Jochen
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BCC M124 Trajan? Atef CrownRoman Provincial
Hadrian (or Antinous?) or
possibly Trajan 98-138 CE
Alexandria-Egypt
AE Dichalkon
Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Atef Crown of Osiris, date
LIS (year 16), below.
13mm. 1.59gm. Axis: 0
cf. RPC III 4769 (Trajan); and
cf. Hamburger, Atiqot Vol. 1, #99
(Hadrian L IΓ, Year 13).
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC M126 Hadrian? Atef Crown MinimaRoman Provincial
Hadrian? 117-138 CE
Alexandria or Caesarea Mint
AE Chalkous
Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Atef Crown of Osiris, date
L IΔ? (year 14), across field.
10.75mm. 0.59gm. Axis: 90
This tiny coin is about 1/3 to 1/2 the weight
of a typical Alexandrian dichalkon, and is
nearly identical to Hamburger, Atiqot Vol.1,
(1954) #100. That coin is identified as an
imitation of Hamburger #99, a dichalkon
unlisted in BMC. For a similar reverse with
Atef Crown on the full-sized coin, see:
RPC III 4271 (Trajan, LIA, year 11).
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1976
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC RGP59 Otho Alexandria CanopusRoman Greek Provincial
Alexandria-Egypt
Otho 69CE
Obv: [ΑVT]OK MAPK O[ΘΩNOΣ KAIΣ ΣEB]
Laureate head of Otho, right. In lower
right field, possible planchet defect or
circular countermark, partially off-flan
and illegible.
Rev: Canopic jar (Canopus of Osiris)
facing right. Date in field: LA (RY 1).
AE 20.5mm. 4.60gm. Axis:0
RPC I 5370. Rare
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima 1971
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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Claudius II year 2 Tet. BMC Alexandria 2327AE 20 mm 10.9 grams (LB=Year 2 = 268/269 AD.)
OBV :: AVT K KLA-VDIOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right.
REV :: bust of Hermanubis right, wearing modius with lotus-petal in front, himation over shoulder, LB in left field, winged caduceus under palm in right
EX :: none
Dattari 5392; Geissen 3038; BMC Alexandria p. 303, 2327; Milne 4240; Curtis 1701,
Purchased 10/2008
* references and attribution copied from forvm ancient coins catalog * Description of Hermanubis from Numiswiki
Anubis, represented as a jackal or as a man with the head of a jackal, was the Egyptian god of the dead. He presided over the embalming of the dead and conducted souls into the underworld. In the earlier periods he was preeminent as lord of the dead, but was later overshadowed by Osiris and came to be seen as a son of Osiris. The Greeks and Romans often scorned Egypt's animal-headed gods as bizarre and primitive (they mockingly called Anubis the "Barker") but they also identified Anubis with Hermes, morphing them into Hermanubis.
Johnny
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Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt.Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 3243; Dattari 5624; Milne 4915; Curtis 1956; SNG Cop 994; BMC Alexandria p. 326, 2530; Kampmann -, VF, crowded flan cuts off right side of obverse legend, Alexandria mint, 7.290 grams, 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, 29 Aug 288 - 28 Aug 289 A.D.; obverse and#913; and#922; and#915; and#927;and#933;and#913;and#923; and#8710;and#921;and#927;and#922;and#923;and#919;and#932;and#921;and#913;and#925;and#927;C Cand#917;and#914;, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Alexandria standing left, turreted, head of Serapis in right, long scepter vertical in left, L - E (year 5) flanking across field, star right.
Ptolemy Soter integrated Egyptian religion with that of the Hellenic rulers by creating Serapis, a deity that would win the reverence of both groups. This was despite the curses of the Egyptian priests against the gods of previous foreign rulers (i.e Set who was lauded by the Hyksos). Alexander the Great had attempted to use Amun for this purpose, but Amum was more prominent in Upper Egypt, and not as popular in Lower Egypt, where the Greeks had stronger influence. The Greeks had little respect for animal-headed figures, and so an anthropomorphic statue was chosen as the idol, and proclaimed as the equivalent of the highly popular Apis. It was named Aser-hapi (i.e. Osiris-Apis), which became Serapis, and was said to be Osiris in full, rather than just his Ka (life force). Ptolemy`s efforts were successful - in time Serapis was held by the Egyptians in the highest reverence above all other deities, and he was adored in Athens and other Greek cities.
EX; FORVM Ancient Coins.
*With my sincere thank and appreciation , Photo and Description courtesy of FORVM Ancient Coins Staff.Sam
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Egypt, Alexandria, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1Egypt, Alexandria, 032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1
avers: AΥT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: Canopic jars of Osiris and Isis within the shrine, uraeus crown in pediment, L I H, in between.
exergue: L I H//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 133-134 A.D., Year (IH)18.,
ref:
RPC III 5881,
Emmet -IH,
Milne 1418-1422,
Geissen-1107-1108,
Dattari-1661-1662,
Kampmann-Ganschow 032.590,
BMC 0779-0780,
Q-001quadrans
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Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian, Dattari 7901Hadrian, AD 117-138
AE33, drachm, 22.10g
Alexandria, AD 133/134 (year 18)
obv. AVT KAIC TRAIAN - ADRIANOC CEB
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. Agathodaimon, bearded, erected r., and Uraeus-Snake, erected l., confronted;
Agathodaimon, representing Osiris, wearing shkent (double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt) and
holding kerykeion with his tail; Uraeus-Snake, representing Isis, wearing crown of Isis (sundisk
between horns) and holding sistrum.
across field L IH (year 18)
Ref.: Dattari 7901
Very rare, VF
Thanks to Salem!
For more information please look at the thread 'Coins of mythological interest'.
Jochen
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Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian, Milne 1262Hadrian, AD 117-138
AE - tetradrachm, 12.82g, 24mm
struck AD 127/8 (year 12)
obv. AVT KAI - TRAI ADRIA CEB
Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. L DWDE - KATOV (year 12)
God Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, bound in mummy bandages, bearded, sun disk on head, stg. r., holding
with both hands sceptre with jackal head (Anubis-sceptre)
Milne 1262; Köln 982; Emmet 883; BMC 637; Dattari 1445; Hunter 637; Mionnet 1050
rare, VF
For more information please look at the thread 'Mythological interesting coins'.
Jochen
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. (Æ 20) Obol.EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Obol (max 21.5 mm, 3.8 gr ).
Obverse : Laureate head right.
Reverse : Canopic jar (Canopus of Osiris) with crowned ram head , L B (date) before.
Dated year 2 (AD 68/9)
Ref: BMC 16. 24, 204 RPC I 5352. aVF, Chocolate patina. Very rare.
The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Sam
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Egypt, Alexandria; HadrianEGYPT. Alexandria. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Billon Tetradrachm (23mm - 12.84 g). Dated Year 5 (120/1 AD). Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder; crescent before / Canopis of Osiris right. Köln 807; Dattari 1318; Milne 974; Emmett 827. Good Fine, gray toning, minor roughness.
Ex - CNGecoli
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Egyptian late dynastic faience amuletEgyptian late dynastic faience amulet of Thoth in the form of a seated baboon.
Thoth's roles in Egyptian mythology were many. He served as a mediating power, especially between good and evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory over the other. He also served as scribe of the gods, credited with the invention of writing and alphabets (i.e. hieroglyphs) themselves. In the underworld, Duat, he appeared as an ape, A'an, the god of equilibrium, who reported when the scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing the principle of Ma'at, was exactly even.
The ancient Egyptians regarded Thoth as One, self-begotten, and self-produced. He was the master of both physical and moral (i.e. Divine) law, making proper use of Ma'at. He is credited with making the calculations for the establishment of the heavens, stars, Earth, and everything in them. Compare this to how his feminine counterpart, Ma'at was the force which maintained the Universe. He is said to direct the motions of the heavenly bodies. Without his words, the Egyptians believed, the gods would not exist. His power was unlimited in the Underworld and rivaled that of Ra and Osiris.
The Egyptians credited him as the author of all works of science, religion, philosophy, and magic. The Greeks further declared him the inventor of astronomy, astrology, the science of numbers, mathematics, geometry, land surveying, medicine, botany, theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading, writing, and oratory. They further claimed he was the true author of every work of every branch of knowledge, human and divine.
Reputedly ex Florence Rossetti collection (c.1948-50)
mauseus
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Egyptian lead seal/token, Roman period, 2nd-3rd Century A.D.Egyptian lead seal/token. Roman period, 2nd-3rd Century A.D. Pb. 19.3~20.4mm. 6.13g. Obv: Isis seated r. suckling baby Horus, Ram central and figure holding an ornate staff r. Rev: Triad - Isis, Osiris and Horus (?).ddwau
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Emmett 0932 - Hadrian AE Drachm Alexandria – Canopus of OsirisAE32 Drachme, Alexandria. Rv. Canopus of Osiris to right, in field date LKA (=year 21). Geissen 1172var. Dattari 1654. Emmett 932.21, Kampmann-Ganschow 32.661 mattpat
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Emmett 0935 - Hadrian Drachm, 2 Canopi of Osirus, facing each otherEGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 22.6 g). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Canopi of Isis and Osiris under canopic canopy; date across fields. Köln 1141-1142; D.1949-1951, Milne 1430; Emmett 935.18. K.32.605.
The canopic jar gets its name for the port city of Canopus in the Delta. Kanopus was also the name of the pilot of Menelaos’s ship in The Iliad, and it is uncertain whether the city’s demotic name was hellenized to Canopus to reflect the Homeric myth, or whether Homer adopted the maritime name from the city. In any case the Egyptian god Osiris was worshiped in Canopus in the specific form of a jar or reliquary, and the name became attached by Egyptologists to the four jars used to hold the viscera of the mummified dead, as well as the cult objects associated with Osiris and Isis.
mattpat
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Faience Ushabti ShabtiEgyptian Faience Ushabti
Beautiful turquoise color. Some earthen deposits remain. Great features.
circa 600 BC
10.80cm
49.32g
Ex-Zurgieh
To avoid undue work in the afterlife, Egyptians had themselves buried with numerous ushabtis, figurines that were intended to answer the summons of Osiris in place of the deceased. Ushabtis were usually mummiform, but their intention to work was made clear by the hoe usually carried over their shoulders and the basket on their backs. They were commonly inscribed with the name of the deceased inserted into the sixth chapter of the Book of the Dead.Jay GT4
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Hadrian - AlexandriaBI tetradrachm
29 Aug 121 - 28 Aug 122 AD
laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent right
AVT KAI TPAI__AΔPIA CEB
canopus of Osiris right
L_Ϛ
Geißen: 825, Dattari: 1321 f
13,6g 24,5mm
ex DionysosJ. B.
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Hadrian Tet with Canopus JarHADRIAN
BI tetradrachm, Alexandria mint
11.1g, 25.1mm
29 Aug 125 - 28 Aug 126 A.D.
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ Α∆ΡΙΑ CΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis, from behind / L ∆Ε KATOV (year 10), Canopus jar of Osiris, ornamented with figures, wearing crown of horns, uraei disk, and plumes
Kampmann-Ganschow 32.351; Geissen 903; Dattari 1326; Milne 1154; BMC Alexandria p. 75, 630; Emmett 827
Choice gVF
Purchased from FORVM
Note that at some point in this coin's history, it seems to have been used a host for very poor quality fakes. After discussion on the FORVM board, I am comfortable that this coin is indeed the original. Shame on the former owner that used is for copies!
During the mummification process, large organs, such as the liver, lungs, stomach and intestines were extracted and placed in four jars. In the Ptolemaic period, the Greeks called these jars "canopic jars," relating them to the deity of the old city Canop (now a village in Abu Kyr). The heart was left in the body because it held the spirit, understanding and senses and would be needed on the Day of Judgment in the underworld. -- FORVM Sosius
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Myndos, Karia DrachmAR Drachm
Size: 17 mm Weight: 4.22 grams Die axis: 12h
Myndos, Caria
Mid 2nd century BCE
Obverse: Laureate head of Serapis right.
Reverse: Headress of Isis set on two grain ears, thunderbolt below. MYNΔIΩN to left, ΘEOΔΩΡOΣ to right.
References: SNG Keckman 236, BMC Caria 6
Notes:
- Until recently the obverse was described as the head of Zeus, wearing the headdress of Osiris (off flan on this coin).
- It is scarce for the reverse to still retain details of the snake on the shield of the headdress.
- Myndos was originally founded by Dorian colonists from Troezen and is recorded as contributing silver and one ship to the Delian Confederacy circa 500 BCE. Later the city was refounded by Mausolos, ruler of Halicarnassus, closer to the coast.
Purchased from Civitas Galleries, 2007Pharsalos
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N247Roman Provincial Coin. BI Tetradrachm of Hadrian. Alexandria Mint. AD 127/8. OBV: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right / ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Imperator Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus). REV: Mummy of Ptah/Sokar/Osiris standing facing and holding sceptre with head right / L ΔWΔEKATOY (Year 12). RPC III 5713; Köln 982; Dattari (Savio) 1445.
Acquired from London Dealer in the 1990s
From the inventory of a private Adelaide dealer
Old Coin Gallery (April 2024)Sebastian H2
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Provincial, Alexandria, Egypt, Tetradrachm, L ΔΕ ΚΑΤΟΥBI Tetradrachm
Roman Provincial: Alexandria, Egypt
Hadrian
Augustus: 117 - 138AD
Issued: 126 - 127AD
23.0mm 10.33gr 0h
O: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CΕΒ; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, wearing aegis, seen from behind.
R: L ΔΕ ΚΑΤΟΥ; Canopus jar of Osiris, ornamented with figures, wearing crown of horns, uraei disk and plumes.
Alexandria, Egypt Mint
Dattari 1326; Milne 1154; BMC Alexandria p. 75, 630; Emmett 827; Curtis 375; SNG Cop 318.
bronzemat/Mat Baca
5/12/17 1/15/20Nicholas Z
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes.Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 B.C. Æ drachm (43 mm, 60.36 g, 11 h). Alexandria. Head of Zeus Ammon right wearing taenia and Osiris cap / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopia; between legs, XP monogram. Svoronos 964; SNG Copenhagen 171-2. VF, multihued rough brown, black and green patina. ecoli
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Titus TetradrachmSilver tetradrachm
AYTOK TITOY KAIΣO YEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB
laureate head of Titus right
ΣAPAΠIΣ
bust of Serapis right, wearing taenia, modius on head ornamented with branches of laurel, date LB (year 2) right
Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 79 - 28 Aug 80 A.D
12.254g, 25.4mm
Milne 456 - 457; Geissen 319; Dattari 426; cf. BMC Alexandria p. 34, 281 (year 3); Emmett 235
Ex-Forum
This is the Wildwinds example
Ptolemy Soter, wanting to integrate Egyptian religion with that of their Hellenic rulers, promoted worship of Serapis as a deity that would win the reverence of both groups alike. This was despite the curses of the Egyptian priests against the gods of previous foreign rulers (i.e Set who was lauded by the Hyksos). Alexander the Great had attempted to use Amun for this purpose, but Amum was more prominent in Upper Egypt, and not as popular in Lower Egypt, where the Greeks had stronger influence. The Greeks had little respect for animal-headed figures, and so an anthropomorphic statue was chosen as the idol, and proclaimed as the equivalent of the highly popular Apis. It was named Aser-hapi (i.e. Osiris-Apis), which became Serapis, and was said to be Osiris in full, rather than just his Ka (life force). Ptolemy's efforts were successful - in time Serapis was held by the Egyptians in the highest reverence above all other deities, and he was adored in Athens and other Greek cities.
 Jay GT4
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Roman Provincial: Hadrian as Augustus, Billon Tetradrachm. Egypt, Alexandria Year 6 = 121-122 A.D. 10.14g - 24.5mm, Axis 11h.
Obv: AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB - Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; crescent before.
Rev: Canopus of Osiris to right; L ς (date) across field.
Ref: Köln 825; Dattari (Savio) 1321-2; K&G 32.189; RPC III 5312; Emmett 827.6.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli
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RPC 2435 VespasianÆ Obol, 3.78g
Alexandria mint, 71-72 AD
Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: LΔ; Canopus, r.
RPC 2435 (11 spec.). Emmett 219.4. Dattari-Savio 371.
Acquired from Lodge Antiquities, January 2021.
This Alexandrian ethnic type features an Osiris-Canopus jar on the reverse. Osiris here is depicted as a jar with a human head. The lid is the head of Osiris with his hair coiffed in an Egyptian style called the klaft. He is wearing a crown and the protective uraeus, or sacred cobra. His body is a Canopic jar, a vessel which held the internal organs of the deceased for the afterlife. These jars were carried by priests to symbolically transport the Nile's sacred waters during processions. The jar may possibly symbolise the abundance brought by the waters. This fertility type began showing up on the coinage in the First Century. The regnal year four issue is the most common date for this reverse under Vespasian.David Atherton
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RPC 2464 Titus TetradrachmSilver tetradrachm
AYTOK TITOY KAIΣO YEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB
laureate head of Titus right
ΣAPAΠIΣ
bust of Sarapis right, wearing taenia, modius on head ornamented with branches of laurel, date LB (year 2) right
Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 79 - 28 Aug 80 A.D
12.254g, 25.4mm
9 Specimens
Milne 456 - 457; Geissen 319; Dattari 426; cf. BMC Alexandria p. 34, 281 (year 3); Emmett 235; RPC 2464
Ex-Forum
2011 Forum Best of Type winner
This is the Wildwinds example
Ptolemy Soter, wanting to integrate Egyptian religion with that of their Hellenic rulers, by promoted worship of Serapis as a deity that would win the reverence of both groups alike. This was despite the curses of the Egyptian priests against the gods of previous foreign rulers (i.e Set who was lauded by the Hyksos). Alexander the Great had attempted to use Amun for this purpose, but Amum was more prominent in Upper Egypt, and not as popular in Lower Egypt, where the Greeks had stronger influence. The Greeks had little respect for animal-headed figures, and so an anthropomorphic statue was chosen as the idol, and proclaimed as the equivalent of the highly popular Apis. It was named Aser-hapi (i.e. Osiris-Apis), which became Serapis, and was said to be Osiris in full, rather than just his Ka (life force). Ptolemy's efforts were successful - in time Serapis was held by the Egyptians in the highest reverence above all other deities, and he was adored in Athens and other Greek cities.
Jay GT4
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RPC 2511 Domitian (1)Æ Diobol, 9.78g
Alexandria Mint, 85-86 AD
Obv: AYT KAIΣAP ΔOMITIANOΣ ΣEB ΓΕΡM; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: No legend: Apis-bull standing, r.; before altar; date LE above
RPC 2511 (10 spec.). Emmett 279.5. Dattari-Savio 576 (this coin).
Acquired from Praefectus Coins, April 2020. Ex Dattari Collection.
Many of Domitian's bronze coins struck at Alexandria feature ethnic types unique to the province. This year 5 diobol's reverse depicting the Apis-bull pays direct homage to its cult and highlights the importance which was placed upon its worship during the Roman era. The Apis-bull was worshipped as a living god and was revered as a sacred animal. It was treated as a pharaoh and was even given a harem of cows! According to Herodotus 'The Apis Bull is the calf of a cow which is never able after to have another. The Egyptians believe that a flash of lightning strikes the cow from heaven, and thus causes her to conceive the Apis. It has distinctive marks. It is black, with a white diamond on its forehead, the image of an eagle on its back, two white hairs on its tail and a scarab-beetle mark under its tongue.' Often in art the Apis is depicted crowned with a sun-disk, as seen on this coin. Worship of the Apis-bull was combined with that of Osiris as Serapis under Ptolemy Soter I, which later became one of the most important Eastern cults of the Roman Empire. After the Apis-bull died it was mummified and transformed into Osiris-Apis.
Fine style and nice details.David Atherton
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RPC II 2547 DomitianusObv: AVT ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ, Laureate head right
Rev: L H (across field), Canopus jar of Osiris to right
BIL/Tetradrachm (25.23 mm 8.554 g 12h) Struck in Alexandria (Egypt) 88-89 A.D.
RPC 2547, Dattari-Savio 436-437, SNG France 4 914
ex Naville Numismatics Live Auction 31 Lot 191 From the Giovanni Dattari Collection
FlaviusDomitianus
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Second Intermediate Period Steatite ScarabBase engraved with three figures, likely a goddess flanked by two gods.
Egypt was an ultrareligious land, every city and town had its own local deity, bearing the title “Lord of the City.” A list found in the tomb of Thutmose III contains the names of some 740 gods. (Ex 12:12) Frequently the god was represented as married to a goddess who bore him a son, “thus forming a divine triad or trinity in which the father, moreover, was not always the chief, contenting himself on occasion with the role of prince consort, while the principal deity of the locality remained the goddess.” (New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, 1968, p. 10) Only a few, relatively speaking, of the hundreds of deities seem to have received worship on a truly national basis. Most popular among these was the trinity or triad of Osiris, Isis (his wife), and Horus (his son). - http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001265#h=2
Who is represented on this scarab? Perhaps Osiris, Isis and Horus or Latopolis Khnum, Neith and Heka? Or did the carvers have no idea what they were writing or inscribing? I suppose we will never know.Nemonater
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes.SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ (32.5mm, 34.24 g, 1h). “Egyptianizing” series. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1413; HGC 9, 643.ecoli
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BCE) Æ Unit, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 1413; HGC 9, 643)Obv: Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ; Eagle standing right on thunderbolt
Quant.Geek
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SerapisMaximinus II Daia 309 - 313
AE - Follis (Bronce), 5.00g, 22.2mm
Cyzokus 4. officina, 311 - 312
obv. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG
laureate head r.
rev. SOLE IN - VICTO
Sol radiate standing l. in long robe, r. raised, l. holding head of Serapis
field: Delta
exergue: MKV
RIC VI, Cyzikus 92; C.156
Scarce; good VF
from Forum Ancient Coins, ex Scott coll., thanks!
SERAPIS was a syncretic deity made of Osiris and Apis. Introduced by Ptolemaeus
as state deity. Later he was the highest deity with reminiscence of Zeus and even Christ(!). Because of that he connected Eastern, Egyptian religion with the Western world. Replaced by Christianity, after a short attempt by Julian II. Jochen
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Thrace, Perinthos. AE23. Osiris and Isis Obv: Jugate heads of Osiris and Isis right.
Rev: PERIN-QIWN, bull standing left, two-headed horse below.
23mm.
c350 BC.ancientone
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