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Author Topic: Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)  (Read 4222 times)

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Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)
« on: July 10, 2015, 01:41:16 am »
Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)

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Roman - Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???) #019,
type:Intaglio,
size: 6x6,5mm,
weight: 0,46g,
date: ???A.D.,
ref: ???.,
distribution: Rome,


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Re: Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2015, 08:02:07 am »
That's a charming little ring, quadrans!

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Re: Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2015, 08:52:55 am »
That's a charming little ring, quadrans!

 Thank you Nick,.. :) +++
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Re: Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2015, 12:41:03 am »
Nice.  But without Kantharos on head it is hard to say Sarapis.  Could just be a Zeus/Jupiter.

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Re: Nice Intaglio, Head left (Serapis ???)
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2015, 05:03:41 pm »
Hi Shawn ,

 May be you right, but sometimes I see Serapis without "Modius" (Kantharos?), .. who knows.., but Zeus/Jupiter are very close..

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