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Author Topic: EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 134-35 AD Poseidon in hippocamp biga COTD  (Read 757 times)

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Offline okidoki

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Dear cf,

A truly special reverse, that was more popular is Trajan times.

18 years after Trajan his reign it popes up on only this Drachm under Hadrian

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Eric


EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 134-35 AD Poseidon in hippocamp biga
Reference.
RPC 6020 (this coin illustrated). Dattari-Savio Pl. 89, 7759 (this coin); Emmett 1023 (triton biga)

Issue   L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ or L ΙΘ = 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

Notes
From the Dattari collection.

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.

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Wow, Oki => fantastic reverse! (congrats)

Pretty hard to beat a hippocamp biga, eh? (very cool)

Ummm, here is a serpent biga (A-Pius drachm) ... not as cool as your new OP-winner, but still pretty sweet ...


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All the Best,
Eric
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Very nice serpent biga! Hey Oki, how many Hadrian coins do you have in your collection? (any clue?)

... more than 7 that's for sure, eh?

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An excellent coin. As soon as I saw it I thought it must be a plate coin and sure enough it is.

Peter

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Thank you coin friends
All the Best,
Eric
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