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Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Harpocrates' name was a Hellenization of the Egyptian Har-pa-khered, meaning "Horus the Child." In Egyptian mythology, Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris, represented the newborn sun, rising each day at dawn. Egyptian statues depicted Horus, as a naked boy with his fingertip just below his lips. For Egyptians, this gesture meant simply that he was a child. Misunderstanding this sign, the Greeks and Romans made Harpocrates the god of silence and secrecy (and also an embodiment of hope, according to Plutarch).RX92510. Bronze drachm, Dattari 2649; Geissen 1547; Milne 1918; SNG Milan 1270; SNG Hunt 4199; BMC Alexandria p. 133, 1125; MacDonald III 474; McClean 9875, Fair, centered, scratches, some corrosion, edge cracks, obverse edge beveled, Alexandria mint, weight 21.897g, maximum diameter 33.5mm, die axis 0o, 29 Aug 146 - 28 Aug 147 A.D.; obverse AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTWNININOC CEB EYC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse L ΔEKATOV (year 10), Isis enthroned right, crowned with solar disc, horns and plumes, wearing chiton with mantle, the infant Harpokrates in her lap, Harpocrates crowned with skhent and holding lotus-flower; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
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