Harpocrates

Tell me about HARPOCRATES on Roman coins

 

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Harpocrates is well represented on Roman Provincial coinage mainly from Alexandria. I do not own any, but here are a couple for sale on Vcoins:

EGYPT, Alexandria. Athribite Nome. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Æ Obol (19mm, 5.32 gm). Dated RY 11 (126/7 AD). Laureate head right / Harpokrates of Herakleopolis standing half-left, holding club, finger to mouth, wearing hem-hem crown; LIA date, Probably unpublished with Harpokrates !!!!!, EF.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (24mm, 8.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/132). AVT KAI TPAI A PIA C[EB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis enthroned right, nursing Harpocrates; L I (date) across field. Köln 1046; Dattari (Savio) 1749; K&G 32.530; Emmett 1138.16; Kellner p. 107, pl. 6, Abb. 8 (this coin). Good VF, attractive brown patina with patches of red.

 

Thanks Bing. Lookin at coin from TRYE, Caracalla. Have found GETA with Harpo but no luck with Caracalla.

 

Not sure what is available, but they definitely exist. Take a look at:
http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&order=0&company=

 

Great info but no cigar!

 

Sorry, that's all I got. But welcome to this forum. Some of the more sage members may have something more to add when they happen by.

 

Bing, I thought you gave up cigars!!!

 

A few more on coinproject
http://www.coinproject.com/global_search_db.php?keyword=Harpocrates&submit=submit

 

That's what he said Mikey: "no cigar"

 

Thanks Pish, another site to go pfishing. Mike

 

Welcome, Mike Bray!!

 

Isn't Harpocrates (hellen-ised Horus) the god of silence? finger to lips shhhhhhh.

And the big question: is this where Harpo Marx gets his name? Or is it because he played the harp?

Also, a stretch connection but I want to post my latest Isis coin


Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 205-180 BC.
Æ Tetrobol 27mm, Alexandreia mint.
Struck circa 197-183/2 BC.
Wreathed and draped bust of Isis right /
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt.
Svoronos 1234; Weiser 130; SNG Copenhagen 247

 

another cool Isis coin (reverse is her throne/hat)

ANTIOCHOS VII EURGETES (Sidetes) AE, 138 - 129 B.C.E.

SNG Spaer 1980, 19.3mm, 5.76 grams
Obverse: Bust of Eros to right, dotted border
Reverse: Headress of Isis, crescent and star below, inscrptions to side, control mark on left

 

Looking for a web site to search for Phoenician coins

 

Because of this thread I've look in the "usual" places for this coin but have come up empty. Have you seen a Caracalla from Tyre with Harpokrates reverse or are you just hoping to find such a coin?

 

Have you looked on Wildwinds for Phoenicia?

 

90% sure I do have Caracalla. Tyre, with Harpocrates. A little more cleaning and I will know for sure. Looking for an example.
Yes on Wildwinds.

 

I've looked through Wildwinds, CoinArchives, CoinProject, ACsearch, and CNG and haven't found a Caracalla with Harpokrates/Harpocrates from Tyre.

Caracalla does have Harpokrates reverse for other regions and cities though: Augusta Traiana, Serdica, Atallia, Alexandria, maybe others.

Might you have an Elagabalus? The portraits and legends are often confusing. I don't see and Elagabalus/Harpokrates from Tyre either but he has one from Philippopolis.

 

Will check it out.

 

IMPMAVRANTON ---- Very Readable. Elagabalis rev. is correct, Not ob. My rev, Standing fig. right hand to mouth, Alter below right, Cornucopiea in left arm. Rev needs cleaning, starts SI or SL, end COL.