I just wanted to share this new acquisition. I don't normally go for potin tetradrachms, but lately I've been acquiring a few and the imagery (which is what draws me to Alexandrian coins in the first place) on this one was too good to pass up. I love the rather cartoony jackal. Potin Tetradrachm of Philip II Obverse: A K M IOV ΦΙΛIΠΠΟC ЄV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse:L E, Hermanubis standing right, holding palm and caduceus, jackal left behind. 27mm, 13.07g, Dattari 5054 Just for fun, here's an Antoninus Pius drachm with a similar reverse: Drachm of Antoninus Pius Obverse: Laureate bust right Reverse: Hermanubis standing left, head right, wearing kalathos, holding caduceus downwards and palm leaf. Struck in Alexandria in 141-2, 34mm, 25.45g, Dattari 2627, RPC 13496 And a statue from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina:
I LOVE the "look" of that coin. And, as I was looking for the jackal, I thought I saw a Road Runner...Beep, Beep!
Definitely a Disney version of a jackal-- same as on my example EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II as Caesar Regnal year 4 of Philip I, CE 246/7 billion tetradrachm, 22 mm, 12.8 gm Obv: MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKCEB; cuirassed bust right, bare head Rev: Hermanubis standing facing, head right, winged caduceus in right arm and palm branch in left hand; jackal (looking more like Disney's Pluto) left at feet; L-Δ Ref: Emmett 3592.4(Caesar); Milne 3676; Dattari-Savio pl. 264, 5079 Notice that Philip is wearing a laurel wreath on your coin, @SeptimusT. He as Augustus then. He was still Caesar when my coin was struck.
