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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3764385, member: 91240&quot;]I just wanted to share this new acquisition. I don&#039;t normally go for potin tetradrachms, but lately I&#039;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.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007904[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Potin Tetradrachm of Philip II</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: A K M IOV ΦΙΛIΠΠΟC ЄV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>:L E, Hermanubis standing right, holding palm and caduceus, jackal left behind. </p><p><b>27mm, 13.07g, Dattari 5054</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Just for fun, here&#039;s an Antoninus Pius drachm with a similar reverse: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hermanubis-jpg.945140/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Drachm of Antoninus Pius</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Laureate bust right</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Hermanubis standing left, head right, wearing kalathos, holding caduceus downwards and palm leaf. </p><p><b>Struck in Alexandria in 141-2, 34mm, 25.45g, Dattari 2627, RPC 13496</b></p><p><br /></p><p>And a statue from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007908[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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