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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8279900, member: 110350&quot;]Congratulations. It&#039;s admittedly over-cleaned, but the serpent and horse are extremely clear and well-defined.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was very tempted to bid on this example of an Agathodaemon (with head of Serapis) riding a horse, offered at Sunday&#039;s Naville auction as Lot 354.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462200[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Drachm circa 159-160 (year 23), Æ 29.20 mm., 12.73 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Laureate bust l., drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. Serpent with head of Sarapis, crowned with kalathos, erect, on back of horse, saddled and bridled, advancing r.; in field, L-K-Γ. RPC IV.4 Temp. 15799. Dattar-Savio 2832.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sold for 150 GBP, and I kind of regret not trying to buy it. If the head of Serapis had been just a little bit clearer, I would definitely have put in a bid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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