Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Okidoki, post: 2035617, member: 70512&quot;]<font size="4"><b> EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrianus Tetradrachm 135-36 AD Tyche</b></font></p><p>Reference.</p><p>Emmett 902.20; BMC pag. 71 605; KampmG.32.720</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv. AYT KAIC TPAIAN ΑΔΡIANOC CEB</p><p>Laureate head left</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev. LK year 20</p><p>Tyche reclining left on lectisternium leaning on her elbow and holding rudder.</p><p><br /></p><p>10.43 gr</p><p>22 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Extra.</p><p>In ancient Roman religion, the lectisternium was a propitiatory ceremony, consisting of a meal offered to gods and goddesses. </p><p><b>Tyche</b> (English <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" rel="nofollow">/</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" rel="nofollow">ˈtaɪki</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" rel="nofollow">/</a>; from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" rel="nofollow">Greek</a>: Τύχη,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyche#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyche#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyche#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyche#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> meaning &quot;luck&quot;; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_mythology" rel="nofollow">Roman</a> equivalent: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna" rel="nofollow">Fortuna</a>) was the presiding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutelary_deity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutelary_deity" rel="nofollow">tutelary deity</a> that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny" rel="nofollow">destiny</a>. She is the daughter of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" rel="nofollow">Aphrodite</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" rel="nofollow">Zeus</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes" rel="nofollow">Hermes</a>.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]370940[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in