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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2362703, member: 56859&quot;]The <i>other</i> Philip II, son of Philip the Arab.&nbsp; Today I received four new additions to my subset of Roman Egyptian provincials.&nbsp; This one can also be added to the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coin-animals-by-alphabet.267837/">Ancient Coin Animals by Alphabet</a> thread:&nbsp; Hermanubis is shown with a <b>j</b>ackal at his feet.&nbsp; To me it just looks like the forepart of a cartoon dog, perhaps Pluto... but it is indeed a intended to be a jackal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]482176[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria.&nbsp; Philip II as Caesar</b></p><p>Regnal year 4 of Philip I, CE 246/7</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 22 mm, 12.8 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; MIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCKCEB; cuirassed bust right, bare head</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; Hermanubis standing facing, head right, winged caduceus in right arm and palm branch in left hand; jackal left at feet; L-Δ</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3592.4(Caesar), R1; Milne 3676</p><p><br /></p><p>Hermanubis is yet another example of religious syncretism in the ancient world:&nbsp; Hermes (of the Greek pantheon) + Anubis (Egyptian).&nbsp; Hermanubis is often depicted as a jackal-headed man carrying a caduceus.&nbsp; On this coin instead of a jackal head, the jackal is at his feet.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the messenger of the gods, it makes some sense to combine Hermes with Anubis, the god of the underworld.&nbsp; Was Hermanubis a deliberate creation-- Roman conquerors attempting to blend the cultures, thereby making their presence more palatable-- or was he the &quot;natural&quot; result of such blending?&nbsp; I do not know. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have plenty of reading yet to do in order to better understand Hermanubis.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Philip II, there isn&#039;t much to say.&nbsp; Son of Philip the Arab; Caesar at age six; Augustus at age 9; murdered by the Praetorian guard at age 11.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Any other jackals out there?&nbsp; Let&#039;s see them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Or, Philip II tetradrachms or other provincials, or whatever you&#039;d like to show that bears any relation whatsoever <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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