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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 25328212, member: 5739&quot;]Beautiful coins.... I see I am like.... 5, or so years late(for this particular thread)... but since I am, and always have been a big agathodaemon fan... </p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1619350[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1619351[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1619352[/ATTACH] Here is an Alexandria Tetradrachm of Nero, Regnal Year 3. This example has the Serpent holding grains and Opium Poppy pods in coils of tail; and is also shown wearing the Skhent. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent#Archaeology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent#Archaeology" rel="nofollow">Pschent - Wikipedia</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, Pellinore, I think the thing that looks like a &quot;I&quot; on the reverse, is perhaps the bottom of a Caduceus, being held by the coiled tail of the Agathodaemon, as is seen more clearly on some of the other examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, sorry for the late reply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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