isis Pharia Situla?

dear coin friends,

its in the detail right?
does she hold als a Situla?

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Hemidrachm 129-30 AD Isis Pharia standing

Reference.
Emmett 1093.14; Dattari-Savio Pl. 85, 7711 (this coin). RPC 5748.23 (this coin cited).

Issue L IΔ = year 14

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear

Rev. L ΙΔ
Isis Pharia advancing, r., head r., holding sistrum in r. and and sail with situla?

12.64 gr
29 mm

 

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i don't know, but that's a good lookin' coin...

and i had no idea what a situla was.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situla

 

at first i was thinking about this a basket

 

I dont see situla's,on top of the sail is a sistrum, a musical instrument , it sounds like a tambourine.
originated in Egypt and the only musical instrument allowed in temples.

Nice coin Okidoki , congrats

 

Nice score, Oki!

It does look like a situla in her left hand on your coin, IMHO...



Here she is on a Claudius II. I would call it a situla rather than a basket.

 

The situla is that thing that looks like a downward facing goldfish cracker.

 

Fantastic coin!

 

RPC added a Situla to RPC III 5748/23; Dattari-Savio Pl. 85, 7711 (this coin); Köln 1016

 

Hmm...a modern spin on olbian dolphins