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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Macromius, post: 2970917, member: 90772&quot;]Very relevant. The Denderah Hathor temple has those very refined late Ptolemaic reliefs where the men and women look very curvy but the art is still pretty traditional otherwise. The Ptolemaic period ended in 30BC. Nero ruled from 54-68AD. What were the years of drought in Egypt, if any, during that period? How did the art change? The vessel on your coin looks very Hellenized to me, especially the upper spout and handle. Very Alexandria.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems logical to me that Egypt, the country that fed Rome, would have symbols connected to crop fertility on their coins. I have a worn Egyptian Hadrian drachm with Ceres and Eleutheria both holding grain ears.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just speculating for fun. If I am wrong and it turns out to be some crazy Isis oil lamp or something else, I will gladly submit to the ridicule of this forum! Still I like my theory, TIF.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER]: I love those spiky vases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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