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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 16502330, member: 112342&quot;]Kicked off this year with a mystical serpent from Egypt, nothing spectacular but I&#039;ve always wanted one of these giant cobras and happened to saw this coin offered by a local ebay dealer for 20 bucks, despite the thick patina, the coin actually looks better in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>I gotta say it&#039;s the hardest coin for me to photograph! so I&#039;ve attached one I took under direct sunlight, and the other one indoors with filtered light that brings out the natural colour of the coin, which do you think is better?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1534618[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1534615[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian (117-138). Egypt, Alexandria. Æ Diobol - year 14</p><p>Serpent Agathodaemon</p><p>Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind. R/ Serpent Agathodaemon erect r., crowned with pschent, coiled around caduceus on left and grain ears on right; L IΔ (date) in exergue.</p><p>24mm, 9.86g</p><p><br /></p><p>And here are a couple of serpents from different cultures-</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin depicts baby Krishna dancing on the head of Kaliya to remove it&#039;s venom, an evil snake that terrorised humans.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1534617[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And the Australian indigenous Dreamtime Rainbow Serpent. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1534616[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your serpents from Alexandria or from other cultures![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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