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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4952967, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Roman Egypt (Alexandria): billon tetradrachm of Hadrian, ca. 117-138 AD; canopic jar of Osiris</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362944[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureate" rel="nofollow">Laureate</a> and draped bust of Hadrian right, crescent moon before.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> Canopus (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopic_jar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopic_jar" rel="nofollow">canopic jar</a>) of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris" rel="nofollow">Osiris</a> to right, L G across fields.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province)" rel="nofollow">Roman Egypt</a> under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a>, Roman emperor, 117-138 AD.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)" rel="nofollow">Billon</a>, 26 mm, 13.50 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> F-VF; presently uncertified.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> RPC 5312, Emmett 827.6, Koln 825, Dattari 1321 (per Ken Dorney).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Ex-Kenneth W. Dorney Ancient Coins & Antiquities, Redding, California, USA, 27 August 2020.<a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/hadrian_117__138_ad_billon_tetradrachm_of_alexandria_canopus_of_osiris/1208172/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/hadrian_117__138_ad_billon_tetradrachm_of_alexandria_canopus_of_osiris/1208172/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">*</a> Prior provenance to Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 451, Lot 257, 9 April 2019.<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6205774" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6205774" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> In ancient Egypt, canopic jars were originally used during the process of mummification, to preserve and store the organs of a deceased individual for the afterlife. However, during and after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" rel="nofollow">Third Intermediate Period</a> (1069-664 BC), improved mummification techniques allowed the viscera to remain in the body. The jars remained a ceremonial feature in tombs after that, but were merely "dummy" jars that were no longer hollow and were no longer used for organ storage.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I found the <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/hadrian-egyptian-canopic-jar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/hadrian-egyptian-canopic-jar" rel="nofollow">theme</a> of this coin fascinating, given how relatively late in Egyptian history it is, having been struck during the Roman occupation. This was centuries after the time of the pharaohs. Osiris was still part of contemporary religion for people in Egypt, which still encompassed the traditional deities. It is interesting to consider how much of Egyptian history was just as ancient to the Romans as they are to us.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362944[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362946[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362947[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362948[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">020000R</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4952967, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Roman Egypt (Alexandria): billon tetradrachm of Hadrian, ca. 117-138 AD; canopic jar of Osiris[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [ATTACH=full]1362944[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureate']Laureate[/URL] and draped bust of Hadrian right, crescent moon before. [B]Reverse:[/B] Canopus ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopic_jar']canopic jar[/URL]) of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris']Osiris[/URL] to right, L G across fields. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province)']Roman Egypt[/URL] under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian']Hadrian[/URL], Roman emperor, 117-138 AD. [B]Specifications:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy)']Billon[/URL], 26 mm, 13.50 g. [B]Grade:[/B] F-VF; presently uncertified. [B]Reference:[/B] RPC 5312, Emmett 827.6, Koln 825, Dattari 1321 (per Ken Dorney). [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex-Kenneth W. Dorney Ancient Coins & Antiquities, Redding, California, USA, 27 August 2020.[URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/hadrian_117__138_ad_billon_tetradrachm_of_alexandria_canopus_of_osiris/1208172/Default.aspx']*[/URL] Prior provenance to Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 451, Lot 257, 9 April 2019.[URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6205774']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] In ancient Egypt, canopic jars were originally used during the process of mummification, to preserve and store the organs of a deceased individual for the afterlife. However, during and after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt']Third Intermediate Period[/URL] (1069-664 BC), improved mummification techniques allowed the viscera to remain in the body. The jars remained a ceremonial feature in tombs after that, but were merely "dummy" jars that were no longer hollow and were no longer used for organ storage. [B]Comments: [/B]I found the [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/hadrian-egyptian-canopic-jar']theme[/URL] of this coin fascinating, given how relatively late in Egyptian history it is, having been struck during the Roman occupation. This was centuries after the time of the pharaohs. Osiris was still part of contemporary religion for people in Egypt, which still encompassed the traditional deities. It is interesting to consider how much of Egyptian history was just as ancient to the Romans as they are to us.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1362944[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362946[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362947[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362948[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]020000R[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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