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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1669685, member: 9204&quot;]The next city on our list is Athribis, nome capital and important city in the Nile delta. When I first cataloged this coin for the auction, I was under some time constraints and wasn&#039;t able to puzzle out the nearly-obliterated legend. Further review concluded that the earlier attribution to Memphis was incorrect. Though I am normally hesitant to use the appellation, this coin is completely unique - these types are unknown in the entire corpus of Romano-Egyptian tesserae, although one other issue of the city is recorded.</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_2740288.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>EGYPT, Athribis</b></p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (24mm, 5.17 g, 12h).</p> <p style="text-align: center">Tyche reclining left on <i>lectisternium</i>, holding rudder in outstretched right hand and resting head on raised left set on pillow; A[Θ]PI<b>IC/ [ΠOΛ]OI above</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Nike standing right, holding palm frond and presenting wreath to Serapis standing left, holding long scepter in left hand and raising right hand</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Milne -; Dattari (Savio) -; Köln -</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 274, lot 288 (there as Memphis).</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Next is Herakleopolis Magnia, which was capital of Egypt during the 9th and 10th dynasties, but by the Roman period was significantly less important. The city was home to a temple of Heryshaf, who is seen on this coin syncretized with the Greek Herakles. The site was excavated by the great Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie, who himself collected lead tesserae and owned numerous specimens of this type.</b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Herakleopolis_5336.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><b>EGYPT, Herakleopolis</b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>PB Tessera (19mm, 3.25 g)</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Herakles-Heryshaf standing left, resting inverted spear on ground; in right hand, Nike flying right, holding wreath</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Nike flying left, holding palm frond and wreath</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Milne 5335-6; Dattari (Savio) 6540; Köln 3605-6</p><p></b></p><p><b>The final city we&#039;ll be visiting today is Koptos. This token bears an interesting type: the god Harpokrates raising a finger to his lips, as if signifying a whisper. </b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Koptos_5354.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><b>EGYPT, Koptos</b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>PB Tessera (13mm, 1.88 g)</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Head of Harpokrates facing slightly right, wearing <i>skhent </i>crown and raising index finger to lip; behind, cornucopia</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Stag standing right</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Milne 5354-8; Dattari (Savio) 11870, 11872; Köln -</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></p><p></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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