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Hadrian, 117 - 138 AD
AE Drachm of Alexandria, EgyptLaureate bust right /
Isis Pharia standing, holding billowing sail, sailing towards the Pharos lighthouse
Comment- This large coin portrays one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World. Notice the top tier seems to show the guiding light enclosed
in it, and the three Triton statues which adorn the lighthouse. Isis Pharia was the
protecting goddess of seamen. |
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Severus Alexander, 221 - 235 AD
AE 28 of Istros, MoesiaBust right /
Reclining river god before lighthouse
Comment- The river god is wearing a wreath of trast (reed), and is holding a
reed in his left hand and a fish in his right hand.
There is a jug from which river water flows. Notice the blocks on the
lighthouse. Moushmov 185 shows an Elagabalus, but no Severus
Alexander. |
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