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Start Over Collector Bernard P. Grenfell Production place Memphis, Lower Egypt
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: lead obol, accession number 6-22712, described as Obverse: Nilus I, seated on rocks, crowned with lotus, wearing himation over legs, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left. Eluthenia facing him, standing right, crowned with corn, wearing long chitons and peplos flowing out behind, holding up ear of corn in right hand. Single border of dots. Reverse: Apis bull standing on the right with disk between horns, on garlanded basis with altar at right end. Before him, Isis standing to front, crowned with disk and horns, wearing long chiton, right hand outstretched, with serpent in left hand. Behind Apis, Ptah standing right, disk on head, mummiform, holding was-scepter in both hands, crescent opening right above Apis. Single border of dots. Contents: Lead Provenience: Temple enclosure, Tebtunis (Umm el-Buregat) Date: Memphis ca. 225-250 A.D. Denomination: obolos Size: 32 mm Weight: 3.79 g Published: Milne, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol. 21, p. 210-216, 1935.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: lead obol, accession number 6-22711, described as Obverse: Nilus I, seated on rocks, crowned with lotus, wearing himation over legs, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left. Eluthenia facing him, standing right, crowned with corn, wearing long chitons and peplos flowing out behind, holding up ear of corn in right hand. Single border of dots. Reverse: Apis bull standing on the right with disk between horns, on garlanded basis with altar at right end. Before him, Isis standing to front, crowned with disk and horns, wearing long chiton, right hand outstretched, with serpent in left hand. Behind Apis, Ptah standing right, disk on head, mumiiform, holding was-scepter in both hands. Above over Apis, crescent opening right. Single border of dots. Contents: Lead Provenience: Temple enclosure, Tebtunis (Umm el-Buregat) Date: Memphis ca. 225-250 A.D. Denomination: obolos Size: 28 mm Weight: 4.27 g Published: Milne, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol. 21, p. 210-216, 1935.

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