★ Isis and Harpokrates ★

EGYPT, Alexandria: Antoninus Pius (138-161), AE Drachm, issued 147/8. 25.26g, 33.6mm.
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Isis, wearing crown, seated right, holding on her knee Harpokrates, who is raising hand to his lips; L ENDEKATOV around (regnal year 11 = 147/8).
(This type is thought to have influenced Christian depictions of Mary and Jesus.)
Emmett 1581.11; Dattari 2651; RPC Online 13619 (12 spec).
From the zumbly collection, Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (accession #1982.1958). "Grover approached coins as primary sources: as political propaganda by Roman emperors, as reflections of the religions of the day, and as historical documents picturing structures destroyed in antiquity. The collection was catalogued by Theresa Gross-Diaz in the early 1980s.” (from Karen B. Alexander [2012] “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.”