★ Ptah-Sokar-Osiris divinity of Egypt. Rare. ★

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (12.80 gm; 25 mm). Dated RY 12 (AD 127/128). AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mummiform Osiris (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding scepter tipped with jackal-head; L ∆ω∆Є KATOV (date) around. Köln 982; Dattari (Savio) 1445; K&G 32.458; RPC III 5713/20; Emmett 883.12; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 59. "The unusual reverse type seen on this billon tetradrachm of Hadrian has the image of the Ptah-Sokar-Osiris divinity which belongs to Egyptian theology, and in particular to funeral worship. It brings together three famous members of the Pharaonic Pantheon through their respective symbols: the headdress and scepter for Ptah, the solar disk for Osiris, and the mummiform wrappings for Sokar – the "Lord of the Necropolis." These three associated divinities call upon the concepts of "mourning" and "life", evoking at the same time the pain associated with death and the hope of resurrection. The main sanctuaries of Ptah, Sokaris, and Osiris were at Memphis and Abydos. Choice EF. Toned. Rare.