Roman Æ or PB Uniface Medallion. 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Facing head of Jupiter-Ammon supported by facing eagle with spread wings, all within double ringed wreathed border / Blank. 57.00g, 45mm.
Good Very Fine; earthy brown patina.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
This Syncretic deity combines the attributes of the gods Zeus/Jupiter and Ammon, the name of the Libyan deity and his oracle at the oasis of Siwa in Egypt's western desert. It became famous after Alexander the Great made a detour to consult the god, whose Hellenised image became the badge of the Greek polis of Kyrene. The oracle continued in the Roman age and attracted many visitors, especially soldiers to warship the god, now known as Jupiter-Hammon. The emperor Augustus used images of the god in the forum when he dedicated to Mars the Avenger in Rome, and the soldiers of the Third Legion Cyrenaica were especially fond of Ammon and the cult spread throughout the Empire.