EGYPT. Circa 1st-4th century AD. Tessera (Lead, 13 mm, 2.22 g). Headdress of Isis set on two grain ears. Rev. Plain. Gülbay & Kireç -. Overbeck -. Unpublished. cf. Roma e57 (2019), 398. Likely from Egypt or the Levante. Very fine.
From an American collection.
The reputed magical power of Isis was greater than that of all other gods, and she was said to protect the kingdom from its enemies, govern the skies and the natural world, and have power over fate itself.