The History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times Till the Conquest by the Arabs, A.D. 640, Volume 2George Bell, 1885 - Egypt |
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... coin of Cleopatra Cocce . ( Visconti , Iconographie Grecque . ) Fig . 7. A coin of Cleopatra and her son , with two eagles . Fig . 8. A bas - relief of Ptolemy Alexander worshipping the god Horus . The spirit , in the form of a bird ...
... coin of Cleopatra Cocce . ( Visconti , Iconographie Grecque . ) Fig . 7. A coin of Cleopatra and her son , with two eagles . Fig . 8. A bas - relief of Ptolemy Alexander worshipping the god Horus . The spirit , in the form of a bird ...
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... coin of Cleopatra in the Pembroke Collection . Fig . 25. The names of Cleopatra and her son Cæsarion , spelt Cleopatras and Caisaros in the Greek genitive , as is usual upon their coins . Fig . 26. The ruins of the Temple of Mandoo at ...
... coin of Cleopatra in the Pembroke Collection . Fig . 25. The names of Cleopatra and her son Cæsarion , spelt Cleopatras and Caisaros in the Greek genitive , as is usual upon their coins . Fig . 26. The ruins of the Temple of Mandoo at ...
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... Coins . ) Fig . 57. A coin of Malta , bearing Osiris between two winged goddesses . British Museum . Fig . 58. Plan of the temple of Chem on the island of Malta . It is not unlike the plan of the church of St. Vitali at Ravenna , and ...
... Coins . ) Fig . 57. A coin of Malta , bearing Osiris between two winged goddesses . British Museum . Fig . 58. Plan of the temple of Chem on the island of Malta . It is not unlike the plan of the church of St. Vitali at Ravenna , and ...
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... Coins of Domitian , one the front with his head , and three reverses : 1st . Of the year eleven ; figure of Hope . 2nd . Of the year nine ; a god in form of winged sphinx , holding with one paw the wheel of eternity . 3rd . Of the year ...
... Coins of Domitian , one the front with his head , and three reverses : 1st . Of the year eleven ; figure of Hope . 2nd . Of the year nine ; a god in form of winged sphinx , holding with one paw the wheel of eternity . 3rd . Of the year ...
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... coin of Antoninus dated in his sixth year , with the bird phoenix wearing a glory , and the word Aion to mark the beginning of a new age . In the British Museum . Fig . 94. Four coins of Antoninus . In the DESCRIPTION OF THE WOODCUTS IN ...
... coin of Antoninus dated in his sixth year , with the bird phoenix wearing a glory , and the word Aion to mark the beginning of a new age . In the British Museum . Fig . 94. Four coins of Antoninus . In the DESCRIPTION OF THE WOODCUTS IN ...
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