EGYPT. Uncertain. Circa 2nd-4th centuries. Gnostic Tessera (Lead, 17 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h). IAⲰ Abrasax facing, with the head of a rooster and snakes for legs, holding a whip in his right hand and a shield in his left. Rev. ABPA/CAΞ in two lines, last line retrograde. G. Boersema: Roman Lead 'Iao Abrasax' Amulets, in: Koinon V (2022), p. 99, no. 21. A well-preserved example of this rare Abrasax amulet type. Good very fine.