- Very Fine Roman Egypt Alexandria billon tetradrachm coin.
- Struck for Emperor Hadrian in his 16th (IS) Alexandrian year = 131/132 CE.
- Well struck and centered with full legends and clear date.
- Obverse: Hadrian cuirassed, draped, laureate bust right.
- Reverse: Sarapis seated left on throne, flanked by date: LI S.
- Emmett 893/16, rated as R1, 12.43g, approx. 24mm.
- Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian God. The cult of Serapis was created during the third century BC on the orders of Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter in Egypt as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in his realm. Serapis continued to increase in popularity during the Roman Empire, often replacing Osiris as the consort of Isis in temples outside Egypt.
- Lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
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