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133 Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria VF Tetradrachm Serapis Year 18 (26062003R)

133 Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria VF Tetradrachm Serapis Year 18 (26062003R)

$150.00

  • Very Fine Roman Egypt Alexandria billon silver tetradrachm coin.
  • Minted in Emperor Hadrian's 18th Alexandrian year corresponds to 133/134 CE. 
  • Emmett 892/18, 13.20g approx. 25mm.
  • Obverse: Hadrian draped, cuirassed bust right, full legends.
  • Reverse: Serapis seated left holding scepter with eagle at feet, date letters L IH in upper left field.
  • The cult of Serapis was created during the third century BC on the orders of Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in his realm. The cultus of Serapis was spread as a matter of deliberate policy by the Ptolemaic kings. 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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