{"product_id":"133-hadrian-roman-egypt-alexandria-vf-tetradrachm-serapis-year-18-26062003r","title":"133 Hadrian Roman Egypt Alexandria VF Tetradrachm Serapis Year 18 (26062003R)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Fine Roman Egypt Alexandria b\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillon silver tetradrachm coin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinted in Emperor Hadrian's 18th Alexandrian year corresponds to 133\/134 CE. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmmett 892\/18\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, 13.20g approx. 25mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse: Hadrian \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edraped, cuirassed bust r\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eight, full legends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse: Serapis seated left holding scepter with eagle at feet, date letters L IH in upper left field.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerapis continued to increase in popularity during the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, often replacing Osiris as the consort of Isis in temples outside Egypt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLifetime guarantee of authenticity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Caesar's Ghost Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52873495413025,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/3698\/2586\/files\/re_had_4dr_sarapis_yr18_o1.jpg?v=1782000717","url":"https:\/\/www.cgcoins.com\/products\/133-hadrian-roman-egypt-alexandria-vf-tetradrachm-serapis-year-18-26062003r","provider":"Caesar's Ghost Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}