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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3136826, member: 56859"]What a fantastic inclusion in the mixed lot! Here's that ex X6 coin again...</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apidrachm-serapisdioscuri-rt-jpg.705081/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Regnal year 8, CE 144/5</p><p>AE drachm, 33 mm, 23.2 gm</p><p>Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right</p><p>Rev: Serapis, wearing modius, standing facing; flanked by the Dioscuri who are also standing facing, heads turned towards Serapis, and each holding a flagellum ; [L] H in exergue</p><p>Ref: Dattari 2864 (RY2); Dattari-Savio plate 148 coins 2864 and 8724; Emmett 1670.8; Not listed in Milne.</p><p><i><i>Ex X6 Collection</i></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'll refrain from posting all 50+ Antoninus Pius Alexandrian issues plus another dozen or two coins featuring Serapis but here's a sampling <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius obol with a sphinx in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apisphinxobol-e1782-20-unlistedyear-rt-jpg.790997/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 20, CE 156/7</p><p>AE obol, 18 mm, 4.36 gm</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: sphinx crouched/reclining left; L K above</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1782.20 (unlisted reverse for year 20); unlisted in Geissen and Dattari</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis... dear Serapis... the world's first designer deity?</p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis is a purposefully constructed syncretic deity dreamed up by Ptolemy I and his priests/advisors. The god was invented to make Greek culture and deities more palatable to Egyptians and so combines attributes of Greek Zeus and Egyptian Osiris and Apis. Their plan was wildly successful and worship of Serapis spread beyond the borders of Egypt. Serapis was depicted on coins for roughly 500 years after his invention.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/alextet-hadrian-sarapis-e889-jpg.406428/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 4, CE 119/20</p><p>tetradrachm, 25 mm, 13.3 gm</p><p>Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: draped bust of <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis</span></b> right; L - Δ</p><p>Ref: Emmett 889.4, R4; Dattari (Savio) 7462 var. (without crescent); K&G 32.124</p><p><br /></p><p>After absorbing Zeus Ammon:</p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b36dedb18c424987b96ff31f5e4d2b15~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>year 8, CE 123/4</p><p>billion tetradrachm, 23 mm, 13.2 gm</p><p>Obv: ...TPAI AΔ... ; laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent before</p><p>Rev: draped bust of <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis-Ammon</span></b> right; L-H across fields</p><p>Ref: Emmett 895.8, R5; Köln 858; Dattari (Savio) 1481; K&G 32.258</p><p>From a Hungarian Collection formed primarily in the 1930’s</p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis-ZeusAmmon-Helios-Poseidon:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus</b></p><p>year 4, CE 163/4</p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm</p><p>Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis-Pantheos</span></b> right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77</p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis-ZeusAmmon-Helios-Poseidon-Nilus-Asklepios</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_3d6ec7b8e4f14e649ee4145f6b196609.jpg_srb_p_1000_518_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=49f6ddacefb9fbbed2289d361d70942d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>year 5, CE 141/2</p><p>AE drachm, 20 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right</p><p>Rev: Radiate and draped bust of <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis-Pantheos</span></b> right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident and cornucopia behind; L-Є in right field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 1676.5, R1</p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis head on a snake-god:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-59-serapisagathodaemon-rt-jpg.627684/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Regnal year 17</p><p>AE drachm, 33mm</p><p>Obv: laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis-Agathodaemon</span></b> standing erect right</p><p>Ref: Dattari 2829; Emmett 1678.17</p><p><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1982.1988, G.781)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Serapis head on a snake-god, on a horse:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-serapisagathodaemondrachm-rt-jpg.759332/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Æ drachm (32mm, 23.0 g, 12h); RY 23 (CE 159/60)</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust right, slight drapery</p><p>Rev: <b><span style="color: #0000ff">Serapis-Agathodaemon</span></b> serpent erect right on horseback advancing right; L K Γ (date) across field. Only the K is visible on this coin but this is the only year of issue for the type</p><p>Ref: Cf. Köln 1852-3; Dattari (Savio) 8939; K&G 35.820; Emmett 1679</p><p><i>Ex X6 Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3136826, member: 56859"]What a fantastic inclusion in the mixed lot! Here's that ex X6 coin again... [I][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apidrachm-serapisdioscuri-rt-jpg.705081/[/IMG][/I] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] Regnal year 8, CE 144/5 AE drachm, 33 mm, 23.2 gm Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right Rev: Serapis, wearing modius, standing facing; flanked by the Dioscuri who are also standing facing, heads turned towards Serapis, and each holding a flagellum ; [L] H in exergue Ref: Dattari 2864 (RY2); Dattari-Savio plate 148 coins 2864 and 8724; Emmett 1670.8; Not listed in Milne. [I][I]Ex X6 Collection[/I][/I] I'll refrain from posting all 50+ Antoninus Pius Alexandrian issues plus another dozen or two coins featuring Serapis but here's a sampling :D Antoninus Pius obol with a sphinx in the pose of the Great Sphinx of Giza: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/apisphinxobol-e1782-20-unlistedyear-rt-jpg.790997/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 20, CE 156/7 AE obol, 18 mm, 4.36 gm Obv: laureate head right Rev: sphinx crouched/reclining left; L K above Ref: Emmett 1782.20 (unlisted reverse for year 20); unlisted in Geissen and Dattari ... Serapis... dear Serapis... the world's first designer deity? Serapis is a purposefully constructed syncretic deity dreamed up by Ptolemy I and his priests/advisors. The god was invented to make Greek culture and deities more palatable to Egyptians and so combines attributes of Greek Zeus and Egyptian Osiris and Apis. Their plan was wildly successful and worship of Serapis spread beyond the borders of Egypt. Serapis was depicted on coins for roughly 500 years after his invention. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/alextet-hadrian-sarapis-e889-jpg.406428/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] year 4, CE 119/20 tetradrachm, 25 mm, 13.3 gm Obv: AVTKAITPAI AΔPIACEB; laureate bust right Rev: draped bust of [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis[/COLOR][/B] right; L - Δ Ref: Emmett 889.4, R4; Dattari (Savio) 7462 var. (without crescent); K&G 32.124 After absorbing Zeus Ammon: [IMG]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b36dedb18c424987b96ff31f5e4d2b15~mv2.jpg[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian[/B] year 8, CE 123/4 billion tetradrachm, 23 mm, 13.2 gm Obv: ...TPAI AΔ... ; laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent before Rev: draped bust of [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis-Ammon[/COLOR][/B] right; L-H across fields Ref: Emmett 895.8, R5; Köln 858; Dattari (Savio) 1481; K&G 32.258 From a Hungarian Collection formed primarily in the 1930’s Serapis-ZeusAmmon-Helios-Poseidon: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_1000%252Ch_625%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_b9ee9e2118184695ac4f9c105f0fe484.jpg%26hash%3Da5c33d5dc47f056e2819229244eed253&hash=fbd72616420d56f2f304832ff3e476a7[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus[/B] year 4, CE 163/4 tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.51 gm Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left Rev: Radiate and draped bust of [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis-Pantheos[/COLOR][/B] right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident behind shoulder; ∆/L in right field Ref: Emmett 2360 (4), R1; Köln 2148; Dattari (Savio) 9420; K&G 39.77 Serapis-ZeusAmmon-Helios-Poseidon-Nilus-Asklepios [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_3d6ec7b8e4f14e649ee4145f6b196609.jpg_srb_p_1000_518_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=49f6ddacefb9fbbed2289d361d70942d[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] year 5, CE 141/2 AE drachm, 20 gm Obv: Laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius right Rev: Radiate and draped bust of [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis-Pantheos[/COLOR][/B] right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; trident and cornucopia behind; L-Є in right field Ref: Emmett 1676.5, R1 Serapis head on a snake-god: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-59-serapisagathodaemon-rt-jpg.627684/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] Regnal year 17 AE drachm, 33mm Obv: laureate bust right Rev: [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis-Agathodaemon[/COLOR][/B] standing erect right Ref: Dattari 2829; Emmett 1678.17 [I]Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1982.1988, G.781)[/I] Serapis head on a snake-god, on a horse: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-serapisagathodaemondrachm-rt-jpg.759332/[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius[/B] Æ drachm (32mm, 23.0 g, 12h); RY 23 (CE 159/60) Obv: Laureate bust right, slight drapery Rev: [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Serapis-Agathodaemon[/COLOR][/B] serpent erect right on horseback advancing right; L K Γ (date) across field. Only the K is visible on this coin but this is the only year of issue for the type Ref: Cf. Köln 1852-3; Dattari (Savio) 8939; K&G 35.820; Emmett 1679 [I]Ex X6 Collection.[/I][/QUOTE]
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