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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 4246175, member: 56859&quot;]<img src="https://mamasgeeky.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus-meme-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday at the grocery store I saw two teenage girls pulling their shirts up over their noses like this.&nbsp; Not going to help, girls!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got basics to last for at least a few weeks in case things get really bad.&nbsp;&nbsp; So glad I managed to move back to Texas before this mess!&nbsp; My mom really needs me (she&#039;s 87).</p><p><br /></p><p>So far there are no diagnosed cases in my area but the number of cases in Texas is growing.&nbsp; Most schools have shut down and various planned events are canceled or postponed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s creepy little Telesphorus, who looks like he might be carrying a plague rather than helping to cure one.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalustelesphorus-rt-jpg.496220/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR. Marcianopolis. Elagabalus (218-222)</b></p><p>AE 17, 2.5 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN; Telesphorus standing facing.</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 1422</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I can&#039;t decide which ancient deity to call upon, let&#039;s beseech them<i> all</i> with one god on a coin I haven&#039;t shown here before: Serapis-Asklepios-Poseidon-Ammon-Helios-Nilus-Zeus (Serapis Pantheos).&nbsp; Maybe a little Harpokrates thrown in for good measure-- the headdress looks like a cross between a modius (Serapis) and a hem hem crown (Harpokrates).&nbsp; This is one of the latest appearances of Serapis Pantheos on ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1083827[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I</b></p><p>Regnal year 4 (246/7 CE)</p><p>BI tetradrachm; 22mm, 11.61 gmNGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5. Dated Regnal Year 4 (AD 246/7).</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; A K M IOV ΦIΛΠΠOC ЄV CЄB;&nbsp; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; bust of Serapis-Pantheos right; serpent-entwined trident behind, cornucopia before, L-Δ across upper fields</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Emmett 3510; Dattari 4916; RPC VIII unassigned, ID 2808</p><p><i>ex Morris Collection (Phil Peck)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>A couple more Serapis Pantheos examples:</p><p><br /></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&amp;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 Serapis-Pantheos (Serapis-Zeus-Ammon-Helios-Poseidon-Nilus) 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><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&amp;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 Serapis-Pantheos 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&amp;G 39.77[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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