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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3357982, member: 103829&quot;]Serapis was an artificial imperial god, made from Osiris and Zeus, introduced by Ptolemaios I to melt Egyptian and Greek culture. The head is found on other coins too:</p><p><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </b></p><p>Hadrian, AD 117-138</p><p>AR- Denar, 3.33g, 17mm, 135</p><p>Rome AD 119-122</p><p>obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG</p><p>heroic bust, laureate, drapery on l. shoulder, r.</p><p>rev. P M TR P - COS III</p><p>Aeternitas, draped, standing facing, head l., holding head of Sol in raised r. </p><p>and head of Luna in raised l. hand</p><p>ref. RIC II, 81; C.1114; BMCR 162</p><p>[ATTACH=full]889530[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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