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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2535644, member: 57495&quot;]Nice coin, Mikey!&nbsp; Serapis does seem to have enjoyed passing his head around... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>From around the same period, Max II also issued that series with Genius holding the head of Serapis (and Sol&#039;s as well).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]542494[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have an example, but there are also mid-3rd century Alexandrian potin tetradrachms with the personification of Alexandria holding the head of Serapis. </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s good numismatic evidence for Serapis worship being alive and well in the 4th century in parts of the empire.&nbsp; The SANCTO NILO civic issues of Alexandria and the Festival of Isis coinage of Rome both often featured Serapis prominently.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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