143 NGC XF Antoninus Pius Egypt Alexandria Drachm Serapis Quadriga Year 7 (24081501C)

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Extremely Fine Alexandria Roman Egypt large module drachm coin.
Struck for Emperor Antoninus Pius in his 7th Alexandrian year, L Z = 143/144 CE.
NGC Certified to XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5 Deposits, very high grade for an Alexandrian drachm coin.
Emmett: 1661/7, rated as R2, 23.68g, approx 33mm.
Obverse: Emperor laureate draped, cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: Serapis standing in horse quadriga walking to the left, with right hand raised and holding scepter in right hand, date letters L Z above.
Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian God.
The 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. Serapis continued to increase in popularity during the Roman Empire, often replacing Osiris as the consort of Isis in temples outside Egypt.

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