EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/7). Good VF.

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Lot: 562. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Potin

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/7). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Radiate, heroic bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing kalathos and horn of Ammon, slight drapery on left shoulder; dolphin-entwined trident over left shoulder, cornucopia to right, L Δ (date) across upper field. Köln 2732 var. (legend); Dattari (Savio) 4916; K&G 72.73; RPC VIII Online 2808 (this coin cited); Emmett 3505.4. Brown patina with red deposits, light porosity. Good VF.

Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 723.

Sarapis was a syncretistic god, combining Hellenistic Greek and Egyptian religious beliefs. His name is of Egyptian origin and derives from a synthesis of Ausar (Greek, Osiris), the Egyptian god of the Underworld, and Hapi (Greek, Apis), a manifestation of the god Ptah. Under the Ptolemies, Sarapis became the chief tutelary god and the subject of a royally-sponsored cult, whose emphasis on an afterlife made the worship of Sarapis one of the more popular mystery cults. His immense popularity soon extended to his creation as Sarapis-Pantheos, a hybrid deity incorporating other divine elements. In the case of the present specimen, he is depicted with the radiate crown of Helios, his own kalathos, the ram’s horn of Ammon, the cornucopia of Nilus, and the trident of Poseidon entwined with the serpent of Asklepios.

Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2026 at 13:07:00 ET.

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