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Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The ancients did not all agree on the attributes of Serapis. A passage in Tacitus affirms that many recognized in this god, Aesculapius, imputing healing to his intervention; some thought him identical with Osiris, the oldest deity of the Egyptians; others regarded him as Jupiter, possessing universal power; but by most he was believed to be the same as Pluto, the "gloomy" Dis Pater of the infernal regions. The general impression of the ancients seems to have been that by Serapis, was to be understood the beginning and foundation of things. Julian II consulted the oracle of Apollo for the purpose of learning whether Pluto and Serapis were different gods; and he received for an answer that Jupiter-Serapis and Pluto were one and the same divinity.RX71176. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 4781, Curtis 1954, Geissen 3210, Dattari 5622, Kampmann 119.13, BMC Alexandria 2529, SNG Cop 980, Emmett 4025, VF, green patina, some earthen encrustation, Alexandria mint, weight 8.691g, maximum diameter 20.3mm, die axis 0o, 29 Aug 285 - 28 Aug 286 A.D.; obverse A K Γ OYAΛ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse Alexandria standing left, wears turreted cap, head of Serapis in right hand, scepter in left hand, L - B (year 2) flanking across field; SOLD
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