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Serapis, Nero, Tetradrachm
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Ob. Nero, head right, radiate
Rev. Serapis, draped bust right
Year 10---63-64 AD
Serapis is usually shown with a grain-measuring basket on his head. Although derived from Egyptian deities, he often looks very Jovian and thoroughly Greek, a matter which apparently pleased the Macedonian Ptolemies, and probably helped his acceptance by the Romans.
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