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Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D.
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.BB85274. Billon antoninianus, MER-RIC T1021 (60 spec.), Huvelin Antioche 8, Hunter IV 74, RIC V-1 201 (S), gF, well centered, earthen encrusted, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 3.272g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 0o, c. end 268 - end 269; obverse IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse CONSER AVG, Serapis standing facing, head left, right hand raised, scepter in left hand down at side, Γ in exergue; scarce; SOLD
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