Description Caracalla, A.D. 198-217. AR denarius, struck at the Rome mint, A.D. 216. Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Legend: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Reverse: Serapis standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding sceptrein his left. Serapis was a major Graeco-Egyptian deity created by Ptolemy I to unite Greek and Egyptian subjects, later adopted by the Romans as a powerful god of healing, the sun, and fertility. Catalogue: BMC 168; Cohen 348; RIC 280c; RSC 348. Providence: Kent collection of Ancient coins. Ex; RA647, Bob Alkise, U.S.A. This coin comes with the old holder. Silver: 2.99g, 20mm. Grade: EF.
