Egypt. Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Tetradrachm (Billon, 22.99 mm, 12.77 g). Dated RY 7 = (143/4). [ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ]ΟC CΕΒ ΕΥCΕΒ Laureate head right. Rev. Serapis in slow quadriga to left; L Z (date) above. Dattari-Savio 2374. RPC IV.4, 653. Geissen 1438. Milne 1753. Emmett 1432. Cf. Savio A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp.82-86. Near Very Fine.

Ex Leu Numismatik AG 11, 22-23 February 2020, lot 1546.

The depiction of Zeus-Serapis driving a quadriga is very rare on Alexandrian tetradrachm and this specimen is a striking example. Serapis singularly replaces the usual figure of the reigning emperor in the robes of a charioteer, which we find often repeated on the reverses of bronze drachmas and hemidrachms.