EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 23.09 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 95/6). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1
Lot: 726. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 23.09 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 95/6). Laureate head right / Domitian, holding scepter and raising hand, in biga drawn right by two centaurs; [L] IE (date) in exergue. Köln 412; Dattari (Savio) 454; K&G 24.237; RPC II 2724; Emmett 253.15 (R4). Brown patina, a few cleaning/smoothing scratches. Near VF. Very rare, as are all Alexandrian drachms of Domitian, with only six reverse types recorded by Emmett.

From the D.K. Collection. Ex Stein A. Evensen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 561; Collection CR (Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 707.


Closing Date and Time: 19 October 2022 at 14:01:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.