The Famed Egyptian Sphinx

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 881. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (13.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Radiate head right / Sphinx couched right; star above, date in field. Cf. Köln 1310 for similar type; Dattari 3084; Milne 1613; Emmett 1731. VF, brown and green surfaces, the usual edge splits. Rare.

This wonderful reverse type depicts the famous Egyptian Sphinx.