Pharos of Alexandria

206, Lot: 380. Estimate $100. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 19.90 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis Pharia holding billowing sail, advancing right toward Pharos. Köln 1608; Emmett 1592. Good Fine, green and brown patina. Popular reverse type.

From the Mark Staal Collection.