CNG 88, Lot: 1098. Estimate $500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 23.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 148/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis Pharia standing right, holding sistrum and billowing sail with “S.” (or serpent) on sail; Pharos of Alexandria to right, L ΔωΔ KAT OV (date) around. Köln 1605; Dattari (Savio) 2677-8; K&G 35.436. VF, green-brown patina, red and green deposits. Wonderful reverse, showing the Pharos lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

From Group CEM.