328, Lot: 388. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 22.15 g, 1h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail and sistrum, standing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; [L] I-Z across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1765-6 var. (position of date); K&G 32.547; Emmett 1002.17. Fine, bluish-green and brown patina, minor pitting.