383, Lot: 437. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 22.96 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / Selene (Moon) in Cancer (night house): Draped bust of Selene right; star of eight rays before, crescent moon below, crab beneath all; [L H] (date) across upper field. Köln 1494; Dattari (Savio) 2964; K&G 35.270; Emmett 1681.8. Near Fine, brown surfaces with touches of green.
From the David Wray Collection.