389, Lot: 501. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 11.80 g, 12h). Struck AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Homonoia enthroned left, holding patera; cornucopia at side of throne. Köln 1273; Dattari (Savio) 2078; K&G 34.5; Emmett 1352 (R3). Near VF, dark brown patina with touches of red, roughness. Rare.

From the David Wray Collection.

An interesting dating convention for the time, this series of coinage was issued carrying Aelius’ titles (and subsequent dates) as tribune and consul, the latter for the second time. Other series generally involved the dating of the coins with respect to the emperor’s regnal year rather than the conventions employed here.